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Gorilla Glue #4

Also listed as Gg 4, GG #4, GG4, GG#4 Auto, GG4 Auto, Gorilla Glue

DisputedBalanced hybridType I — caryophyllene/limonene

Most-cited cross: Chem's Sister × Sour Dubb × Chocolate Diesel
Breeders on record: AFFCO, Barney's Farm, Cannamuscle, Dr. Greenthumb Seeds
Median THC: 21.1% · 5,015 tests
Total terpenes: 2.09%

Commonly reported: relaxed, happy, euphoric, uplifted, hungry · tastes earthy, pungent, pine

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Type labels are reported marketing/morphology labels, not chemistry. Basis: breeder ratio.

Genetics

Family tree

Gorilla Glue #4

Chem's SisterWell-supported
Chocolate DieselWell-supported
Sour DubbWell-supported

Verified
Well-supported
Reported
Folklore
Disputed

Genetics

Lineage claims

Chem's Sister × Sour Dubb × Chocolate Diesel
Well-supported
Stated by GG Strains (Josey Whales & Lone Watty), Nirvana Seeds
Chem Sis × Sour Dubb × Chocolate Diesel
Reported
Stated by DNA Genetics
- North Atlantic Seed Co. product page: GG4 (F)

Competing claims are shown side by side, never merged.

7 breeder versions (autoflowers, F2/S1/BX, remakes)

Barney's Farm: GG4 × BF Super Auto #1 (autoflower)
Fast Buds: GG#4 × GG#4 (derivative (crosses the strain itself: F2/S1/BX/remake))
Philosopher Seeds: GG#4 × Skunk XXL (autoflower)
Auto Seeds: Gorilla Glue × Auto #1 (autoflower)
North Atlantic Seed Co. (White Label): Gorilla Glue #4 × Ruderalis Auto (autoflower)
Barney’s Farm: Gorilla Glue #4 × BF Super Auto#1 (autoflower)
Nirvana Seeds: Original Glue × Ruderalis (autoflower)

Lab data

Cannabinoids

THC21.1%n=5015
CBG0.46%n=2300
CBC0.03%n=1274
CBD0.02%n=3915
THCV0.01%n=711
CBN0.00%n=1174

Bar = median; line = lowest to highest test. Public lab records; values vary by grower and lab.

Lab data

Terpenes

β-Caryophyllene0.62%n=973
Limonene0.34%n=973
Myrcene0.30%n=973
Humulene0.22%n=972
Linalool0.07%n=971
Bisabolol0.07%n=929
β-Pinene0.07%n=901
α-Pinene0.04%n=972

Good for

Use cases

Appetite87th
Social77th
Stress58th
Energy44th
Clear-headed36th
Pain35th
Creativity26th
Focus26th
Relaxation20th
Sleep17th

Percentile vs. other strains, from user-reported effects plus lab terpenes. Terpene links to effects are hypotheses with weak evidence; faded bars are terpene-only.

Awards

🏆 Cannabis cup record

#1
Amsterdam Coffeeshop Awards 2024
CBD Flower · entered by Coffeeshop Relax
reported · source
#2
Connoisseur Cup 2023
Indica Dominant · entered by @PharmaCannInc
reported · source
#3
High Times Cannabis Cup / Medical Cannabis Cup (United States editions) 2022
Hybrid Flower · entered by Good Cannabis
reported · source
#3
Connoisseur Cup 2020
BEST HYBRID FLOWER · entered by Den Rec
reported · source
#1
Connoisseur Cup 2020
BEST OIL CARTS · entered by high Level Health
reported · source
#1
Errl Cup 2020
VAPE · entered by Item 9 Labs
reported · source
#1
High Times Cannabis Cup / Medical Cannabis Cup (United States editions) 2019
Best Sativa Flower · entered by Full Moon Pharm
reported · source
#3
Cowboy Cup 2019
SUNGROWN FLOWER · entered by Boss Lady Farms
reported · source
#2
HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2018
Bio · entered by Kosbor, Maastricht
reported · source
#2
Connoisseur Cup 2018
Indica Flower · entered by High Level Health
reported · source
#1
710 Degree Cup / 710 Cup 2017
Best Arizona Dispensary Flower – Sativa · entered by Green Halo
reported · source
#2
710 Degree Cup / 710 Cup 2017
Best Arizona Dispensary Vape · entered by Level Up
reported · source
#1
Dope Cup 2017
Most Potent Flower · entered by Hannah/Dawgstar
reported · source
#2
Dope Cup 2017
Most Potent Flower · entered by North Coast Growers
reported · source
#1
Dope Cup 2017
Best Hybrid Flower · entered by North Coast Growers
reported · source
#2
Dope Cup 2017
Best Hybrid Flower · entered by B. Good
reported · source
#2
HomeGrown Cup (NL) 2017
HASH · entered by 1e Hulp
reported · source
#3
Karma Cup 2017
SHATTER HYBRID · entered by Seven Star
reported · source
#1
Oregon Growers Cup 2017
Indoor · entered by Luvli
✓ official results · source
#2
Karma Cup 2016
Hybrid · entered by TEEMU / TWO DOPE BOYZ
reported · source
#3
Santa Cruz Cup 2016
Sativa · entered by Paper St. Wax Co.
reported · source
#1
NW Cannabis Classic 2016
BEST HYBRID · entered by Evan Schlosberg with Matanuska Thunder Seeds
reported · source
#1
High Times Cannabis Cup (international editions: Jamaica, Canada, World Cup) 2015
BEST HYBRID FLOWER · entered by Life is Good
reported · source
#3
IC420 / ICMag 420 Growers Cup 2014
Growers Cup – Best Indica · entered by Purple Frostbyte
reported · source

+1 more placings on record.