Gorilla Glue #4 is a cannabis cultivar. The name changed to Original Glue in 2017 after the Gorilla Glue Company sent cease-and-desist letters over the trademark. Sellers use GG4, GG #4, Gorilla Glue #4, and Original Glue for the same plant. A clone is a rooted cutting, so it carries the genetics of the mother plant. Seeds do not, and a seed run adds roughly four to six weeks before you can confirm sex and structure. That time gap is why buyers reach for clones.
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Start with the legal question
Cannabis is a Schedule I substance under federal law. State rules decide what you can buy, who can sell it, and how many plants you can keep. Home cultivation limits include 6 plants per residence in California for adults 21 and older, 6 plants per adult and 12 per household in Colorado, and no recreational home grow in Washington. Confirm your state limit before you shop, and confirm that the seller holds a license.
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Where clones come from
- Licensed nurseries. These sell to cultivators and sometimes to the public. Plants carry a track-and-trace tag in states with seed-to-sale systems.
- Licensed dispensaries. Some list clones or seeds on the menu. Stock shows up in spring and early summer in most markets.
- Licensed cultivators. Some sell surplus cuts when they reset a room.
- Clone events and swaps. Legality varies by state. In many states an unlicensed person cannot sell or give away a cannabis plant.
Social media listings, unlicensed sellers, and mail-order sites sit outside the regulated market. A shipped clone crosses state lines, which is a federal offense no matter what the destination state allows.
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What to check before you pay
- HLVd test. Hop latent viroid causes dudding: lower yield, weaker resin, stunted growth. Ask for a lab report with the sample date and sample ID. A report from an older batch proves nothing about the plant in front of you.
- Pest history. Powdery mildew shows as white patches on leaves. Russet mites and broad mites are too small to see without a scope, so ask what treatments the mother room had in the past 12 months.
- Root health. Roots should be white or light tan. Brown or slimy roots mean root rot.
- Age and pot size. A cutting held in a small cube for weeks costs more to finish and drops into shock after transplant.
- Traceability. In states with seed-to-sale tracking, the plant tag links back to the licensed cultivator. Ask for the license number.
- Mother plant data. Ask how old the mother is and when it was last tested.
- Price. Rooted cuts from licensed California nurseries list in the $15 to $35 range. Prices fall during oversupply and climb before outdoor planting season.
Pitfalls
- Name confusion. Gorilla Glue #1, #4, and autoflower versions are different plants. A label that says Gorilla Glue does not name the breeder or the cut.
- Seeds sold as clones. A seed produces a new plant with new genetics.
- Untested mother rooms. One infected mother passes the viroid to every cutting taken from it.
- No quarantine. Isolate a new plant for two weeks before it enters a veg room.
- Cash-only sellers with no license number and no tag.
Questions for the seller
- Is this plant from a licensed cultivator, and what is the license number?
- When was the mother tested for HLVd, and which lab ran the test?
- What pests or pathogens has this mother room seen in the past 12 months?
- How old is the cutting, and how long has it been rooted?
- What is the replacement policy if the plant fails within 30 days?
Naming note
GG Strains is credited with the original cross. The plant took first place in the hybrid category at the 2014 Los Angeles Cannabis Cup. After the 2017 trademark action, most regulated labels print Original Glue. If a seller cannot say which cut they hold, ask for flower photos and lab results from that mother. A name alone does not confirm genetics, and convenience is not a substitute for a test report.