Permanent Marker Grabs Strain of the Year 2023

Leafly announced the winning list strain of the year 2023 “Permanent Marker” has earned the title. ingly, chatty, and arousing, with sweet, deep marker fumes of grape candy, creamy berry, and solvent help Permanent Marker became the fastest-growing new strain on US menus this year according to Leafly, which hosts over 3,000 dispensaries in North America with an increase of 59 times from 10 store menus in August 2022 to 587 stores in November 2023.

Congratulations to Seed Junky Genetics for back-to-back Leafly Strain of the Year wins—with last year’s Jealousy and now Permanent Marker in 2023. It’s a dynasty!, However Permanent Marker doesn’t look backward like Lemon Cherry Gelato from 2016, either. It’s a refinement of Jealousy, Leafly’s Strain of the Year 2022. Los Angeles breeder/growers Seed Junky Genetics mixed Jealousy, Biscotti, and Sherbert—selecting for even more big, dark, icy buds with grape candy-gas smell and taste that smokers would embrace

“It’s easy to grow and it’s what the people want,”

“The smell and flavor profile keep me coming back while it’s growing. It has the smell of fruit loops on the front end and a hint of chemical, almost acetone-like smell, it really fits the permanent marker description. The taste of it is honestly one of the reasons I like it so much. The flavor stays in your mouth for much longer than most strains; very soapy Gelato-like taste that lasts longer.” said Nicholas Mossman, Head Cultivator at Freddy’s Fuego

While Leafly reviewers tag it vanilla, tobacco, and menthol—think of fuel fusing and flipping into soft vanilla. Think of the deep sweetness of fresh Dominican tobacco leaf. Think of the nose-opening quality of menthol.

“It has a really heavy, strong high, and it matches the way it smells,” said Seed Junky breeder JB.

Leafly combines smoking fat doinks with deep data dives to arrive at an unassailable pick for Leafly Strain of the Year each year. Few share of perch over 6,000 strains in the Leafly database, 3,000 store menus, and more than 10,000 news articles. So a winning strain combines undeniable genetics optimized for the grower and smoker, ambitious logistics and distribution, and global marketing skills that cannonball the cultivar into the culture to make an undeniable wave.