Apex
- THC
- 20–25%
- Flowering
- 6–7 wk
- Terpene
- Limonene
- Effect
- Hungry
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Headband Cookies strain
Bred by Ethos Genetics · Mandarin Cookies × I-95
Strain facts
Checked Oct 21, 2026 · 6 sources
Headband Cookies is a hybrid that's intermediate to grow. It was bred by Ethos Genetics from Mandarin Cookies and I-95. Its THC is about 25% (sources say 15–25%), higher than 82% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. It flowers in about 9 weeks (sources say 8.5–10 weeks).
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- Type
- Hybrid
- THC
- About 25%15–25% across 4 sources; the breeder lists 25%
- CBD
- About 1.5%0.6–3% across 2 sources; the breeder lists 1–3%
- Top terpenes
- Caryophyllene peppery, spicy
- Myrcene earthy, musky
- Limonene citrus
- Lineage
- Mandarin Cookies × I-95
- Breeder
- Ethos Genetics
- Grow difficulty
- Intermediate1 source
- Flowering
- About 9 weeks8.5–10 weeks across 2 sources
6 sources for this profile
- Leafly public strain listing
- Weedmaps public strain listing
- Breeder information: Ethos Genetics
Grow facts
- SeedFinder (breeder listing: Ethos Genetics) CBD, flowering, grow setting, THC, yield indoor and yield outdoor
- AllBud (strain database) THC
- Crop King Seeds (seed bank) CBD, difficulty, flowering, THC, yield indoor and yield outdoor
Grow facts come from the breeder first, then seed banks and strain databases. With 2 sources we show the range and the middle; with 3 or more, the range and the median, after leaving out values far from the rest. The breeder's own value is the anchor, unless it is far from every other source (outside their range and more than 20% from their median); then we show the full range and the median of all of them. A fact from a single source is marked "1 source", and a fact no source lists is left out. Yields are converted to one unit: indoor per square meter, outdoor per plant.
CTU writes every profile from these facts; we do not copy other sites' descriptions. Values that are a generic default in the source data are left out. Last checked Oct 21, 2026.
Source: CTU strain dataset (public strain listings and breeder info, checked by CTU), verified Oct 2026. Potency, flavor and effects vary by grower, batch and plant. Facts no source lists are left out.
How to grow Headband Cookies
The grow facts a breeder or public strain listing gives for Headband Cookies.
- Flowering time
- About 9 weeks8.5–10 weeks across 2 sources. Slower than 51% of strains with a listed time
- Yield indoor
- About 500 g/m²500–510 g/m² (16.4–16.7 oz/ft²) across 2 sources; the breeder lists 500 g/m² (16.4 oz/ft²)
- Yield outdoor
- About 600 g per plant565–600 g per plant (20–21 oz) across 2 sources; the breeder lists 600 g per plant (21 oz)
- Difficulty
- Intermediate1 source. One of 884 intermediate-rated strains
- Grow setting
- Indoor and outdoor1 source
Flowering window (weeks after the switch to 12/12)
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Sources: the breeder, seed banks and strain databases listed under sources, checked Oct 2026. Percentages compare with every strain in our database that lists the same fact.
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About Headband Cookies
Headband Cookies is listed in public strain databases as a hybrid credited to Ethos Genetics. Its listed parents are Mandarin Cookies and I-95.
Headband Cookies THC level
Headband Cookies’s THC is about 25% (sources say 15–25%), higher than 82% of the 2,347 strains in our database that list THC. Potency varies by grower, batch and lab, so read these numbers as typical values, not guarantees.
Headband Cookies aroma, flavor and terpenes
Flavor notes reported for Headband Cookies: berry, lemon and earthy. Its top listed terpenes are caryophyllene (peppery, spicy), myrcene (earthy, musky) and limonene (citrus). Caryophyllene is the lead terpene for about 24% of the high-confidence strains in our dataset, so it is a less common lead. Terpenes shape smell and taste; their levels change from batch to batch.
Reported effects of Headband Cookies
People who have tried Headband Cookies most often report feeling energetic, creative, euphoric, happy and focused. These are user reports, not promises. Effects differ from person to person and depend on dose, setting and tolerance.
Headband Cookies family tree
Its parents, from published lineage.
This strain
Headband CookiesHybrid · 15–25% THC · 8.5–10 wk
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- THC
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- Flowering
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- Terpene
- Limonene
- Effect
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- Difficulty
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Colorado Chem
aka Colorado Chemdawg, Colorado Chemdog
- THC
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- Flowering
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aka Ethos
- THC
- 21–30% · CBD 1–2%
- Flowering
- 9 wk
- Terpene
- Limonene
- Effect
- Hungry
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