Piff Haze in Queens: The Uptown NYC Haze, THC, Effects and Where to Find It
If you bought weed in New York before legalization, you know the smell. Piff is back on a licensed shelf.
Piff is a New York word. In the 1990s and 2000s it meant the Haze that came out of uptown Manhattan, mostly Washington Heights and Harlem, and it had a smell nobody confused with anything else: church incense. For a lot of New Yorkers it is the strain legal cannabis was supposed to bring back.
Genetics and numbers
Piff is a Haze-lineage sativa. The exact parentage of the original uptown cut is disputed, and anyone who tells you they know for certain is guessing; what growers agree on is that it is an old, long-flowering Haze. Modern Piff Haze batches are grown from cuts and crosses selected to recreate that profile. The Synergy batch on our shelf tested at 28.77% THC.
Smell and taste
Frankincense and spice, the incense note people call church, with citrus and a little wood underneath. The buds are lighter and airier than modern dessert strains, which is normal for Haze.
What people report
Customers describe a fast, heady, talkative high that lasts. It is a daytime and social strain, and it is stronger than the Haze most people remember.
On our shelf (as of October 3, 2026)
- Synergy Piff Haze, 3.5g flower, lab-tested 28.77% THC, $56
How to get it
The live menu shows every Piff Haze product in stock right now, with the lab THC on each listing. Pickup is at 166-30 Jamaica Ave at Merrick Blvd, one block from Jamaica Center (E/J/Z). Delivery covers Queens, with $1 delivery on $50+ inside Jamaica (11432 to 11436); every zone and fee is on the delivery page. 21+ with valid government ID, checked on every order.
Menus change daily. If a batch sells through, the listing drops off the menu the same hour, so what you see there is what is actually on the shelf.
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FAQ
What is Piff?
Piff is New York slang for the incense-smelling Haze sold uptown in the 1990s and 2000s. Piff Haze is modern flower grown to that profile.
What does Piff Haze smell like?
Church incense: frankincense and spice with citrus underneath.
Where can I buy Piff Haze in Queens?
Silk Road NYC at 166-30 Jamaica Ave had Synergy Piff Haze at 28.77% THC on the shelf on October 3, 2026. Check the live menu for today.