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The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 15No 15 · Purple Hazevs Grape Ape

Comparison

Purple Haze vs Grape Ape

On Weedmaps, grape is the most-reported flavor for Purple Haze, 38% of reports, and Leafly lists grape first for Grape Ape, an indica from Apothecary Genetics and Barney’s Farm bred from Mendocino Purps, Skunk and Afghani.1,2 The effects differ: Leafly users report sleepy, relaxed and hungry for Grape Ape, against creative, euphoric and giggly for Purple Haze.2,3 In state labs Grape Ape tests lower: 18.42% median THC against 22.39% for Purple Haze.4

Side by side

Purple HazeGrape Ape
TypeSativa, rated energizing (Leafly); 85% sativa (AllBud)3,5Indica, rated mostly calming2
LineagePurple Thai × Haze in most listings1,3,5Mendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani (Apothecary Genetics, Barney’s Farm)2
Median THC (state lab tests)22.39% (116 tests)18.42% (202 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.42%–24.73%15.37%–21.25%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene (81 tests)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)
Leafly top effectsCreative, euphoric, giggly3Sleepy, relaxed, hungry2
FlavorLavender, flowery, violet (Leafly); grape 38% of Weedmaps reports1,3Grape, berry, sweet2
Flowering7–9 weeks (Leafly); 16–20 weeks (Weedmaps)1,37 to 8 weeks (Leafly)2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Purple Haze vs Grape Ape

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Purple Haze Purple Haze: median 22.39%, middle half 19.42%–24.73%, 116 tests 22.4% n=116 Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.4

Which is easier to find

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 4, 2026 (Purple Haze) and Oct 3, 2026 (Grape Ape), 35 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Purple Haze flower on Weedmaps, against 62 stores for Grape Ape; around New York the counts were 20 and 27.6

Its own site

Grape Ape has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at grapeape.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Weedmaps, Purple Haze strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Grape Ape strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Purple Haze strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Purple Haze marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.