Calm Cannabis Strains
2,057 strains reported to make you feel calm
Calm strains bring peaceful serenity without heavy sedation — a quieter, clearer cousin of relaxation, often favored by users managing stress through the day.
What 2,057 calm strains have in common
41% are hybrid, with an average listed THC of 18.7%. The most common terpenes are myrcene, caryophyllene and linalool.
Why these strains feel calm
Calm is where CBD earns its place. CBD-rich strains make up about one in six calm strains, several times their share of the database, and calm strains average the lowest listed THC of any hub. Indicas and hybrids split the rest evenly. The terpene profile is myrcene, caryophyllene and linalool, the same calming trio as the sleepy hub, but calm strains are much less likely to be tagged sleepy and more likely to be tagged focused. That is the distinction users draw: settled and clear rather than settled and drowsy.
Top Calm Strains
Ranked by how strongly users report the calm effect, weighted by popularity. Strains verified by two or more sources rank first.
Uk Cheese
UK Cheese is a hybrid strain known for sweet, earthy, and fruity flavors. It offers happy, euphoric, and relaxed effects.
LA Affie
LA Affie, an easy-to-grow indica, delivers relaxed and sleepy effects with earthy, diesel, and pine flavors, featuring up to 21% THC.
Bubba Kush
Bubba Kush from Barneys Farm Seeds is a heavy 80% indica with coffee-like flavors and high yields of up to 800 g/plant.
Great White Shark
Great White Shark crosses Super Skunk and White Widow into a calming hybrid with menthol notes, up to 13% THC.
Purple Punch
Purple Punch by SeedStockers Seeds is an 80% indica cross of Larry OG and GDP with sweet berry flavors and up to 20% THC.
Blues
A classic hybrid strain featuring blueberry genetics, known for its relaxing body high and fruity profile.
OG Kush
OG Kush is an indica-dominant strain featuring signature pine, gas, and earthy flavors, known for its relaxing and calming effects.
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies is a potent, moderate-difficulty hybrid providing euphoric and calming effects with a classic sweet and earthy profile.
Jack Herer
Jack Herer is a 55% sativa hybrid from Greenhouse Seed Co. featuring citrus and spicy flavors with THC levels up to 20%.
Super Lemon Haze
Super Lemon Haze is an 80% sativa hybrid with citrus, lemon flavors and 18-22% THC.
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What to look for in a calm strain
- Some CBD, from a few percent up to CBD-dominant, for daytime calm
- Linalool and caryophyllene in the top terpenes
- "Calm" alongside "Focused" for daytime use, or alongside "Sleepy" for evenings
- Moderate THC; potency works against calm more than any other effect
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Calm strain FAQ
What is the difference between calm and relaxed?›
Relaxed is the broad, mostly physical effect reported for half the database. Calm is narrower and more mental: a settled, unhurried headspace that does not have to come with body heaviness or sleepiness. Calm strains are lower in THC on average and far more likely to contain CBD.
Are high-CBD strains calming?›
Users consistently say so, and CBD-rich strains are strongly over-represented in this hub. CBD is reported to blunt the anxious edge of THC, so balanced 1:1 strains and CBD-dominant strains with a little THC are the usual recommendations for daytime calm without impairment.
Which strains help with stress?›
Stress is the single most common medical tag in our database, so nearly everything qualifies on paper. The strains users rate highest for stress are the calm-tagged ones listed here: moderate THC, some CBD where possible, and a linalool- and caryophyllene-forward profile. Our anxiety guide covers the same ground in more depth.