Genetics & Lineage
(Chem's Sister × Sour Dubb) × Chocolate Diesel
Not published by the breeder. Confidence: high. How we estimated this: commonly reported cross for this cultivar name; not published by its breeder and not DNA-verified. About estimates
Effects
Aroma & Taste
Academic research (7 studies)
Peer-reviewed, open-access studies that examined samples sold or grown under this name. Findings describe those samples, not the breeder’s release, and may not match every product. Each quote is copied from the paper’s full text.
- Cannabinoids: The paper reports the Gorilla Glue hybrid sample used by the patient as 22.3% THC and less than 1.0% CBD.
“he smoked 2.3 g MC (Gorilla Glue, hybrid, THC: CBD=22.3%:<1.0% and Jack Herer, hybrid, THC: CBD=19.7%:<0.1%)”
Streetz CM et al. (2025). Case Report: Effect of medicinal cannabis on fitness to drive in a patient with Tourette Syndrome and ADHD. Frontiers in psychiatry. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1595649
- Cannabinoids: The paper describes Gorilla Glue as a high-THC strain, with CsTHCAS/CBCAS expression in fresh flowers reported in earlier work.CsTHCAS/CBCAS expression
“While THCA amounts were elevated in leaf disks, CsTHCAS/CBCAS expression was not, similar to a previous report on dried flower materials [22] and fresh flowers of the high‐THC strain “Gorilla Glue” [23].”
Pullano S et al. (2026). An Integrated Transient Expression and UPLC-PDA Approach for Functional Genomics and Metabolic Analysis of Cannabis sativa. Biotechnology journal. doi:10.1002/biot.70316
- Cannabinoids: Gorilla Glue was THCA dominant with total cannabinoid concentration of 19.29% ± 1.70%.THCA dominant
“Both cultivars were THCA dominant and presented high total cannabinoid concentrations, 24.03% ± 3.46% for cultivar Amnesia Haze and 19.29% ± 1.70% for cultivar Gorilla Glue”
Tonolo F et al. (2026). Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria Colonize Δ<sup>9</sup>-Tetrahydrocannabinolic Acid Drug-Type Cannabis sativa L. Roots and Modulate Cannabinoid Metabolism. Physiologia plantarum. doi:10.1111/ppl.70756
- Terpenes: Gorilla Glue #4 samples fell in the β-caryophyllene-dominated terpenoid group.β-caryophyllene
“A fourth group of cultivars were dominated by β-caryophyllene, which included Blue Cookies, Girl Scout Cookies, Animal Cookies, Thin Mints, Fortune Cookies, Sherbert, Chemdog, and Gorilla Glue #4 (gorilla glue).”
Fischedick JT. (2017). Identification of Terpenoid Chemotypes Among High (-)-trans-Δ9- Tetrahydrocannabinol-Producing Cannabis sativa L. Cultivars. Cannabis and cannabinoid research. doi:10.1089/can.2016.0040
- Terpenes: Gorilla Glue essential oil was notable for the sesquiterpenes selina-3,7(11)-diene and selina-4(15),7(11)-diene, listed among the most representative compounds.selina-3,7(11)-dieneselina-4(15),7(11)-diene
“selina-3,7(11)-diene and selina-4(15),7(11)-diene in Gorilla Glue, and α-bisabolol in Pablito could be mentioned as the most representative compounds (Table 2)”
Mazzara E et al. (2022). A Comprehensive Phytochemical Analysis of Terpenes, Polyphenols and Cannabinoids, and Micromorphological Characterization of 9 Commercial Varieties of Cannabis sativa L. Plants (Basel, Switzerland). doi:10.3390/plants11070891
- Terpenes: Gorilla Glue had a significantly higher n-hexyl n-butyrate concentration than other varieties yet was only modestly ranked by exotic score (65.1).n-hexyl n-butyrateexotic score 65.1
“Interestingly, Gorilla Glue has a significantly higher concentration of n-hexyl n-butyrate than other varieties yet was only modestly ranked by the exotic score (65.1).”
Oswald IWH et al. (2023). Minor, Nonterpenoid Volatile Compounds Drive the Aroma Differences of Exotic Cannabis. ACS omega. doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c04496
- Terpenes: Gorilla Glue essential oil contained higher levels of sesquiterpenes, notably (E)-caryophyllene, caryophyllene oxide and α-humulene.(E)-caryophyllene 18.9%caryophyllene oxide 6.6%α-humulene 4.9%
“Gorilla Glue (GG) EO contained higher levels of sesquiterpenes such as (E)-caryophyllene (18.9%), caryophyllene oxide (6.6%) and α-humulene (4.9%).”
Barbalace MC et al. (2023). Identification of Anti-Neuroinflammatory Bioactive Compounds in Essential Oils and Aqueous Distillation Residues Obtained from Commercial Varieties of Cannabis sativa L. International journal of molecular sciences. doi:10.3390/ijms242316601
Areto Research estimateNot published by the breeder. Areto Research estimated this with AI-assisted review of the strain’s name, reported parentage and commonly described traits; it is not a source, a lab result or a prediction for any product. Details marked “general guess” have low confidence. Each estimate is replaced as soon as a breeder publishes that detail.
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