California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that over $316 million worth of illegal cannabis was seized in the first quarter of 2025. The state said the seizures demonstrated its commitment to the legal cannabis market. The value of the seizures might be a little generous as the state is placing a roughly $2,600 price per pound while the average is generally around $1,000 per pound.

The statistics for the first quarter are as follows:

• 212,681 illegal cannabis plants eradicated
• 120,307 pounds of illegal cannabis seized
• 99 warrants served
• 35 firearms seized
• 29 arrests
• $474,462 cash seized

“This task force continues to make impressive progress disrupting illegal cannabis operators and their supply chain,” said Nathaniel Arnold, Chief of the Law Enforcement Division for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). “UCETF’s accomplishments demonstrate the dedication of all agencies involved in the taskforce.”

The Governor’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force (UCETF), the Department of Fish & Wildlife (DFW), and the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) all worked together for the task force.

The UCETF said in a statement that it seized a total of $67,258,232 worth of unlicensed cannabis during the first quarter of the year. The task force’s enforcement efforts also included:

• 19 search warrants served
• 77,923 illegal cannabis plants eradicated
• 40,747 pounds of illegal cannabis seized
• $330,808 cash seized

Agencies involved in UCETF’s first quarter enforcement actions include Department of Cannabis Control, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Park, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Employment Development Department, California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, Oakland Fire Department, City of Oakland Police Department, Torrance Police Department, Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, and California Air National Guard.

DFW’s enforcement efforts for the first quarter 2025 included:

• $97,476,308 worth of illegal cannabis seized
• 47 search warrants served
• 101,473 illegal plants eradicated
• 8,340 pounds of illegal cannabis seized
• 11 firearms seized
• 9 arrests
• $27,073 in cash seized

DCC’s enforcement efforts for first quarter of 2025 included:

• $151,752,966 worth of illegal cannabis seized
• 33 warrants served
• 33,285 illegal plants eradicated
• 71,220 pounds of illegal cannabis seized
• 24 firearms seized
• 20 arrests
• $116,581 in cash seized

“We remain unwavering in our aggressive, strategic approach to reducing illicit cannabis activity,” stated Bill Jones, Chief of DCC’s Law Enforcement Division. “By staying ahead of the threats and swiftly dismantling illegal operations, we are driving up the cost of doing business for bad actors and delivering on our commitment to protect California’s communities and the legitimate industry.”

The best vape cart for you has never been more personal. Whether it’s a specific strain, extraction method, or device—the vape world keeps blooming.

The country has gone solventless and ‘all-in-one’—so the hash has never been more pure, potent, flavorful, and easy to use. Just sip it to rip it.

From Kalya in California to 22 Red in Arizona to fresh live rosin dabs in New York—here are some top extracts to look for this April.

Kalya all-in-one

Firstly, California’s extract leader Kalya brings their attention to detail with an all-in-one that hits like a dab and has all the taste and smell of flower. All-in-ones are the choice for 420ing on the go and low-pro. We see Gak Bucket, Guava Z and Sticky Papaya all-in-ones from Kalya on dispensary shelves. See also: Errl Hill’s new fast-selling live resin all-in-ones.

Raw Garden Sprout

Secondly, Central California mega-oil croppers Raw Garden refine their vape experience again with the small, new Sprout units that fit completely in the palm of your hand. The new all-in-one units are made of newer, leak-resistant plastics, unlike older vapes. Raw Garden grows under the sun in Buellton, CA and has a massive library of seeds and strains. We see Sour Peach, Watermelon Kush, Yuzu Viper, and PB Souffle from them. These aren’t chemical bottled flavors—they’re the real deal fresh from the fields.

Friendly Farms Whitethorn Rose cart

Thirdly, This custom cart from Friendly Farms sells out quickly in limited runs of 800 to 1200 units. Whitethorn Rose is a super-coveted variety from Huckleberry Hill Farms that’s blown many away with its old-school cross of Paradise Punch and Lemon OG, and pleasant sativa hybrid effects.

22Red Live Hash Rosin All-in-One Vape

Fourthly, over in Arizona, 22Red joins the solventless all-in-one wave with 4 new vapes: 2 hybrids, one indica and one sativa. 22Red’s new hash pens use primo ice-water hash rosin. The low-heat, 0.5-gram device is dual-chamber for both flavor and clouds. Strains are: BCC x Jealousy (50/50 Hybrid); Hi Octane (50/50 Hybrid), L.A. Banana Cake #5 (Indica Dominant), and Hawaiian Dream (Sativa Dominant). Now at Curaleaf dispensaries across Arizona.

Gary Fumes rosin

Making a stand for the 2-gram bucket in Oregon’s dispensary scene, Lower Left Organics has a superb in-house variety of Candy Fumez. Crossing it with Gary Payton just makes for more of that sweet, doughy gas that seed banks and breeders all say is on the start of a big wave.

Peach Delish

Even straight out of the fridge, this smells like a can full of peaches. Bo’s Nose Knows told us the (Topanga Pure Kush x TK x Peach) female was a larfy plant with “no production value but the sandiest peach terps you’ve ever smelled.” To create Peach Delish, he crossed it with a male of Archive Seed Bank’s Oishii (Flavor Pack x Moonbow 112).

Muha Meds Piatella Concentrate

Try out Muha Meds’ take on the latest hash craze: “piatella.” Coming out of  Barcelona in the Catalonia region of Spain, piatella starts with fresh frozen flower that is then made into ice-cold water hash, and worked into something the consistency of thick cake. Specifically, Muha Meds has five strains that guarantee a 5-star 4/20 experience.

Natty Rems Triangle Kush x Fruity OG live resin 

Colorado’s standout hash brand Natty Rems keeps you a mile high in Denver this 420 with their live resin disposable line on the top shelf. Fresh this season, some Triangle Kush x Fruity OG for all the lemon, pine, syrup and dankness you can handle on the go.

Dank Czar Grape Spritzer all in one

Washington top-shelf all-in-one vape producer Dank Czar stays on-trend this 420 with their live rosin Grape Spritzer vape. That’s a cross of Leafly Strain of the Year Dosidos and the super-star Grape Pie, usually held for the reserve live rosin line. You can get it squished into a cart built for water hash vaping on the go.

Revolution Tales & Travels vape

Illinois gets into the 420 spirit with the top-selling Revolution brand Tales & Travels vape. It’s small but mighty, convenient and discreet, as well as rechargeable and ready-to-use. They come in more than a dozen flavors like Berry Cherry, Blue Raz, and Strawberry Guava.

710 Labs The Sweeties #7 Live Rosin Disposable

Operating in multiple states at the highest levels of the game, 710 Labs keeps the team small and will trash anything less than superb work. If you’re going to be walking around Michigan on 420 it’s hard to do better than a 710 Labs live rosin disposable, starting with The Sweeties #7. 710 Labs grows indoors to exacting standards, then extracts and fills carts with the same perfectionism. They’re $70 a pop in competitive Michigan, because nice hash ain’t cheap and cheap hash ain’t nice.

Timeless Kristofferson San Pablo

The latest graffiti artist collaboration for 420 vaping comes from Timeless vapes and Kristofferson San Pablo. San Pablo designed a limited-edition vaporizer flip case and battery combo, showing his signature style of graffiti aesthetics, pop culture, and personal storytelling. San Pablo’s vaporizer flip case and battery combo is now available in dispensaries across AZ, CA, OK, OH, MO, NJ, and IL as well as online at www.alwaystimeless.com.

Nyce New York’s Golden Sands rosin AIO

Nyce is new on the New York market, and quite mysterious. Their website gives little away, but their products say a lot all on their own. Their focus? Solventless vape and concentrates with zesty, savory strains from proven breeders. Golden Sands comes from the geniuses of Humboldt Seed Company, with a stony indica trifecta of GMO x Kashmir OG x BlackBerry Kush. In a vape, this means it’s a pain zapper paired with a cycle of your brain in the washing machine—don’t fight the feeling! Golden Sands was specifically bred for hash, and even without the temperature controls of a battery, this AIO allows for both big blinker rips and casual sipping, with classic pine tree, garlic, and even floral terps that don’t sour with time. -Amelia Williams

Happy Cabbage Grape Bubblegum 6-star rosin 

Finally, Happy Cabbage Farms mastered their craft in the Pacific Northwest, with a line of rosin, hash, gummies, and vapes in Oregon and Washington. It seems like dabs are finally building momentum in New York, with more and more options, from sugars to resins to rosins, on shelves every month. Happy Cabbage brought their best with their 6-star Grape Bubblegum rosin—a whole cookie jar with (Cake Mints x Platinum GSC) x Gelato GMO with a surprisingly fruity and caramel undercurrent. This isn’t as sedating as it seems, with an unusual kind of whimsy accompanying a social, worryless high. -Amelia Williams

In conclusion, be sure to add one of America’s best vape carts, or pods, or dabs to your lineup this 420, and have fun out there.

Set aside your negativity bias for a sec—America’s cannabis flowers of 420 remain more fantastic than ever before. 

Whether it’s price, potency, diversity, or delivery to your door, we live in a platinum era for getting litty.

America’s hottest flowers for 420 come hand-picked from our experts across the country. We stick our noses in hundreds of jars and burn through rolling papers like Chong. The picks mix hype with nostalgia, sweet with savory, and wakes and bake strains with nightcaps.

It’s impossible to fully encapsulate all the greatness out there so give us a read and then let your fingers do the strain hunting—open the Leafly app now.

National THC-A pick

Recommended product

Available from Pure Roots Botanicals nationwide, Tangerine Dream hemp THCA flower is an old-school mix of Haze, Afghani, and G13.

Super Runtz

First off, Runtz is to modern 420 what Guinness is to St. Patrick’s Day: a ritual. Some of the best Runtz we’ve seen is Super Runtz from Heady Heads, in Redding and Adelanto, CA indoor grower. Super Runtz is the super version—dramatically dark, bigger, blingier, more fragrant, and a total knockout. See also: Frozen Runtz, Bolo Runtz, Backpack Boys Lemon Cherry Gelato

XJ-13

Your first smoke of the day on 420 should be the sativa hybrid XJ-13. Multi-state top-shelf brand Alien Labs has doubled back onto the classic for a cheeky release of ‘jack terps’. Whether it’s J-1, or pure Jack Herer, put one in the air for the Hemperor.

The Pures

Thirdly, San Francisco was in the house at Spannabis in Barcelona in March, and the desserts were popping. Bay Area Legend Champelli’s was a popular stopover at the Sensi Seeds booth. And while the seeds looked solid, the flower he had to show off was very exceptional. It checked all those Bay Area boxes on the nose but was a heavier hitter than one might have expected given how delicious it smelled as opposed to gassy. -Jimi Devine

Lobster Butter

Fourthly, in a world that’s gone to candy terps in recent years, arguably lowering the impact and potency of the market as a whole, the rare Lobster Butter by Kushface is an absolute high-potency hitter. The cross of Butter OG x Peanut Butter Souffle smells like you have to call OSHA about an accident at a gas station. It was at the top of my list for gassy strains available in the marketplace in 2024. -J.D.

Scented Marker

Our Leafly Strain of the Year 2023 Permanent Marker widens its winning streak in 2025 with Scented Marker, grown here by Freddy’s Fuego in Washington. Specifically, Scented Marker weds the Marker to the top tropical tasting Pineapple Fruz; ooh-wee. Pungent, lingering, sweet pineapple syrup dankness.

Permanent Gas

Sour and Gas flavors are on the rise, so this combination of a classic sour and Leafly’s 2023 strain of the year is an easy pick. In particular, Permanent Gas produces thick nugs that have that Sour D shade of light green and a flavor that’s an absolute wall of gas, trailing off into hints of candy and soap. -M.J.

Southern Belle

Something heavy and pungent for the 420 party comes by way of Evan’s Creek Farms who consistently turns the heat on in Oregon. Originally bred by Archive Seed Bank around 2014, this has a ton of sweet OG and earthy Dosido on the nose and then goes heavy gas when you crack the nugs open. -M.J.

Tropic Truffle

Ever smelled a bag of weed so good you go full truffle pig? Stick your snout in these frosty buds—it’s like cracking open an orange peel soda in a dense pine forest, and the flavour follows suit. A cross between Tropicana Cookies and Mint Chocolate Chip, it’s the kind of sativa-leaning hybrid that makes everything funnier, delivering a carefree mental lift with enough body to keep you in the moment. Specifically, go for the best small-batch craft version of it, like from Ann Arbor, Michigan’s Winewood Organics—a family-run microbusiness that grows, trims, and sells everything under one roof. -Amanda Breeze. See also: Leafly Strain of the Year 2024 Super Boof (grown by Oakfruitland)

GMO Rootbeer

States like Illinois can sample the latest from the West Coast with strains like GMO Rootbeer—GMO Cookies x Root Beer. Grown by Kaviar in Illinois, the flower is spicy and flavorful, propelling you into a deep sense of euphoria. RMO Rootbeer creeps up behind the eyes and takes a loving effect throughout the rest of the body. Perfect for focusing while also staying giggly and relaxed. -Hannah Vysoky

Black Rainbow Piss

I met the team behind Royal Key nearly a decade ago, in the dawn of California’s adult-use industry. Their methods are precise—small batch, living soil, and thoughtful strain selection—and their offerings of flower and concentrates speak for themselves. Presently, they’ve landed in the Empire State with this same ethos, and their Black Rainbow Piss conjures all the magic of their original coast.

Black Rainbow (Piss) is a genetic apparition between RS11 and Geistgrow’s Geist OG, itself a collaboration with Humboldt Seed Organization with a wide mix of OG ancestors. BRP, for short, contains multitudes: gassy, sweet, pine-laden prismatic buds, and mouthfuls of terps. Straightaway, this is like being high again for the first time; you’re giggling, you’re heavy, you’re hungry, and you can’t remember how anything in the world could stress you out. As spring gives way to hot New York summers, this starts the season off on a high note. -Amelia Williams

420 best weed—4 more flavors

Coolio—growers are getting this cross of Cap Junky x Caps Frozen Oranges dialed; seek out the Delighted brand)

Trainwreck—This vintage sativa is back from obscurity, and available at scale from 7 Leaves, UpNorth)

Double Up—Straight caramelized marshmallow terps on this Mellowz (#8) x Gastro Pop (#5) cross grown excellently by Sense, bred by Compound Genetics.

Point Break—Super Boof’s even more heroic half-sister; grown superbly by Bosky, bred by Surfr Seeds.

In conclusion, that’s it for America’s hottest weed strains of 4/20 ’25. Never miss the latest heat—download the Leafly App (Android, iOS) and turn on notifications to scoop those flavors first.

Freelancers Matt Jackson, Amanda Breeze, Amelia Williams, Jimi Devine, and Hannah Vysoky contributed to this post.