Who Backpack Boyz is.
Backpack Boyz is a Bay Area cannabis brand and breeding project run by Juan Quesada and a small team of pheno hunters. The name comes from selling out of literal backpacks on the streets of Oakland in the early days, before any of the strains had a flagship name and before the brand had storefronts in multiple states.
The breeding work is heavy on the dessert and exotic side of the spectrum. Lemon Cherry Gelato is the strain that put Backpack Boyz on the national map, and its release in 2021 is widely credited with starting the modern "exotic flower" wave. Zerbert, Sherbacio, and Acai Berry Gelato all came out of the same hunt cycle and share a similar terpene fingerprint.
The cuts we hold are sourced direct, with the mother plant lineage documented and held in our clean room. PCR HLVd-tested quarterly. Re-tested at every batch release. Not knockoffs, not seed-grown reproductions, not "called by the name" mystery cuts traded online.
