With the pandemic, Cannabis sales remain strong into October, stores and deliveries report, as anxieties mount from the pandemic, unemployment and boredom. People are now staying home to smoke up and preserving what’s left of their summer.

No worries. Cannabis is only getting better with beautiful, flavorful, potent, and freshly lab-tested ganja flowers.

Independently reported without fear or favor, Imperial Bud highlights the bud for Thanks Giving. This month, connoisseurs will be watching South Park’s Pandemic Special while enjoying Wedding Cake at home. 

Pull up!

Weddings nowadays may be lame. So why not skip straight to the Wedding Cake—a trendy, sweet, icy indica-hybrid for October. Search interest is up 3% month over month at Leafly.

The gassy, biting OGs are also on the move. Alien OG is up 8% and SFV OG up 5%. See who’s got the fire cut. Meanwhile, longtime chart-topper Blue Dream takes a nap; down 18%. And the tart, effervescent hybrid Mimosa endures a hangover; down 16%.

Here’s the full ticker:

• Wedding Cake  3%
• SFV OG  5%
• Alien OG  8%
• Blue Dream  17%
• Mimosa  16%

New in the Imperial Bud

A spot in the Imperial database cannot be bought—only earned through quality, notoriety, search and sale interest, and pedigree. Each of these recent additions to Leafly is more gorgeous than the last.

MK Ultra

Named after the methods of mental manipulation employed by the CIA’s Project MKUltra, this indica-dominant strain stands apart due to its powerful cerebral effects. Definitely a badass strain to stay up late watching conspiracy videos

OG Death Buuba

Death Bubba, bred by Matteo Suleyman of Vancouver BC’s Sea to Sky, is a beautiful, purple-hued strain with trichromes and terpenes abound. Created by crossing Death Star and Bubba Kush, this pungent pairing reeks of grass and skunk while the smoke is sweet, earthy, and clean on the palate. Its semi-sedative effects lock the consumer to the couch, unknotting tension and soothing minor physical discomfort with ease. This stinky BC native has been serving cannabis enthusiasts since 2012.

Pink Bubba

Pink Bubba is a mostly indica strain that is said to combine genetics from Bubba Kush and Pink Kush. Earthy pine flavors lead the way with slight floral highlights that bring out this strain’s sweet notes. Perhaps best saved for evening use, Pink Bubba delivers a body-melting blast of physical relaxation alongside dreamy euphoria.

Pink Octane

Medical patients tend to gravitate toward Pink Octane for its overwhelming body effects that work to combat physical pain, migraines, and nausea. Used frequently to overcome stress, anxiety, and extreme nervousness, it’s a great way to calm yourself down and enjoy a carefree day. If used later in the evening, smoking a decent amount of this strain will lull you into a deep sleep.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford, also known by its much more intimidating name, Tom Ford Pink Death, is an exotic AAAA+ strain of legendary status within cannabis communities. Just like its namesake, this pure indica strain is the cannabis-related epitome of what luxury truly represents. This highly-coveted strain and extremely rare strain is a Canadian legend that was originally conceived by crossing Pink Kush and Death Bubba, two powerful indica strains with Canadian origins. Easily one of the most potent indica strains available, Tom Ford is ideal for connoisseurs seeking a true, deep indica high.

Grapefruit Durban

Grapefruit Durban is everything you need in a sativa-dominant strain! A soaring, roller-coaster, Durban high is coupled with a distinct flavor of pink grapefruit – the result of a cross between the pure landrace sativa Durban Poison and the legendary and mysterious Grapefruit. Jack Herer, Haze, and Durban lineages all cross together in this excellent-tasting strain to give it a legendary pedigree second to none.

Assemble the five-pound tabletop beast, then add water, weed, and fire—and watch your cares vanish in mirthful smoke bubbles blasted straight into your face. Pair with the new South Park Pandemic Special for not a care in this broken world.