Gary Payton Strain
Loud, gassy, and one of the few modern hybrids that stays clear-headed.
Gary Payton is a hybrid strain from The Y x Snowman, typically testing 20–26% THC and <1% CBD. It leans caryophyllene and limonene on the terpene side, smells like gas and diesel with a sharp herbal, almost savory edge, and most patients describe it as alert, focused, light body. It's a daytime strain that people reach for daytime with a task list, patients who want function, social settings — ask for it at RedBilly in Colcord or Roland, Oklahoma.
- THC
- 20–26%
- CBD
- <1%
- Type
- Hybrid
- Lineage
- The Y x Snowman
Gary Payton is one of the loudest jars in the case and it does not smell like a dessert strain. Gas and diesel lead, and there is a sharp herbal edge that reads almost savory next to the sweeter crosses.
The cross is The Y with Snowman, both from the Cookies family, and the frost carries through. Buds run dense with a heavy trichome layer that holds the smell longer than most.
The effect is the reason it stays popular. Patients report staying alert and functional at THC levels where a lot of hybrids would flatten them, with the body staying light.
That combination puts it in the afternoon slot for people who still have things to do. It is not a sleep strain and it is not a background strain.
Linalool sitting behind the caryophyllene and limonene is the part most patients cannot name but do notice, showing up as a soft floral edge under all that gas.
Published ranges reach the mid-twenties, so patients who are not regular smokers should treat the clear-headedness as a description of quality rather than of strength.
It moves quickly when it lands. The live menu is the accurate source for whether it is in the case right now at Colcord or Roland.
How it smells
Gas and diesel with a sharp herbal, almost savory edge
How it feels
- Alert
- Focused
- Light body
- Steady
Patients reach for it for
Daytime with a task list · Patients who want function · Social settings
From behind the counter
This is what I recommend when somebody wants strong flower but cannot afford to lose the afternoon.
Gary Payton questions we get
Is Gary Payton a daytime strain?
Most patients use it in the afternoon. It stays clear-headed and light in the body compared to other hybrids in the same THC range.
How strong is Gary Payton?
Published testing typically lands in the 20–26% THC range, which is upper-middle to high for a flower shelf.
What does Gary Payton smell like?
Loud gas and diesel with a sharp herbal, almost savory edge. It is one of the least sweet strains in the Cookies family.
What is Gary Payton crossed from?
The Y crossed with Snowman, both Cookies-family lines, which is where the frost and the density come from.
Strains rotate with what our growers bring in. Check today's live menu to see if Gary Payton — or something close to it — is on the shelf right now.
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