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Lab report · 265 tests

Tropicana Cherry lab report

For Tropicana Cherry, the clearest THC-terpene result is directional rather than just a THC rank: the upper THC third carried 1.59% total terpenes, the lower third carried 1.13%, and the state check rose the same way in 2 of 2 qualifying states.1

Key findings

  1. Tropicana Cherry had higher total-terpene medians in the high-THC group than the low-THC group, 1.59% vs 1.13%, a difference of 0.46 points.1
  2. The leading terpene is β-caryophyllene: it topped 77% of terpene reports, while limonene led 23%.1
  3. Tropicana Cherry's THC median was 17.98%, putting it 52nd among 58 compared strains.1
  4. For total THC, the cutoff shares step down from 26% at 20% to 3.0% at 25% and 0% at 30%.1
  5. On menus, Tropicana Cherry ranked 9th of 50, with 385 listings in 25 of 27 markets.2
  6. 6.01 points separated the larger-lab medians, from 14.47% at Lab A in Nevada to 20.48% at Lab B in Michigan.1

Is Tropicana Cherry usually under 20% THC?

Yes: Tropicana Cherry was usually under 20% total THC, because only 68 of 265 flower tests, 26%, were at 20% or above; 8, or 3.0%, reached 25% or above, none reached 30% or above (0%), and the median was 17.98%.1

At the 20% cutoff, Michigan led the state split: 33% of 131 tests reached it, with median 18.04%, while Maryland recorded 17% of 53 and median 18.33%.1 That spread is also a market signal: cultivation sources, lab mix and state testing rules all differ, so it is not only about Tropicana Cherry.

Share of Tropicana Cherry flower tests at or above each THC level
Total THCTests at or aboveShare of tests
15% or more21782%
18% or more13149%
20% or more6826%
22% or more269.8%
25% or more83.0%
28% or more10.4%
30% or more00%

265 tests. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Chance of 20% THC or more, by state (states with 30+ tests)
StateTestsMedian THCShare at 20% or more
Michigan13118.04%33%
Nevada5115.05%24%
Maryland5318.33%17%

Does Tropicana Cherry reach its advertised THC?

Mostly no for the single THC value we checked: Leafly's 25% sits above Tropicana Cherry's 17.98% lab median because fewer than half of tests reached it, and only 3.0% met or exceeded that line.1,3

The range claims fit the lab set unevenly. The 16–24% range from Relentless Genetics captured the largest slice of lab results, 67%, while the 25–28% range from Maine’s JAR Cannabis captured the smallest, 2.6%.1,4,5

Those references are not batch records; the certificate of analysis for the package is the batch document.

Published THC figures for Tropicana Cherry against 265 lab tests
SourcePublished figureTests at or above itTests inside the rangeWhere it sits
AllBud616–21%71%56%covers most tests
Relentless Genetics (seller)416–24%71%67%covers most tests
Blimburn Seeds (seller)719–21%36%20%most tests came in below it
Leafly325%3.0%—top tenth of tests
Maine’s JAR Cannabis (seller)525–28%3.0%2.6%most tests came in below it

"Tests at or above" counts results at or above the figure (for a range, its lower end). Lab data: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Do terpene claims disagree on Tropicana Cherry?

Yes, terpene claims disagree on Tropicana Cherry, but the lab pattern is settled: β-caryophyllene ranked highest on 47 terpene reports, equal to 77% of the 61 total, while limonene led the other 23%.1

For Tropicana Cherry, Maryland’s Curio Wellness identifies myrcene as the dominant terpene; in the lab set, β-myrcene led 0% of tests.1,8 Leafly identifies caryophyllene, and that one fits: β-caryophyllene led 77%.1,3

Nevada supplies most of this terpene set, with 51 of 61 reports, so the lead shares mainly describe flower tested there.1

The most abundant terpene in each Tropicana Cherry test
TerpeneTests where it ledShare of tests
β-caryophyllene4777%
Limonene1423%

61 tests with at least five individual terpenes reported. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

What strain is farthest from Tropicana Cherry's terpene mix?

The farthest strain from Tropicana Cherry's typical terpene mix was Durban Poison, at 26% in the 36-strain comparison; the nearest were Candyland (93%), Georgia Pie (91%) and Girl Scout Cookies (87%).1 Those closest profiles all lead with β-caryophyllene; Durban Poison's profile is led by terpinolene.1

Method: for each strain, we take the median levels for eight terpenes and recast them as percentages of their combined terpene total; the overlap score is the shared portion of both share profiles, and identical mixes score 100. No strain enters unless it has at least 30 tests with individual terpene results. This is a chemistry-only match and does not forecast how a strain feels.

Strains whose median terpene mix overlaps most with Tropicana Cherry's
StrainOverlapLead terpene (by median)Tests with terpenes
Candyland93%β-caryophyllene421
Georgia Pie91%β-caryophyllene91
Girl Scout Cookies87%β-caryophyllene158
Gushers87%β-caryophyllene74
Gelato85%β-caryophyllene371
Durban Poison (least similar)26%Terpinolene236

Tropicana Cherry: 61 tests with individual terpenes. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Is Tropicana Cherry near the low end for THC?

Yes: by median total THC, Tropicana Cherry sits near the lower end of the comparison at 52nd of 58 with a 17.98% median; Cherry Diesel is just higher at 18.10%, and Hindu Kush is just lower at 17.91%.1 Its 3.0% share at 25% or more also falls near the bottom, ranking 51st.1

The middle-half band was 15.63%–20.08%, which makes 4.45 points between its lower and upper quartile.1 Ranked narrowest to widest, that spread was 12th of 52 qualifying strains, so Tropicana Cherry was more consistent than most.1

Tropicana Cherry and its neighbors by median lab-tested THC
RankStrainMedian THCMiddle halfTests
50thMaui Wowie18.18%16.50%–19.65%190
51stCherry Diesel18.10%16.60%–19.79%149
52ndTropicana Cherry (this strain)17.98%15.63%–20.08%265
53rdHindu Kush17.91%small sample17
54thGranddaddy Purple17.87%15.00%–21.55%512

Same dataset and matching rules for every strain: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Does Tropicana Cherry have a wide lab THC range?

Yes: for Tropicana Cherry, the 5 labs above the 20-test floor formed a wide THC band, from 14.47% at Lab A in Nevada across 43 tests to 20.48% at Lab B in Michigan across 36, leaving 6.01 points between them.1

Because growers vary along with the labs, this spread by itself does not show that Lab B inflates results or that Lab A depresses them.1 On this page the lab names are masked, with Lab A assigned to the lab contributing the most Tropicana Cherry results; the downloadable file gives the real names.1

Median THC of Tropicana Cherry by testing lab (labs with 20+ tests)
LabStateTestsMedian THCShare at 20% or more
Lab ANevada4314.47%21%
Lab BMichigan3620.48%61%
Lab CMaryland2818.32%14%
Lab DMaryland2518.47%20%
Lab EColorado2117.52%0%

5 of 27 labs tested Tropicana Cherry 20+ times. Lab A has the most tests. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Does Tropicana Cherry show higher terpenes with higher THC?

Yes: Tropicana Cherry's high-THC third, defined at 18.82% or more within 111 paired results, carried a 1.59% total-terpene median, while the low-THC third, at 15.95% or less, carried 1.13%.1 The difference between those terpene medians was 0.46 points.1

The state split did not reverse the pattern: 2 of 2 qualifying states rose from the low-THC group to the high-THC group (Nevada up and Maryland up).1 Nevada shows the size of it, moving from 1.09% in the lower-THC tier to 1.92% in the higher-THC tier.1 Total terpenes are aroma-compound weight percentages; they are not effects data.

Median total terpenes in the lowest- and highest-THC thirds of Tropicana Cherry tests
Tests fromTestsLowest-THC thirdHighest-THC third
All states1111.13%1.59%
Nevada511.09%1.92%
Maryland501.27%1.48%

Tests reporting both total THC and total terpenes. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

Does Tropicana Cherry appear under spelling variants?

Yes, spelling variants exist, but among 380 results using exactly Tropicana Cherry as the label, flower made up most records at 84%, or 320, while the rest split among shake and trim, 8.2% (31); concentrates, 6.3% (24); and other or unrecorded, 1.1% (4).1 This site uses flower records only for strain metrics.

Longer or variant labels containing Tropicana Cherry added 50 records, 12% of all name-containing results; the leading examples were “OCal Tropicana Cherry” (5), “Tropicana Cherrys” (5) and “Tropicana Cherryy” (5).1 For matching, those are left out because added wording, cross terms or CBD labels can point to another plant; see the dataset name rules.

Lab results sold under exactly the name Tropicana Cherry, by product form
FormResultsShare
Flower32084%
Concentrates246.3%
Shake and trim318.2%
Pre-rolls10.3%
Other or unrecorded41.1%

All product types, counted before de-duplication. Source: Cannlytics cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.1

The most common longer names that contain Tropicana Cherry (excluded)
Name on the lab resultResults
OCal Tropicana Cherry5
Tropicana Cherrys5
Tropicana Cherryy5
WLV LIQUID DIAMONDS: Trop Cherry4
LA Bomba x Trop Cherry WF4
La Bomba x Trop Cherry3

How widely is Tropicana Cherry sold?

In the Oct 4, 2026 Weedmaps snapshot, we found 385 store listings for Tropicana Cherry flower inside 50 miles of the market centers; 25 of 27 markets listed it, ranking 9th of 50 tracked strains.2

For exact eighths, Tropicana Cherry was below same-menu medians in Los Angeles, CA ($19.00 vs $25.00), Denver, CO ($15.50 vs $18.83), Portland, ME ($20.00 vs $25.00), Boston, MA ($28.00 vs $30.00), Portland, OR ($16.00 vs $25.00) and Oklahoma City, OK ($15.00 vs $18.00); it matched in Detroit, MI ($16.00 vs $16.00) and was higher in New York, NY ($40.00 vs $35.89) and Seattle, WA ($36.00 vs $25.50).2 That puts it cheaper than the typical other strain in 6 of 9 comparable markets.2

Median price of an eighth of Tropicana Cherry next to other strains, same market
MarketTropicana Cherry (priced eighths)Typical other strainDifference
Los Angeles, CA$19.00 (59)$25.00 (31 strains)−$6.00
New York, NY$40.00 (39)$35.89 (30 strains)+$4.11
Denver, CO$15.50 (26)$18.83 (8 strains)−$3.33
Portland, ME$20.00 (19)$25.00 (11 strains)−$5.00
Seattle, WA$36.00 (17)$25.50 (11 strains)+$10.50
Boston, MA$28.00 (16)$30.00 (6 strains)−$2.00
Portland, OR$16.00 (14)$25.00 (5 strains)−$9.00
Oklahoma City, OK$15.00 (13)$18.00 (13 strains)−$3.00
Detroit, MI$16.00 (12)$16.00 (17 strains)$0.00

Markets where Tropicana Cherry and at least 3 other strains each had 10+ priced exact eighths. "Typical other strain" is the median of the other strains' medians. Source: Weedmaps public menus, snapshot Oct 4, 2026.2

What this data cannot tell you

  • We skip the time trend because the dataset lacks two years at least two years apart with 20 or more flower tests each.1
  • The Tropicana Cherry flower records come from 7 states between 2020 and 2024; they cannot verify any specific package, which should be checked against that batch's certificate of analysis.1
  • Chemistry values alone cannot tell a person what their experience with Tropicana Cherry will be.

Check the numbers

Readers can check the downloadable file for the 265 flower lab records behind these sections; Weedmaps counts are not part of that file, and the same lab data power our potency and terpene summary.1

For comparisons, each of the 58 strains is summarized under identical rules before rankings or overlaps are calculated.1 The network comparison page puts the strain reports side by side.

License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Source: Cannlytics, cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.” The data were filtered, de-duplicated and aggregated from the original.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Trop Cherry (aka Tropicana Cherry, Cherry Trop, Tropicanna Cherry) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Relentless Genetics, Tropicana Cherry. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. JAR Cannabis Co. (Maine), Tropicana Cherries. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. AllBud, Tropicana Cherry marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Blimburn Seeds, How to grow Trop Cherry weed strain (Mike Wilson). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Curio Wellness (Maryland), Tropicana Cherry. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.