Forbidden Fruit Strain Guide

Forbidden Fruit strain is a cross of Cherry Pie and Tangie, with a myrcene-dominant terpene profile and a flavour that combines musky sweet cherry with loud tropical citrus. Leafly classifies it as an indica and lists average flower potency around 15% THC with no CBD. It also circulates under a second name — Purple Obeah.

It is one of the more distinctive fruit profiles in cannabis, and it gets there by crossing two parents that do not obviously belong together.

Forbidden Fruit strain at a Glance

	Forbidden Fruit
Also called	Purple Obeah
Lineage	Cherry Pie × Tangie
Breeder	Not documented
Type	Classified as indica by Leafly; some databases list it as a hybrid — see below
THC (flower)	~15–17% depending on source
CBD	0%
Dominant terpene	Myrcene
Flavor	Musky sweet cherry with tropical citrus; pine, mango, passionfruit candy, grapefruit
Effects	Relaxed, sleepy, tingly; deep physical relaxation with mental stoniness

Forbidden Fruit strain Genetics

Forbidden Fruit strain is Cherry Pie crossed with Tangie, and the two parents pull in visibly different directions.

Cherry Pie brings the musky, sweet cherry undertone and the dark fruit character. It descends from the Granddaddy Purple and Durban Poison families, which is also where the purple colouring that gave the strain its alternate name comes from.

Tangie brings the loud part. It is a tangerine-forward strain from the California Orange lineage, and it is responsible for the tropical citrus that sits on top of the cherry rather than blending into it.

The result is a flavour with two distinct layers — musky cherry underneath, bright tropical citrus over the top, with pine, mango, passionfruit candy and grapefruit reported in the middle. It is one of the few strains where you can identify both parents on a single exhale.

The breeder is not documented. Leafly lists no breeder for it, and the name appears in commercial circulation before it appears in any breeding record. This is common for strains that spread through dispensary menus rather than seed catalogues — and we would rather say so than invent an origin story.

Is Forbidden Fruit strain Indica or Sativa?

Leafly classifies Forbidden Fruit strain as an indica. Some other strain databases list it as a hybrid.

Both classifications are defensible from the genetics, which is exactly why they disagree: Cherry Pie is indica-leaning, Tangie is a sativa, and where the cross lands depends on the phenotype in front of you. Different producers have selected different phenotypes under the same name.

What is consistent across sources is the reported experience. Top reported effects are relaxed, sleepy and tingly — deep physical relaxation with what reviewers describe as mental stoniness. Whichever label a menu uses, this behaves like an evening strain.

The broader caveat still applies: indica and sativa describe plant structure and terpene tendencies, not guaranteed outcomes. Response depends on dose, tolerance and individual chemistry.

Forbidden Fruit strain Terpenes and Flavor

Myrcene is dominant. It is the most common terpene in cannabis, herbal and earthy, and it is the base note the fruit sits on. Myrcene-dominant strains are consistently the ones described as heavy and relaxing rather than bright.

That is the tension that makes Forbidden Fruit interesting: the terpene profile reads relaxing, and the flavour profile reads tropical. Most fruit-forward strains taste sweet and feel light. This one tastes like passionfruit candy and behaves like an indica — which is a large part of why people remember it.

The described flavour notes, in the order most reviewers hit them: musky sweet cherry, then tropical citrus, with pine, mango, passionfruit candy and grapefruit reported through the middle and the back.

Forbidden Fruit Effects

Reported effects:

• Relaxed — deep and physical rather than functional
• Sleepy — an evening rather than daytime profile
• Tingly — reported consistently enough to be characteristic
• Euphoric and giggly sensations are also reported

Reported negative effects are dry eyes, dry mouth and dizziness — the standard set, with dizziness worth noting at higher doses.

This is general information about a cannabis cultivar and not medical advice. Cannabis products have not been evaluated for the treatment of any medical condition.

Forbidden Fruit in a Vape: What Actually Carries Over

The THC number changes completely. Forbidden Fruit flower tests around 15–17%. A Cali Clear Forbidden Fruit disposable tests 90–95% THC, because it is a concentrate rather than flower. Extraction removes plant material and leaves cannabinoids and terpenes behind — the two figures measure different substances, not two strengths of the same one.

The terpene profile is what carries over, and this strain is a hard test of it. Forbidden Fruit’s whole identity is the two-layer flavour: musky cherry underneath, loud tropical citrus on top. A distillate cart flavoured to taste like “forbidden fruit” will produce one layer — a generic sweet fruit — because the layering comes from an actual terpene profile rather than from a flavour blend. If the cherry and the citrus are still distinguishable from each other, the profile survived extraction.

That is what liquid diamonds are for: THCa crystalline suspended in a terpene-rich sauce, so the flavour comes from the plant rather than from flavouring added back after processing. The full explanation is on our liquid diamonds page.

What will not carry over is a guarantee about effects. A concentrate delivers a much larger dose per draw than flower does per hit. Treat a strain-named disposable as a flavour and terpene reference rather than a promise.

Cali Clear Forbidden Fruit

Cali Clear Forbidden Fruit is the dark fruit option in the lineup — 90–95% THC on the same 300mAh hardware as every other flavour. The full range with tasting notes is on our Cali Clear flavors page, and strain-type groupings are on the indica and hybrid pages.

Batch certificates listing the full cannabinoid profile and the pesticide, heavy metal, solvent and microbial screens are on our lab reports page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Forbidden Fruit crossed with? Forbidden Fruit is a cross of Cherry Pie and Tangie. Cherry Pie contributes the musky sweet cherry note; Tangie contributes the loud tropical citrus.

Is Forbidden Fruit indica or sativa? Leafly classifies it as an indica, while some other strain databases list it as a hybrid. Both are defensible because Cherry Pie is indica-leaning and Tangie is a sativa, so different phenotypes land differently. Reported effects are consistently relaxing and sleepy regardless of the label.

How much THC is in Forbidden Fruit? Around 15–17% in flower depending on the source, with 0% CBD. A liquid diamond concentrate of the same strain tests much higher — Cali Clear Forbidden Fruit is 90–95% THC.

What does Forbidden Fruit taste like? Musky sweet cherry underneath with loud tropical citrus on top, plus pine, mango, passionfruit candy and grapefruit notes. The two layers stay distinguishable, which is the strain’s signature.

What terpene is dominant in Forbidden Fruit? Myrcene, the herbal and earthy terpene that is the most common in cannabis and is associated with heavier, more relaxing profiles.

Why is Forbidden Fruit called Purple Obeah? Purple Obeah is an alternate name the same genetics have been sold under — it was used by the Evermore brand in Maryland. The purple reference comes from the Granddaddy Purple ancestry on the Cherry Pie side.

Who bred Forbidden Fruit? The breeder is not documented. The strain appears in commercial circulation without an attributable origin, which is common for strains that spread through dispensary menus rather than seed catalogues.

Written by Peter Grinspoon, product review expert and head of review at our authorized retail business. With years of dedicated experience in licensed cannabis retail and hardware evaluation, Peter ensures every product we recommend meets the highest standards of authenticity, safety, and performance.