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Forum Cookies: frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions people search most about Forum Cookies and the Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) family it comes from, each with its sources.

What is Forum Cookies?

One of the original cuttings of GSC (Girl Scout Cookies), also sold as Forum Cut Cookies, GSC Forum Cut and Girl Scout Cookies Forum Cut.1,2

What strain is Girl Scout Cookies?

A hybrid that the San Francisco breeder Jigga made from an OG Kush and his F1 Durb in the late 2000s; Leafly and Weedmaps now list it as GSC.3,4,5

Is Forum Cookies the same as Girl Scout Cookies?

It is one cut of it, while flower sold just as GSC or Girl Scout Cookies may be any cut; in our lab data the two labels test about the same: 18.75% median THC across only 81 tests, a small sample, against 19.72% across 567.1,6

Is GSC indica or sativa?

A hybrid: Leafly’s description says indica-dominant, AllBud lists 60% indica and Weedmaps says sativa-leaning; Leafly rates both GSC and the Forum cut mostly energizing.1,3,5,7

How much THC is in Forum Cookies?

The median is 18.75% across only 81 tests, a small sample; half of all results fell between 15.71% and 21.20%.6

What terpenes are in Forum Cookies?

By median, β-caryophyllene 0.78%, α-humulene 0.33%, limonene 0.27% (percent by weight), from only 10 tests, all from Nevada.6 Leafly also lists caryophyllene as its dominant terpene.1

Does Forum Cookies have CBD?

Almost none: 20 of the 63 tests that reported CBD found none, and the highest result was 0.64%.6

What does Forum Cookies taste like?

Leafly users list butter, sweet and citrus, and Leafly’s description adds earth, sandalwood and fuel; Weedmaps describes sweet citrus, a hint of gas and an often savory profile.1,2

Does Forum Cookies make you sleepy?

It is not mainly described that way: Leafly rates it mostly energizing and Weedmaps says its effects tend to stay in the head, though AllBud describes a heavy stone after the first lift.1,2,8

Why is it called Forum Cookies?

After the internet forums where growers debated the cut; CannabisBlog.eu names the forum as ICMag, where Weedmaps says the cut was shared among the original team. “Cookies” comes from its parent’s original name, Girl Scout Cookies.2,4,5,9

Who made Girl Scout Cookies?

The San Francisco breeder Jai “Jigga” Chang, with the group High Times called the Cookie Family; the rapper Berner marketed it.4,10,11

What is the difference between the Forum cut and Thin Mint?

Both are early GSC cuts. Leafly lists Thin Mint’s flavors as mint, menthol and sweet against butter, sweet and citrus for Forum Cut Cookies, and Prime Cuts Nursery calls Thin Mint the darkest, most indica-leaning cut and the Forum cut a balanced hybrid.1,12,13

Where can I buy Forum Cookies?

Only from licensed stores where cannabis is legal for you. On Oct 4, 2026, Weedmaps showed Forum Cookies flower at 39 store listings in 8 of 27 markets, led by Baltimore.18 Flower sold simply as GSC is far more common in state lab records.6

Sources

  1. Leafly, Forum Cut Cookies strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Forum Cookies (aka GSC Forum Cut) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, GSC (aka Girl Scout Cookies, Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Just desserts: the Cookies and Cakes family genealogy (David Downs) (2021-04-15). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps, GSC (aka Girl Scout Cookies) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. AllBud, Girl Scout Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. AllBud, Forum Cookies marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. CannabisBlog.eu, Girl Scout Cookies: eine Genetik, ein Mythos, eine Story (GD420; in German) (2023-04-26). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. High Times, Inside Girl Scout Cookies (Chris Simunek) (2014-02-18). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  11. Wikipedia, Berner (rapper). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  12. Leafly, Thin Mint (aka Thin Mint GSC, Thin Mint Cookies) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  13. Prime Cuts Nursery, Girl Scout Cookies: grow guide and genetics. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  14. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  15. Leafly, Gelato (aka Larry Bird, Gelato 42) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  16. Leafly, Sherbert (aka Sherbet, Sunset Sherbet, Sunset Sherbert) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  17. Weedmaps, GMO Cookies strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  18. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.