# Candyland

> Candyland, also listed as Kandyland, is a sativa-leaning hybrid that Ken Estes’s Grand Daddy Purp breeding team made by crossing a Granddaddy Purple male with Bay Platinum Cookies, which SeedFinder lists as the breeder’s own cross of Bay 11 and a Platinum Cookies phenotype from the Bay Area. It tests at a median total THC of 20.99% across 514 state lab tests of Candyland flower, with the middle half of results between 18.84% and 23.86%. CBD is minimal: 2 of 490 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 514 state lab tests, median total THC 20.99%, middle half 18.84%–23.86% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis).

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://candylandstrain.com/): Candyland is a sativa-leaning Granddaddy Purple × Bay Platinum Cookies cross from Ken Estes’s Grand Daddy Purp line. Median THC in 514 lab tests: 20.99%.
- [Genetics](https://candylandstrain.com/genetics/): Candyland is a sativa-leaning cross of Granddaddy Purple and Bay Platinum Cookies from Ken Estes’s Grand Daddy Purp line. Parents, seed versions, offspring.
- [THC and terpenes](https://candylandstrain.com/potency/): Candyland flower tests at 20.99% median THC (18.84%–23.86%) in 514 state lab results, with β-caryophyllene leading the terpene panels and little CBD.
- [Lab report](https://candylandstrain.com/lab-report/): Candyland lab report covering 514 tests: 61% at 20% THC, β-caryophyllene leads 68%, and 78 menu listings.
- [Effects](https://candylandstrain.com/effects/): Leafly’s top effects for Candyland are uplifted, energetic and happy, and it is rated mostly energizing. Reported downsides: anxious, dry eyes, dry mouth.
- [Growing](https://candylandstrain.com/grow/): Candyland flowers in about 8–9 weeks indoors in most listings and is harvested outdoors from late September to October. Breeder specs and yields compared.
- [Where to find it](https://candylandstrain.com/near-me/): Candyland flower was listed by 19 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026; 17 of 27 US markets had none. Counts and eighth prices by market.
- [History](https://candylandstrain.com/history/): How Ken Estes’s Grand Daddy Purp line crossed Granddaddy Purple with a Bay Area Platinum Cookies, why Oregon barred the name in 2016, and what came next.
- [FAQ](https://candylandstrain.com/faq/): Answers to the top questions about Candyland: indica or sativa, parents, breeder, Kandyland, THC, terpenes, CBD, taste, effects, flowering and the name.

## Lab report: key findings
- Candyland showed a large same-state lab spread: 3 Nevada labs differed by 4.93 points, from 19.43% to 24.36%.
- 61% of Candyland flower tests met or passed 20% THC, while 20% met or passed 25% and 3.1% met or passed 30%.
- In terpene profiles, β-caryophyllene led 68%, with limonene leading 29%.
- Among paired THC-terpene records, Candyland's top THC third paired 2.25% median total terpenes with 1.41% in the bottom third; the medians differed by 0.84 points.
- Candyland's year trend was flat: median THC was 20.67% in 2018 and 20.05% in 2022, a change of −0.62 points.
- Weedmaps menu data for Oct 4, 2026 counted 78 store listings with Candyland flower; availability reached 10 of 27 markets, putting it at 32nd among 50 strains tracked.
Full analysis, tables and method: https://candylandstrain.com/lab-report/

## Comparisons
- [Candyland vs Granddaddy Purple](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/granddaddy-purple/): Candyland vs Granddaddy Purple, its parent: an energizing sativa against a sleepy indica, compared on state-lab THC (20.99% vs 17.87%), terpenes and lineage.
- [Candyland vs Girl Scout Cookies](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/girl-scout-cookies/): Candyland vs Girl Scout Cookies (GSC): a sativa from a Platinum Cookies cross against the indica-dominant original, on state-lab THC, terpenes and effects.
- [Candyland vs Green Crack](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/green-crack/): Candyland vs Green Crack: two energizing sativas, honey-sweet against mango and citrus, compared on state-lab THC (20.99% vs 19.52%), terpenes and availability.
- [Candyland vs Sour Diesel](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/sour-diesel/): Candyland vs Sour Diesel, crossed together in SPK and Sour Belts: sweet honey against fuel, compared on state-lab THC (20.99% vs 21.68%), terpenes and effects.
- [Candyland vs Watermelon Z](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/watermelon-z/): Candyland vs Watermelon Z, crossed together in Watermelon Freeze: an energizing sativa against a sleepy indica-dominant hybrid, on state-lab THC and terpenes.
- [Candyland vs Grape Ape](https://candylandstrain.com/vs/grape-ape/): Candyland vs Grape Ape, two names Oregon barred from packaging in 2016: a sweet sativa against a grape indica, compared on state-lab THC (20.99% vs 18.42%).

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://candylandstrain.com/data/candyland-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://candylandstrain.com/llms-full.txt)