I have always liked banana-flavored terpenes for not only their taste but also for the mellow effects they produce. I make an effort to sample as many banana flower strains and vapes that I can. While some products slip through the cracks and go unsampled, I was able to try Good Green’s 27.1% THC Banana Cream indica flower this past week.

Good Green is a brand owned by GTI Ohio from Toledo. Their buds came packaged in a clear plastic jar with a green label and white plastic lid. They smelled sweet and mellow, with some earthiness and a hint of fruit. The tenth weighed 2.87 grams which was welcomed after the last few purchases I’ve made have clocked in underweight.

Although the stuff was labeled as popcorn, these nuggets were medium-sized and dense. It definitely wasn’t popcorn and I have no complaints about that. The buds had a light green color with a hint of yellow. There were many red pistils that shot off of the flower, praying for pollen that would never come to pass. The trim was good and while there were no major stems there were a few larger leaves that could have been snipped.

The Banana Cream popcorn had a nice cure. It was well dense enough to pass the squeeze test. The flower wasn’t overly dry and it broke up into small chunks by hand. It wasn’t very sticky but it did cling to my fingers a bit.

Through a grinder the stuff shredded with dignity and avoided dissolving into dust. It packed up nice in a bowl and rolled up well in a joint, burning evenly and slowly with both methods. The ash color was light enough to avoid any second guessing in regards to contaminants, nutrients and flushing.

I enjoyed the flavor of the Banana Cream. It stacks up well compared to other banana strains. Tastewise it’s much closer to the smoothness of Banana Puddintain from Ohio Clean Leaf (Banana OG x GMO/TK Skunk) than the skunkiness of Jealous Bananas from Certified (Banana Cream Cake x Jealousy). There was no harshness to the smoke whatsoever and it produced no phlegm in my throat.

The medical effects were relaxing and clear-minded. I used it mostly in the evening after work but I also consumed some before reading and writing. My back and neck pain dissolved after using the Banana Cream and I was able to focus on the task at hand rather than on nagging aches and pains.

I would definitely buy this strain again, even in a half ounce. Good Green has impressed me so far. They are often priced at mid-level, so you can usually get some good stuff from them at a reasonable price. I look forward to trying more of their stuff in the future.

I gave the Banana Cream from Good Green a 7 for taste, 2 for harshness, 7 for strength, 6 for smell strength and 45 to 60 minutes for length of medical effects.

Total THC 27.1%, Delta-9 THCa 30.4%, Delta-9 THC 0.46%, CBD 0%.

Harvested 07/22/2024, tested 08/29/2024 by North Coast, packaged 09/03/2024, expires 07/22/2025.

There were no terps listed on the label but I suspect the strain contains significant levels of limonene, myrcene, and/or caryophyllene with maybe some linalool thrown in there for good measure.