Effects
Purple Urkle effects: what people report
Leafly’s top effects for Purple Urkle are sleepy, relaxed and hungry, and Weedmaps describes a heavy body feel that builds as it goes. Dry mouth, dry eyes and dizziness are the most-reported downsides.1,2
This page reports what people and breeders describe. It is not medical advice, and it makes no claim that Purple Urkle treats or prevents any condition.
What each source reports
| Source | Reported effects | Reported downsides |
|---|---|---|
| Leafly (1,346 user ratings) | Top effects: sleepy, relaxed, hungry; rated mostly calming1 | Dry mouth, dry eyes, dizziness1 |
| Weedmaps | Deep relaxation that builds, with early euphoria giving way to a heavy body and sleepiness2 | — |
| AllBud | Lists creative, euphoria and happy; its description calls the effects relaxing and sleep-inducing3 | — |
| Westword (2019) | A tranquilizing indica whose effects are “dark, heavy and intense”4 | — |
| Homegrown Cannabis Co. (seed seller) | A phenotype selected in part for sedative effects5 | — |
| Pyramid Seeds (breeder) | Intense relaxation of body and mind; warns its high THC can leave new users stuck on the couch6 | — |
These are self-reports and marketing descriptions, not clinical findings.
Energizing or sleepy?
Sleepy. Leafly places Purple Urkle on the calming side of its calming-to-energizing scale and lists sleepy as its top effect, and Weedmaps describes a relaxing high that ends in body weight and sleepiness.1,2 AllBud’s effect tags are the outlier, though its own description calls the strain relaxing.3
Why two batches can feel different
Potency alone varies: in our small sample, one in ten lab tests came in under 14.26% THC and one in ten above 24.68%.7 The name also covers different plants: the original clone, several feminized seed lines and named crosses such as Mendo Purple Urkle 3.5 (see genetics).3,8,9
Sources
- Leafly, Purple Urkle strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Weedmaps, Purple Urkle strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- AllBud, Purple Urkle marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Westword, Why Colorado tokers love Purple Urkle (2019-01-02). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Leafly, Eric Brandstad's Purple Urkle feminized (Homegrown Cannabis Co. listing). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- SeedFinder, Purple Urkle (Pyramid Seeds). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- SeedFinder, Purple Urkle (CSI Humboldt). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- SeedFinder, Mendo Purple Urkle 3.5 (CSI Humboldt). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.