Headband

Headband is an old-school hybrid most commonly identified as a cross of OG Kush and Sour Diesel, but its history gets considerably messier once you start digging into the Diesel cuts that circulated under similar names. DNA Genetics later released its own OG Kush × Sour Diesel version of Headband, helping cement that pairing as the strain's best-known genetic identity.

Older Headband lore also overlaps with Diesel #1, Daywrecker Diesel, and Underdawg, names tied to East Coast Diesel genetics from the 1990s. Some accounts connect that family to Sour Diesel and Northern Lights-derived genetics, but the relationship between those older cuts and the OG Kush × Sour Diesel Headband sold today isn't documented cleanly enough to treat them as one confirmed lineage.

Whatever chapter of the family tree you're looking at, fuel is the common language. Sharp diesel and sour citrus ride over earth, pine, and peppery spice, giving Headband the kind of loud, old-school profile that existed long before dessert strains took over dispensary menus.

Those who keep coming back to it describe a euphoric, spacey cerebral high backed by a steady current of relaxation. The strain earned its name from the unusual pressure-like sensation around the forehead and temples that some consumers compare to wearing a headband, a calling card that has followed the cultivar for decades.