Candyland Strain – The Ultimate Guide

What is Candyland Strain?

Candyland is a Sativa dominant hybrid marijuana strain. The THC level of this strain can be anywhere between 14% to 24%, and the ratio of Sativa and Indica is 75%/25%.

This award-winning marijuana strain is famous for its uplifting and stimulating effects and excellent for social gatherings and creative past times. Besides its recreational uses, many patients use this strain to manage pain, muscle tension, anxiety, and depression.

Background and Lineage

Candyland cannabis strain is a cross between two legendary strains Granddaddy Purple which is an Indica strain and a Sativa hybrid Bay Platinum Cookies. Candyland strain was initially developed by Ken Estes, who is a cultivator and a celebrated breeder. He is best known for developing the Granddaddy Purple strain.

Being an Indica and Sativa cross, Candyland is defined as a Sativa-dominant hybrid strain and won the gold cup for best Sativa at the 2012 Kushcon event in Denver.

Candyland strain has a unique cannabinoid profile. According to Potbotics, Candyland has “no detectable amounts of CBD, CBN, CBG, or THCV.” What it does have, however, is a cannabichromene (CBC) level of 0.329. CBC is a non-intoxicating cannabinoid binds with receptors in the body linked with pain perception, which can help alleviate pain when activated.

Types of High

Candyland strain is an excellent choice for both recreational and medical use. It is one of those popular wake-and-bake strains that you can take first thing in the morning, and after a while, you jump in the shower and start with your day.

It will instantly relax you and gives you happy feelings. But the good thing is that you won’t feel tired or lethargic. Its uplifting effect will boost your mood and get your creative juice flowing by making you interactive and dynamic.

The high of Candyland strain leans more towards it’s Sativa properties that are mentally stimulating with little to no body effects. It keeps your brain active and engaged, great for social functions or creative activities. But if the strain is consumed in larger quantities, especially by novice users, it can cause anxiety and paranoia, typical with any potent Sativa strains.

Medical Benefits

Candyland strain is a prevalent medical marijuana strain and has grown in popularity among the patients for its various medicinal qualities.

Chronic Stress

The strain is very useful in managing chronic stress and helps patients to relax and make them feel less anxious. It also boosts the patient’s energy level without making them feel tired.

Mood Disorders

The strain is prescribed to fight depression, anxiety, and PTSD because of its uplifting effects, which is an effective antidote to mood disorders. It allows the brain to unwind and think positively.

Fatigue

Candyland’s energizing effect is beneficial for treating chronic fatigue. It doesn’t contain any CBN or CBG, cannabinoids that can make you sleepy, That’s why this strain is very effective at countering the effects of chronic fatigue.

Pain Management

The CBC content of Candyland strain is useful for treating chronic pain such as arthritis, headaches, and muscular pain and aches.

Loss of appetite

Patients use this strain as an appetite enhancer to treat the adverse effects of chemotherapy, such as nausea and appetite loss.

Adverse Effects

All cannabis strains have some common side effects. Like other marijuana strains, Candyland strain can cause a feeling of dehydration and make your mouth feel dry. You may also experience dry and itchy eyes.

The best way to combat these is to drink plenty of fluid to keep yourself hydrated and grab some eye drops.

The varying level of THC and the potency of Candyland can make you feel dizzy or paranoid, but these should only occur to novice users or if you smoke or consume it in large doses.

Growing Candyland Strain

Compare to other Sativa strains, Candyland is a comparatively easy strain to grow. You can grow this strain both indoors and outdoors, but the plant thieves and yields a higher amount of buds when grown outside.

Growing Indoor

The plants are naturally highly resistant to mold and mildew, so you don’t need to worry too much about controlling the humidity levels when growing this strain indoors.

The strain takes about 8-9 weeks to flower, and you can expect a yield of 14 ounces of buds per square meter.

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Growing Outdoors

To grow outdoors, the plants require a warm, sunny, and dry climate. In an ideal environment, the plants produce double the yield when grown outdoors. On average, each plant can yield as much as 34 ounces.

The ideal time for outdoor harvesting is late September or early October.

The plants are quite tall and skinny, and the buds can get heavy when they flourish and multiply. During the flowering season, you will need to provide support to the plants as the buds start to weigh down the plants.

Quick Reference Guide – Candyland Strain

Type

Sativa dominant hybrid cannabis strain

Lineage

Bay Platinum Cookies x Grand Daddy Purple (GDP)

Appearance

The bud of the Candyland strain is very dense. It has various shades of green leaves, such as lime and forest green, similar to a camo scheme. The nugs are full of long golden and red pistils covered in milky trichomes.

Smell

sweet, piney, herbal, earthy

Taste

Earthy, Spicy, Sweet

Preferred Consumption Time

Evening, Day, Morning

Preferred Consumption Method

Smoke, Vaporize

Similar Strains

• Pineapple Express
• Sour Diesel
• Acapulco Gold

Concentration and Potency

Indica/Sativa Percentage	25%/75%
THC Percentage	14% – 24%
CBD Percentage	< 1%
Effects	Calm, Creative, Happy and Talkative
Duration of Effects	1 – 2 hours

Effects

Cultivation & Yield Capabilities

Growing Difficulty	Easy
Disease Resistance	High
Flower Develop	7 – 9 weeks
Plant Height	30 – 78 Inches
Indoor Yield	14 ounces per square meter
Outdoor Yield	34 ounces per plant
Outdoor Harvesting	Early October