# Gelato 45

> Gelato 45, also sold as Gelato #45 or G45 and nicknamed Michael Jordan, is one of the numbered phenotypes picked in 2014 from the seeds of the original Gelato, a Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint GSC cross from Mr. Sherbinski and Jigga of the Bay Area’s Cookie Fam. Sherbinski listed #45 among Gelato’s phenotypes in 2018, but GreenState reported in 2024 that he does not recognize it. It tests at a median total THC of 19.65% across only 53 state lab tests of Gelato 45 flower, a small sample, with the middle half of results between 18.12% and 21.26%.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 53 state lab tests, median total THC 19.65%, middle half 18.12%–21.26% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis). Comparative THC rankings require at least 30 flower tests.

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://gelato45.com/): Gelato 45 is a numbered cut of the original Gelato, Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint GSC. Median THC in only 53 state lab tests: 19.65%. Genetics, effects.
- [Genetics](https://gelato45.com/genetics/): Gelato 45 is a hybrid picked from the original Sunset Sherbet × Thin Mint GSC seeds. Who picked it, whether its breeder recognizes it, and its offspring.
- [THC and terpenes](https://gelato45.com/potency/): Gelato 45 flower tested at 19.65% median THC in only 53 state lab tests, mostly from Michigan: a small sample. Terpenes, CBD and caveats.
- [Lab report](https://gelato45.com/lab-report/): Gelato 45 lab report covering THC distribution, consistency, lab forms and menus: 5.7% at 25% THC and 41 listings.
- [Effects](https://gelato45.com/effects/): Leafly’s top effects for Gelato 45 are relaxed, euphoric and happy, rated mostly calming; AllBud adds giggly and sociable. Downsides: dizziness, dry mouth.
- [Growing](https://gelato45.com/grow/): Gelato 45 flowers in about 70 days (Barney’s Farm seeds) or 9–10 weeks (Weedmaps). Breeder specs, heights and growers’ yield reports side by side.
- [Where to find it](https://gelato45.com/near-me/): Gelato 45 flower is scarce: 41 store listings in 7 of 27 US markets on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026, 20 near Oklahoma City.
- [History](https://gelato45.com/history/): How a numbered Gelato phenotype picked at a 2014 tasting became Michael Jordan, a clone-only cut, a seed line and a parent of Jet Fuel Gelato. With sources.
- [FAQ](https://gelato45.com/faq/): Answers to the top questions about Gelato 45: indica or sativa, THC, terpenes, taste, the Michael Jordan nickname, Gelato 41 vs 45, seeds and flowering.

## Lab report: key findings
- Gelato 45 has a narrow THC band: the central 18.12%–21.26% interval is 3.14 points, 3rd tightest among 52 comparable strains.
- Gelato 45 met or topped 20% THC in 43% of flower labs; the same read was 5.7% for 25%, and the 30% cutoff drew none.
- On median total THC, Gelato 45 fell at 36th out of 52; Girl Scout Cookies was just higher at 19.72%, with Jack Herer just lower at 19.59%.
- Among exact-name Gelato 45 records, flower accounted for 82%; the rest was 11% shake and trim, 6.1% concentrates, plus 1.5% other or unrecorded.
- In the Weedmaps snapshot, Gelato 45 appeared in 7 of 27 markets and totaled 41 store listings for its flower, putting it 48th among 58 tracked strains.
- In Minneapolis, exact-eighth pricing matched the local comparison set: $50.00 for Gelato 45 and $50.00 for the typical other strain.
Full analysis, tables and method: https://gelato45.com/lab-report/

## Comparisons
- [Gelato 45 vs Gelato](https://gelato45.com/vs/gelato/): Gelato 45 vs Gelato: one numbered phenotype against the family name that also covers Gelato 33 and 41, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes and effects.
- [Gelato 45 vs Sherbet](https://gelato45.com/vs/sherbet/): Gelato 45 vs Sherbet: Mr. Sherbinski’s Sunset Sherbet against the numbered Gelato cut bred from it, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and flavor.
- [Gelato 45 vs Girl Scout Cookies](https://gelato45.com/vs/girl-scout-cookies/): Gelato 45 vs Girl Scout Cookies (GSC): Jigga’s Cookies strain against a Gelato cut bred from its Thin Mint phenotype, compared on state-lab THC and effects.
- [Gelato 45 vs Black Cherry Gelato](https://gelato45.com/vs/black-cherry-gelato/): Gelato 45 vs Black Cherry Gelato: a numbered cut of the original against a cross of one of its sister cuts, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes and effects.
- [Gelato 45 vs Ice Cream Cake](https://gelato45.com/vs/ice-cream-cake/): Gelato 45 vs Ice Cream Cake: a numbered Gelato cut against the Wedding Cake × Gelato #33 cross bred from its sister, compared on lab THC, effects and flavor.
- [Gelato 45 vs Wedding Cake](https://gelato45.com/vs/wedding-cake/): Gelato 45 vs Wedding Cake: two dessert strains Leafly lists as caryophyllene-dominant with pepper notes, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and sales.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://gelato45.com/data/gelato-45-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://gelato45.com/llms-full.txt)