In one breath
A candy-like, berry-and-cream flavour with a gassy edge and purple-pink buds, often compared to Gelato. A relaxed, sedate, body-heavy high.
Smell and taste
The aroma compounds that show up most in lab-tested products of this name, according to Leafly: caryophyllene, limonene, linalool. They help shape how a jar smells.
How people describe it
Effects differ from person to person and from batch to batch.
The family
Who it comes from, as far as the sources agree. A dashed box means we only have someone’s word for it.
Its relatives in the family: Blue Zushi, Zlime, Mega Z Red
Crossed onward into: Cadillac Rainbow, Gruntz, Banana Runtz, Blue Nerds
How we know: 3 sources
We read each source and wrote this in our own words. Last checked 26 October 2026.
- Runtz Brings Its Iconic Strain to the Masses (Dan Wilson), High Times, 5 Dec 2022 (High Times)
- Runtz feminized seeds, ILGM (ILGM (I Love Growing Marijuana))
- The Leafly Strain of the Year 2020 is Runtz (Downs & Bailey) (Leafly)
On the menu at 7 shops
A typical gram costs €12.00, ranging from €9.00 to €15.00 across 7 menus, from April 2023 to October 2026. Menus change often.
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