Ten Cannabis Strains That Will Take You Back to The 90's
Before terpenes were trending and seedbanks had fancy packaging, weed was whatever was in the bag. You didn't ask for the name; you just hoped it didn't smell like cut grass and taste like chemicals. But occasionally, you'd get your hands on something special. Something stinky and clean. Something you'd tell your mates about.
This list is for those strains.
The 90s were a strange and brilliant time for cannabis culture. UK garage was on pirate radio, Amsterdam was the promised land, and the only thing more exciting than a chunky Nokia was the rumour that someone had Skunk#1. These ten strains aren't just throwbacks; they're classic strains of the scene and still populate grow tents. From sticky-skunky legends to haze-fuelled party fuel, each carries the decade's spirit: bold, unfiltered, and way too strong for a school night.
Find your Rizlas, dust off your Discman, and rewind to when the only thing stronger than your weed was your deodorant.
Bubblegum Cannabis Seeds – TH Seeds
90s Check:
Bubblegum is all pink haze and good times. This is the one you smoked when your mate's older brother rolled a fat one and stuck on The Simpsons. It's that fizzy, giggly, 90s high: half sugar rush, half slow motion.
This one is more sticky than your broken Walkman.
Initially developed in the U.S. but perfected in Amsterdam in the early 90s, Bubblegum is a classic strain that helped put TH Seeds on the map. Back then, if someone told you their weed tasted like Bubblegum, you either thought they were lying or very lucky.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
As the name promises, it's sweet, creamy, and fruity, like the last piece of Hubba Bubba at the bottom of your school bag. Expect a balanced high that starts behind the eyes and eases into full-body calm without knocking you out cold. Sociable, creative, and just the right amount of spaced-out.
Exodus Cheese Cannabis Seeds – Green House Seeds
90s Check:
Cheese was the smell that gave everything away. You'd be halfway down the road and still catch a whiff on your coat. It wasn't subtle, and neither was the high. Exodus Cheese is the soundtrack to a thousand hazy afternoons in damp flats, heads nodding to pirate radio, windows cracked in a hopeless attempt to air the place out.
This one's pure UK legend. A freak Skunk #1 phenotype rescued and spread by the Exodus collective out of Luton in the early 90s. Clone-only for years, Cheese was whispered about like people talked about their guy with the incredible hash or their mate's brother with the wicked bud.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Pungent, funky, and unmistakably cheesy. This strain doesn't just smell strong; it is strong. Expect a sharp head high and a thick, warm body stone that makes you forget where you left your lighter. Sociable in short bursts, sleepy if you hammer it. Ideal for takeaways, belly laughs, and not moving too much.
White Widow Cannabis Seeds – Green House Seeds
90s Check:
If you lived anywhere other than Amsterdam, White Widow was the ultimate souvenir from a trip there. If you dared to smuggle some of this back, you were the talk of the town, and you could bet that White Widow was stronger than anything your local dealer had at the time. The high? Electric. You'd take one hit, giggle for twenty minutes, and then spend half an hour staring at your shoelaces because social media didn't exist then.
(Ah! What a time)
Launched in the mid-90s and winner of the 1995 High Times Cannabis Cup, White Widow didn't just participate in the 90s; it might have won the decade. Amsterdam coffeeshops scrambled to have it on their menus, and it's still there in many places. It was one of the first strains that made smokers realise that cannabis could be so light or even white. Frosty trichomes are to the '90s; what flavours are now.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Earthy, piney, with that sharp citrus edge, like sniffing your mum's cleaning products, but in a good way. The high starts buzzy and energetic before settling into a proper state of relaxation. A true 90s hybrid and classic cannabis strain that's sociable, stoney, and capable of making Sonic the Hedgehog ten times harder than it should be.
AK-47 Cannabis Seeds – Serious Seeds
90s Check:
AK-47 didn't mess about. This was the strain you heard about before you ever saw it. Like an urban myth, but this one was real, with red hairs and a serious punch. One joint and the whole room went quiet. You'd start chatting nonsense, then suddenly forget what the question was. It was cerebral chaos in the best possible way.
First bred in the early 90s by Serious Seeds, the AK-47 was named not for violence but for its quick, powerful hit. It didn't take long for this sativa-leaning hybrid to become a Cannabis Cup favourite and a go-to for anyone chasing serious potency before high-THC was a label. It's got 90s hip-hop energy written all over it: raw, heady, and unapologetic. A bit like early Oasis.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Spicy, slightly sweet, with earthy undertones that linger. The high is fast, heavy, and mental; your brain ticks over, your thoughts start racing, and you can enjoy the party in your head. Best enjoyed when you've nowhere to be and no plans to speak in complete sentences.
Sour Diesel Cannabis Seeds – Barney's Farm
90s Check:
Sour Diesel is that kid in the bucket hat who always had the stinkiest weed and listened to the best music. It's fast, sharp, and guaranteed to get you in the mood for whatever you've got on the menu. This strain made you think about starting a band or writing a screenplay after a couple of drags.
Straight out of the early 90s U.S. scene, Sour Diesel (or Sour D if you were in the know) took over the East Coast with its fuel-soaked funk and buzzing sativa high. It smelled of underground hip-hop, subway tunnels, and graff-tagged rooftops. While Amsterdam was all about Skunks and Hazes, this was the Yankee import that didn't just enter the AOL chatroom; it kicked the door in.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Diesel by name, diesel by nature. Expect a nose full of pungent gas, citrus, and something that reminds you of standing too close to a petrol station. The high is quick and cerebral, energising, uplifting, and occasionally too intense if you're not ready. Ideal for daytime antics, deep conversations, and getting way too into whatever music's playing.
Power Plant Cannabis Seeds – Dutch Passion
90s Check:
Launched in the late 90s by Dutch Passion, Power Plant was one of the first South African genetics to make a splash in European grow rooms. Power Plant was the clean hit that gave a boost in energy. This wasn't for your end-of-day slump but for getting ready to leave the house. Half an hour later, you'd reorganised your CDs, rewritten your to-do list, and texted three people about starting a T-shirt brand.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Fresh, peppery, and a little herbal, like someone left a lemon in a spice rack. The high is classic sativa—clear-headed, energetic, and ideal for creative streaks or chaotic productivity. Perfect for daytime sessions, sketching in a notebook, or talking nonsense about life, the universe, and everything.
Super Silver Haze Cannabis Seeds – Green House Seeds
90s Check:
This is the rave strain. Super Silver Haze doesn't creep; it launches. You'd smoke this, put on some Prodigy, and forget what year it was. It's that light-speed, eyes-wide, euphoric kind of high that made dancing for six hours on a warehouse floor seem like a good idea, or maybe that was what you took with it. It was the 90s, after all.
The undisputed king of the late 90s, Super Silver Haze, won the High Times Cannabis Cup three years in a row (1997–1999). A cross between Skunk #1, Northern Lights, and Haze, it's a strain that felt futuristic at the time and honestly still does. You'd find this stuff on the top shelf, with a price tag to match.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Zesty, spicy, and slightly metallic (strangely satisfying). The high is fast, electric, and euphoric and almost too functional to smoke at night. You'll feel levelling up while tidying your room at 3am. Great for festivals, pre-drinks, and having opinions about jungle music.
Sensi Star Cannabis Seeds – Paradise Seeds
90S Check:
Sensi Star is that strain you smoke when you've had enough of people. When your social battery hits zero, you just want to order food, sink into the sofa, and contemplate the ceiling for a bit. It's heavy, introspective, and not here for your mate's conspiracy theories.
Released by Paradise Seeds in the late 90s and winner of the 1999 High Times Indica Cup, Sensi Star quickly earned a reputation for being one of the strongest indicas around. If White Widow was the party, Sensi Star was the afters, moody lighting, fewer people, and someone trying to roll a joint in silence.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Earthy, lemony, and metallic with a sharp inhale and a creeping body high. Expect deep relaxation, heavy eyelids, and a bit of time dilation. Excellent for late-night wind-downs, stargazing, and falling asleep halfway through The Matrix for the 10th time.
White Russian Cannabis Seeds – Serious Seeds
90s Check:
White Russian was smooth, stylish, and hit harder than it looked. You smoked This kind of weed when someone brought Rizlas and a grinder. You'd take one toke, sink into the sofa, and get lost in GTA's top-down chaos. Running people over in a pixelated Mini while forgetting what you were supposed to be doing.
Released in the mid-90s by Serious Seeds and crowned High Times Cannabis Cup champion in 1996, White Russian brought together two heavyweights, White Widow and AK-47. It was one of the first strains that really felt like a designer hybrid, cultivated for connoisseurs before that word was used outside of wine shops.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Earthy, woody, with a little spice and sweetness at the end—like vanilla mixed with black pepper. The high is cerebral, focused, and gently euphoric. Think "functional stoner" energy: you could hold a conversation, clean your kitchen, or just stare out the window thinking about space. A proper balance of body and brain.
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Super Skunk Cannabis Seeds – White Label
90s Check:
This was the smell that made parents suspicious, and teachers squint. Super Skunk didn't pretend to be subtle; it reeked through your coat and bag and stunk out the bus ride home. If Cheese was the UK's favourite stink, Super Skunk was its rowdy Dutch cousin, and it was just as noisy.
Bred in the early 90s as a souped-up version of Skunk #1, Super Skunk was all about more. More smell. More resin. More punch. It was the kind of strain you didn't need to name; your nose knew what it was.
Amsterdam coffeeshops loved it, UK growers tried to clone it, and everyone else just tried to keep up.
Flavour & Effect Notes:
Skunky (obviously), earthy, with a bit of sweet funk once it settles. The high is immediate and full-bodied, great for blasting music, eating crisps, and forgetting what you were talking about halfway through the story. Classic indica vibes without the complete wipeout.
Classic 90s Cannabis Seeds Online at ASC
These ten strains aren't just legendary; they're Blockbuster membership card-level legendary. They're the ones you smoked in while GoldenEye 007 ran on pause, and a bag of Wotsits slowly disappeared. They still hold up today, as loud as ever, sticky, and ready to ruin your evening plans in the best possible way.
Whether you were blazing through the 90s or just wish you had been, these strains defined an era. The pre-legal, pre-Instagram era. The golden age of bad haircuts, better music, and weed that was heavier than a Nokia 3210.
So if you're ready to relive it or just curious what all the fuss was about, fire up your Discman, dig out your old Now That's What I Call Music CD, and grab one of these classics from Amsterdam Seed Center.
Some things don't go out of style. They just get better with age (and proper curing).