Last reviewed November 12, 2026
The Laughing Buddha strain is a sativa bred from two landraces, Thai and Jamaican. Reviewers tag its flavour as tea, sage and spicy herbs over an earthy base.
| Type | Sativa (as Leafly classifies it) |
|---|---|
| Lineage | Thai × Jamaican |
| Aroma and flavour | Tea, sage, spicy herbal, earthy, sweet fruit |
| Most common terpene | Myrcene, then caryophyllene and limonene |
| THC | Leafly lists about 22%; every batch differs, so check the label |
| Origin | A breeder’s cross of Thai and Jamaican landrace lines |
Aroma and flavour
Laughing Buddha is described as an earthy strain with a sweet, fruity smell broken up by hints of spice, and a rich, pungent smoke. Reviewers’ flavour tags put tea, sage and spicy herbal at the top, then earthy, citrus and sweet.
Myrcene, described as earthy, tops its lab terpene data, followed by caryophyllene and limonene.
Lineage
Laughing Buddha is a cross of Thai and Jamaican, and both parents are documented as landraces, cannabis varieties native to one region. Our post on landrace strains explains the term and where they come from.
Thai is described as a pure sativa landrace that grows natively in Thailand and reached the U.S. in the 1970s and 80s. It’s sometimes called Thai Stick, after the traditional way its buds were dried and tied into long sticks.
Jamaican covers the native landrace varieties of Jamaica, which tend to grow with a sativa structure because of the island’s latitude and climate.
Laughing Buddha’s grow notes describe a tall, difficult plant suited to hot climates, with about 85 days of flowering. That matches its Thai parent, which is described as hard to grow outside tropical climates and slow to flower.
How we sell Laughing Buddha
Laughing Buddha is on our shelf as a live resin cart: The Plug Direct Laughing Buddha Sativa Live Resin Vape Cartridge 1G, $25. Its listing describes the flavour as sweet tropical fruit and spice with an earthy edge.
Live resin is extracted from cannabis frozen right after harvest instead of dried, so more of the fresh plant’s aroma stays in the oil. This cart’s extract type is listed as live resin, while our Tegridy Extracts carts blend live resin with liquid diamonds (see Live resin vs liquid diamonds).
The cart holds 1 g and has a standard 510 thread, so it screws onto any 510 battery. We don’t sell batteries. Our 510 cartridge guide covers battery types and the voltage settings that suit a thick oil like live resin, and Live resin carts covers storage and draw.
Indica, sativa and what to expect
Strain names and types are a starting point, not a guarantee. Studies of real cannabis products have found that labels don’t reliably predict a product’s chemistry, and two batches with the same name can differ. Read the product label for THC, and see Does indica make you tired? for why.
Common questions
Is Laughing Buddha indica or sativa?
A sativa. Our Laughing Buddha cart is labelled sativa as well.
What is Laughing Buddha a cross of?
Thai and Jamaican, two landrace strains.
What does Laughing Buddha taste like?
Herbal first, with tea, sage and spice, then earthy and sweet fruit notes.
How strong is Laughing Buddha?
Leafly lists it at about 22% THC. The cart’s own THC figure is printed on its label.
Source: Leafly: Laughing Buddha (lineage, classification, reported aromas, lab terpene data and grow notes), with Leafly’s Thai and Jamaican pages for the parents’ landrace origin.
