Zookies from Medalchemy: lineage from Animal Cookies and profile from a single source

• Who supplies it. Exclusively Medalchemy, so there is nothing to compare versions with, and a supply break means no availability of this strain, not another version of it.
• Profile. Led by caryophyllene, alongside limonene, linalool, myrcene. We do not provide percentage shares, as sources calculate them against different totals.
• Origin. Established lineage, parents are Animal Cookies and Gorilla Glue #4.
• What is missing. The profile describes a single source, so there is nothing to compare it with.

What is Zookies and where does this strain come from?

Zookies is a hybrid with indica dominance, created by crossing Animal Cookies with Gorilla Glue #4. The same set of parents is provided by three strain catalogs, which form the basis of the lineage graph for this entry, so the origin of this position is established, not inferred from the name.

The graph lists 85 cultivars present in Polish pharmacies. Parents are established for 60 of them, while 25 have an entry of unknown origin, as the breeder did not disclose it or available descriptions contradict each other. Zookies stands out unusually well in this collection: it is one of seven entries for which three source references have been recorded instead of one or two. The second strain from the same producer, Wedding Pop Triangle, also made it into this group of seven.

The lineage speaks of a breeding line, not the content of a specific package. The names of the parents are strain labels, not results of analysis, and the flower from one line can differ depending on cultivation and post-harvest processing. Therefore, the origin serves here to organize the family of strains and to indicate neighbors in the comparison, not to predict composition or effects in a patient. It is also worth knowing what these three references are: they are strain catalogs, not a breeder’s card. Consistency of catalogs can sometimes result from one description being copied by all, so we read it as a strong clue, not as a document of origin.

Which producers supply Zookies to Polish pharmacies?

One. Zookies is supplied exclusively by Medalchemy and there is one pharmacy position for this strain. There are sixteen producers in the entire collection, and the number of strains attributed to each ranges from one to thirty-eight. Medalchemy has two, so it is one of the smallest suppliers in this market.

The registered name carries a number, as that is how the approval record looks. We provide it without this suffix, as the declared value has a producer’s tolerance and quoted separately looks like a measurement of a specific package, which it is not. For this position, the source does not provide a range of cannabinoid content, so we do not quote it in any form. There is, in fact, as many pharmacy versions as there are positions, which is one, and the comparison table of variants has nothing to compare beyond one row.

The pharmacy composition changes at a pace that is not visible in the strain description: the approval expires, the wholesaler exhausts a batch, the producer shifts their portfolio. The current state is maintained separately in the overview of strains available in Polish pharmacies. The producer itself and the rest of its offer have their own text in this collection. The database describing this position marks its availability as high, but this is a catalog label from one day, not the stock status of the wholesaler on the day of prescription fulfillment.

What does Zookies smell and taste like?

• caryophyllene caryophyllene (leading in the pharmacy list)
• limonene limonene
• linalool linalool
• myrcene myrcene

Descriptions boil down to four catalog terms: spicy, sweet, earthy, and herbal. All come from the same database that describes the terpene profile, meaning from a single source, and are labels organizing the catalog, not results of sensory testing performed on this batch of flower.

The profile lists four terpenes: caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and myrcene. Caryophyllene also leads in terms of share and is responsible for the spicy note highlighted in descriptions. We provide the composition as a list, meaning just the names, without numbers added next to them.

The reason is numerical. The database provides a share for each terpene, but does not specify what it refers to. For Zookies, the four shares sum exactly to one hundred, which looks complete and is precisely why it is misleading: in the same table, 145 entries yield 46 different sums, ranging from 14 to 125, with the median at 82, and six entries exceed one hundred. A sum equal to one hundred thus indicates normalization within the listed names, not proof that everything present in the flower has been mentioned.

What each of these compounds does beyond the plant is described separately: caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and myrcene.

How long does it take for Zookies to take effect and how long does the effect last?

This depends on the method of administration, not the name on the label. For this strain, no one has measured either the onset or peak of effects, and the producer does not publish its own data on this. Only the course described for cannabis raw material taken by inhalation or orally remains, and that is all that can be inferred from it.

The method of administration determines the course more than the strain itself, and the ranges below describe it, not this cultivar, as pharmacokinetic studies for a single cultivar have not been published.

For this position, one practical consequence follows. Comparisons of the duration of effects between strains that circulate in sales descriptions have no measurement basis for Zookies, so we do not repeat them here nor replace them with our own estimates.

What is known and what is not known about the effects of Zookies?

Research on the strain itself does not exist. The only sources that can be cited are two studies on caryophyllene, the leading terpene in this profile, both conducted on mice. Everything else comes from sales descriptions or patient reports and does not have the status of evidence, although it is sometimes presented as such.

Neither of the two studies tested caryophyllene on humans or in inhaled form from flower; both works concern oral or systemic administration in mice in pain and inflammation models, not sleep or mood. The database describing this position adds two labels, relaxing and balanced, but these are catalog terms entered on the sales side, not results of clinical observation. We keep them separate from the two studies mentioned above precisely because in texts about strains one is sometimes presented as the other.

What side effects have been reported after Zookies?

None specifically under this name. Reports go to supervision with the batch number of a specific package, not with the name of the cultivar, so for the only position from Medalchemy, there is no public compilation of such observations. We do not replace it with assumptions or descriptions transferred from a strain with a similar profile.

Reports of side effects are collected for a medicinal product with a batch number, not for the strain name, so the following pertains to cannabis flower as a group of raw materials. The most commonly reported are dry mouth, red eyes, and increased heart rate. Less frequently described are dizziness upon rapid standing, daytime drowsiness, and transient worsening of short-term memory, as well as anxiety increasing with dosage. A separate issue is medications taken concurrently, especially sedatives and those affecting coagulation: their assessment requires knowledge of the entire list of preparations, not just the description of the plant. We do not provide the frequency of these symptoms numerically, as public compilations for cannabis flower in Poland do not separate them by individual products.

With Zookies, there is one caveat. Since the composition is described by a single database, even a compilation of reports with an assumed profile would have no basis to rely on, and attributing a symptom to a terpene would be guesswork.

What is known about the vaporization of Zookies and the temperatures of its terpenes?

Not much beyond what follows from the chemistry of the terpenes themselves. For this strain, there is no measurement indicating a single correct setting for the vaporizer, and the boiling temperatures of its four terpenes span a wide range of ninety degrees, so no single value encompasses them all.

The numbers from this table come from source records where the same substance was measured under different conditions. For caryophyllene, next to the atmospheric value is a measurement of 130 degrees at a pressure of 14 mmHg, which is over one hundred twenty degrees lower, and the entire difference is explained by pressure, not a different sample. This is where temperature tables come from that contradict each other. For the other three terpenes in this profile, the source does not note any measurements under reduced pressure, so the four values from the table cannot be arranged in a single series without caveat.

The value on the dial is not the temperature of the flower in the chamber, and the boiling temperature does not determine the moment when a compound begins to transition to vapor, as this also happens significantly lower. For both these reasons, we do not provide a recommended setting here. The selection of parameters should be part of a conversation with the treating physician, as it depends on the form of the raw material and the device itself.

Which strains in this collection are related to Zookies?

Three. Animal Rntz and Animintz share a parent with Zookies on the Animal Cookies side, while Mac Monkey, also sold as Blue Monkey, shares the second parent, Gorilla Glue #4, with Zookies. All three are listed in the same pharmacy collection, so the relationship can be verified on specific positions, not just in the breeder’s description.

Animal Cookies appears three times in the graph, each time with a different second parent: in Animal Rntz it is Runtz, in Animintz it is SinMint Cookies, and in Zookies it is Gorilla Glue #4. The second parent reappears with Mac Monkey, where it neighbors Black Blueberry.

The name component does not determine anything here. Girl Scout Cookies has in the graph parents OG Kush and Durban Poison, while Frosted Cherry Cookies comes from Cherry Cookie crossed with The White. None of them shares even one parent with Zookies, although all three names end with the same word. Girl Scout Cookies builds its own family, as it appears as a parent to Electric Honeydew, GMO, and Balasa, and this is a group separate from the one described above.

One label stands on the border. The parent of Zookies is recorded as Gorilla Glue #4, while a separate entry Gorilla Glue refers in the graph to the description of Original Glue, meaning the same line under a different name. Siblings are connected by the literal sound of the label, so Balasa, whose parent is Gorilla Glue without a number, did not appear on the list above. This is a limitation of the record, not a botanical determination, and we treat it as such here.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Zookies strain

Who supplies Zookies to Polish pharmacies?

One producer, Medalchemy, and there is one pharmacy position for this strain. The same producer also has Wedding Pop Triangle in the collection.

Is Zookies related to Girl Scout Cookies?

No. Girl Scout Cookies comes in the graph from OG Kush and Durban Poison, while Zookies comes from Animal Cookies and Gorilla Glue #4. The common component of the name does not indicate a common parent.

Why do you not provide the THC content for this strain?

Because the source does not provide a range, and the declared value has a producer’s tolerance on both sides. A single number would look like the result of testing a specific package, which it is not, so we omit it entirely.

What terpenes does the Zookies profile mention?

Four: caryophyllene, limonene, linalool, and myrcene, with caryophyllene also leading in terms of share. We do not transcribe numbers next to these names, as the source does not specify what total they refer to.

Is Zookies consistently available in pharmacies?

There is no such guarantee. Availability depends on the approval permit, wholesaler supplies, and the producer’s portfolio, and each of these things changes faster than the strain description. The current state is maintained in a separate collection.

What has been shown in studies on caryophyllene?

Two studies on mice: binding to the CB2 receptor along with inhibition of swelling dependent on that receptor and reduction of the inflammatory phase of pain after oral administration. Both concern animals, not humans, and neither pertains to inhaled administration from flower.

Cannabis flower is a pharmaceutical raw material dispensed by prescription in the Rpw category. The material is informational in nature and does not replace the advice of a doctor or pharmacist. Products from the store category flower are different from the pharmaceutical raw material described above. Editorial text: Editorial team ubucha.pl.