Purple Haze

Purple Haze (Haze × Purple Thai) has no identified commercial breeder — it emerged from the same Santa Cruz Haze circles that developed the Original Haze lineage in the 1970s, with a Thai landrace selected for anthocyanin pigmentation crossed in to produce the distinctive purple coloration and berry aroma. Named after Jimi Hendrix's 1967 song; Hendrix did not breed it.

Two chemotypes circulate. The Terpinolene-dominant expression (Terpinolene → Myrcene → Ocimene) is the classic Haze-family version — cerebral uplift, pine-floral-berry aroma, fast onset, minimal body weight. The Myrcene-dominant expression (Myrcene → Terpinolene → Pinene) leans into the Purple Thai berry character — warmer onset, slightly more grounded, fuller berry-grape aroma in the jar. Both are daytime strains; neither produces couch-lock. On the Vermont COA: Terpinolene in the top two positions is the Haze-expression signal. Caryophyllene dominant is almost certainly mislabeled — that's a Cookies or OG Kush family signature, not Purple Haze.

The purple color is anthocyanin expression triggered by cold nighttime temperatures during late flowering — it's cosmetic, not a sedation indicator. Granddaddy Purple (Big Bud × Purple Urkle) and Purple Punch (Larry OG × GDP) are both purple and heavily sedating — completely different genetics, completely different effect profile. Purple Haze is not them. Theory Wellness Brattleboro has confirmed availability; stock rotates at Vermont dispensaries generally.