2
named parents: Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies
2
secret OG strains Hype says are also in the mix
2011
year a Westword review used "head stash" for a grower's best flower
The Headstash strain is Hype Cannabis Co.‘s cross of Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies, with a couple of secret OG strains in the mix that the company doesn’t name. Hype describes it as premium flower from its own “secret storage of goodies that only come out for special occasions,” and that is the joke in the name: in cannabis slang, your head stash is the good jar you keep for yourself.
Here is the strain, the slang and what to look for on a menu.
Last reviewed: November 2026.
What is the Headstash strain?
Hype Cannabis Co. lists Headstash’s parents as Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies plus two OG strains it keeps secret. Girl Scout Cookies sits behind a long list of modern hybrids. Don’t assume Headstash is a relative of Wedding Cake because menus pair similar parent names: Cannabis Now’s reporting traces the Wedding Cake cut that made the name famous to Triangle Kush and Animal Mints, not to Cookies and Cherry Pie.
Parent lines
Headstash parent record
Hype Cannabis Co. names two parents and keeps two OGs secret. Press the record to read it.
Parent names stay with the producer record cited in this article. A diagram is not a lab result.
Because part of the cross is undisclosed, treat Hype’s description as the record for Hype’s Headstash. If you see Headstash from another producer, it may be a different plant, so read the label and ask.
Hype’s own description of the experience is a rousing, euphoric onset that settles into a joyful, talkative high, with a solid body feel and “deep chats with long intermittent silences.” That is a producer describing its own strain. Effects vary from person to person and batch to batch, so check the label and start low.
Head stash meaning: the jar you keep for yourself
“Stash” is plain old slang for a supply of cannabis; Wikipedia’s glossary of cannabis terms lists it that way, next to stash box for the container you keep it in. A head stash is the best of that supply, the part a grower sets aside for personal use instead of selling.
Which Headstash does the listing mean?
Press a meaning to see what to check.
Cherry Pie x GSC
Hype's strain
Hype Cannabis Co.’s Headstash, with two secret OGs. The producer on the jar confirms it.
A personal reserve
Slang
Someone’s head stash is the flower they keep for themselves. It does not rename the strain in the jar.
Keep every word
A longer name
Names like Crawford’s Headstash are separate strains. Don’t drop the first word.
You can see the phrase used that way in cannabis writing. Back in 2011, a Westword dispensary review praised a shop because “every customer gets the same level of quality as the stuff in the grower’s head stash.” The point of the line was that the shop sold its best flower instead of keeping it back.
So when a producer names a strain Headstash, it is making a claim of pride: this is the jar it would have kept. Hype’s description ends with the line “best to keep this one to yourself.”
What Headstash smells like
Hype’s description focuses on the experience rather than the nose, and we found no published aroma record for Headstash. Parent names don’t settle it either, because a cross can lean toward either side or neither. The honest answer is to smell the jar before you decide.
If cherry is the note you are chasing, our Hella Jelly guide covers a cherry-forward sativa, and our gas strains guide covers the OG side. A terpene line on the label, when there is one, comes from that batch’s lab report; a 2025 PLOS ONE study found terpene lists alone did a poor job of predicting aroma.
Headstash strain effects, potency and other Headstash names
There is no published THC range for Headstash. Every California batch is tested by a licensed lab, as the DCC’s testing-laboratory page explains, and the jar’s label gives that harvest’s result. The DCC flower-label checklist shows what a flower label must carry; a plain flower pre-roll follows the same nonmanufactured rules. For an infused pre-roll or a vape, the manufactured-product checklist applies instead.
Read the label, start low and wait before having more. The DCC’s responsible-use page covers the basics, including never driving after use, and it notes that edibles can take up to two hours to start working and up to four hours for full effect, so a slow start is not a reason to take more. For medical questions, talk to a doctor.
Searchers also ask about Crawford’s Headstash. We found no published record that connects it to Hype’s Headstash, so read the producer and lineage on that jar on its own.
Strain file
What's on record for Headstash, and what isn't
- Named parentsCherry Pie x Girl Scout CookiesHype's strain library
- Two OG parentsKept secret by the producer
- Effects, in its wordsA euphoric start that settles into a talkative high with a solid body feelHype's own description
- Published THC rangeNone. The jar label gives that batch's lab result
- Published aromaNone we would quote. Smell the jar
- Crawford's HeadstashNo published link to Hype's Headstash
- The nameA head stash is a grower's best flower, kept back for personal useWestword, 2011
Black bars mark what no published source we found says. Every California batch is tested by a licensed lab, and the DCC flower-label checklist lists what the label must show. Effects vary.
Buying Headstash flower at Vibe
Menus change daily, and Headstash was not on our shelves on the day this was written. Pick your Vibe store to see what is in stock, and ask staff to read you the full name and producer on anything labeled Headstash. If you can’t find it, ask staff to show you two or three hybrids and smell the jars side by side before you pick one. Your nose is the best tool you have at the counter.
Once you find one you like, keep the label or snap a photo. That one habit turns your own favorite into a head stash you can actually buy again. Our learn hub covers strain names and labels.
Frequently asked questions
Hype Cannabis Co.’s cross of Cherry Pie and Girl Scout Cookies with a couple of secret OG strains. Hype describes a euphoric onset and a joyful, talkative high; effects vary, so read the label and start low.
It is slang for the best part of a supply, the flower a grower keeps for personal use instead of selling. Westword used it that way in a 2011 dispensary review, and the phrase is still common.
We found no published record linking them. Treat Crawford’s Headstash as its own strain and read its producer and lineage separately.
Hype Cannabis Co. describes a quick, euphoric onset, a joyful and talkative high and a solid body feel. It depends on the person and the batch, so read the label, start low and never drive after use.
Sources
- Hype Cannabis Co.: strain library
- Wikipedia: Glossary of cannabis terms
- Westword: dispensary review, The Cannasseur (William Breathes, June 9, 2011)
- PLOS ONE 2025: a proposed cannabis aroma lexicon
- DCC: testing laboratories
- DCC: flower labeling checklist
- DCC: manufactured product labeling checklist
- DCC: responsible cannabis use
- Cannabis Now: Alien Labs blasts off
For adults 21+ (18+ with a physician’s recommendation in California). Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not drive or operate machinery after use.
Ask about Headstash at your Vibe store
Pick your Vibe store and check today's flower menu. Staff can read you the producer and full strain name on any Headstash jar.