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The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 26No 26 · Papayavs GMO Cookies

Comparison

Papaya vs GMO Cookies

GMO Cookies, also called Garlic Cookies, is the other parent of Papaya Juice, which Leafly credits to Satori Vermont.1,2 It is a Girl Scout Cookies × Chemdawg cross with chemical, pepper and pungent flavors, where Papaya is a tropical-fruit strain; Leafly users report relaxed among the top effects of both.1,3 GMO Cookies tests higher in state labs: 26.74% median THC across 2,159 tests, against 21.70% across 262 for Papaya.4

Side by side

PapayaGMO Cookies
TypeIndica-leaning hybrid: indica-dominant per Leafly, 70% indica per AllBud3,5Indica-dominant hybrid (Leafly’s description)1
LineageCitral #13 × Ice #2, or Jack Herer × Skunk #1 for the legacy line (Nirvana Seeds)3,6Girl Scout Cookies × Chemdawg; Mamiko Seeds1
Median THC (state lab tests)21.70% (262 tests)26.74% (2,159 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.43%–26.71%23.46%–29.83%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, β-Myrcene, Linalool (98 tests)Limonene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (456 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsRelaxed, sleepy, hungry3Relaxed, sleepy, euphoric1
FlavorTree fruit, tropical, apricot3Chemical, pepper, pungent1
Also known asPapaya Kush (Weedmaps)7Garlic Cookies, GMO Garlic Cookies1

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

Lab-tested THC: Papaya vs GMO Cookies

16% 20% 24% 28% GMO Cookies GMO Cookies: median 26.74%, middle half 23.46%–29.83%, 2,159 tests 26.7% n=2,159 Papaya Papaya: median 21.70%, middle half 17.43%–26.71%, 262 tests 21.7% n=262 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.4

Their cross: Papaya Juice

Leafly lists Papaya Juice as an indica-dominant Satori Vermont cross of Papaya and GMO that pairs GMO’s garlic-onion funk with Papaya’s tropical sweetness, at 30% THC.2 The name is not unique: SeedFinder lists another Papaya Juice, from 808 Genetics, bred from the legacy Papaya and Durr Burger.6 GMO Cookies has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at gmocookiesstrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 63 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Papaya flower on Weedmaps, against 193 stores for GMO Cookies; around New York the counts were 11 and 93.8 Papaya’s counts include items named Papaya Kush and may include a few products of uncertain identity (see where to find it).8

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Sources

  1. Leafly, GMO Cookies (aka Garlic Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Papaya Juice strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Papaya 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, Papaya marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Papaya (legacy) (Nirvana Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Weedmaps, Papaya (aka Papaya Kush) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. 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.