Item #9 Regular

Item #9 is a regular-seed, sativa-leaning hybrid from Cryptic Labs. The breeder lists it as Exodus Cheese x (G13 x Hawaiian), the father being a California cut that circulated as Pineapple Express. The UK Exodus Cheese clone brings its pungent, Skunk-derived cheese character, while the G13 x Hawaiian side adds tropical fruit and vigour. Plants grow like a sativa with mid-length internodes but wide, flat branching and heavy buds, and in cooler conditions they can show deep purple colouring that sometimes looks almost black. Cryptic Labs says packs throw several keeper phenotypes, some leaning pineapple and some leaning cheese.

The breeder describes a dose-dependent effect: in small amounts consumers report a clear-headed, sativa-style lift with a relaxed body that does not pin them to the couch, while larger doses become strongly sedating. Reviewers add creativity and focus to the picture. Cryptic Labs gives only a mid to high THC statement; Weedmaps listings average 11–12.5% while other guides quote 20–25%, so no reliable figure exists and potency remains uncertain. CBD is described as low to mid.

Aroma and flavour combine over-ripe mango and pineapple with pungent cheese, sometimes with a faint gassy edge, and the taste lingers. Caryophyllene, myrcene and limonene are the likely leading terpenes given the parents. Growing is medium difficulty: the plant is tall and stretchy, its branches need a trellis or ScrOG to hold the heavy flowers, and it is strongly scented. Flowering takes roughly 9 to 10 weeks indoors, with outdoor harvests around mid October.