Leafly's best hybrid strains of 2023
'Hybrid' is a friendly, catch-all term from the legacy pot naming system that includes indica strains and sativa strains. It's an aging and simplistic system, but it's useful. Leafly reviewers consistently report similar effects for the hybrid strains and develop preferences for certain varieties and strain families. Most dispensary menus classify flowers by indica, sativa, or hybrid. Leafly has more than 3,800 'hybrid' strains in its database, growing almost daily. By contrast, there are only a few hundred sativa strains and less than 1,000 indica strains.
Hybrid weed strains are the most popular because they encapsulate so much variety in look, flavor, and effect: from the mood-stabilizing Blue Dream's green to relaxing Runtz's purple bling. Many breeders consider every aspect when they work with a hybrid strain. The hybrid class of cannabis is so big that you can spend years exploring it.
Our idea of the best hybrid strains includes a mix of super-available and well-reviewed strains. We also love hybrid strains that lean more one way than the other, such as a sativa-dominant hybrid or an indica-dominant hybrid. You can even leave reviews on Leafly to track how you react to different types of hybrid strains.
Updated January 2023