CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · AK-47
AK-47
4 independent sources put THC at 21.6%; 1,920 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 11.8 to 24.8%; 10 recorded parents; 238 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Highlife Cup (Netherlands), High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) and Karma Cup.
AK-47 is a sativa dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Amaranta Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 11.8 and 24.8% (the middle 80% of 1,920 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are limonene, β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene. Recorded parents: Afghan × Afghani × Colombian × Columbian × Mexican × Mexican Sativa × Nativa Secret × South American × Thai × And Afghani Varieties. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 12 cup placings on record, 7 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 4 independent sources
● type: sativa dominant hybrid
21.6%
THC, most-agreed claim
4 independent sources
11.8–24.8%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 1,920 samples
10
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
238
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
7/12
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
13
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 21.6% | 4 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 18% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, cropking |
| 17% | 3 | or_prr00150, seedfinder, replication_data |
| 21.3% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 21.7% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 11% | 2 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 12.7% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 14.7% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 15.2% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 15.2% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 15.6% | 2 | replication_data, cannlytics_lab |
| 16.6% | 2 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
Lab range 11.8 to 24.8% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 1,920 flower lab samples, median 18.9%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 1,438 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: limonene, β-myrcene, β-caryophyllene, linalool, β-pinene, α-humulene
3,580 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 854 non flower, 209 quality flagged, 1 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 100 to 140 cm | 5 | alchimia, cannaconnection, hytiva, seedfinder, cropking, master |
| 179 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 80 to 100 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 90 to 150 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 80 to 140 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 130 to 170 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 140 cm | 1 | bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 63 days | 3 | hytiva, seedfinder, alchimia |
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | cannaconnection, alchimia, seedfinder, master |
| 56 to 70 days | 2 | cropking, seedfinder |
| 67 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 58 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 63 to 77 days | 1 | cropking |
| 53 to 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 60 to 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 63 to 84 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 70 to 84 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,master |
| Afghani | 1 | strain_fact:cropking,seedfinder |
| Colombian | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,cropking,master,seedfinder |
| Columbian | 1 | strain_fact:cropking,seedfinder |
| Mexican | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,cropking,master,seedfinder |
| Mexican Sativa | 1 | strain_fact:bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| Nativa Secret | 1 | seedfinder:parents |
| South American | 1 | leafly_parent_slugs:leafly_flat_enrich |
| Thai | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,cropking,master,seedfinder |
| And Afghani Varieties | 1 | strain_fact:cropking |
238 descendants through recorded links, including Kalashnikova, Ak 47 Fast Version Seeds Egs, Ak 48 Auto Seeds, Also Know 47 Autoflower Feminized Seeds Seedkeepers, Auto Ak Seeds Grass O Matic, Auto Wembley Seeds, Candy Cane Mango Seeds Seedkeepers, Chingis Khan Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | New York Growers Cup | Other | 3rd | unverified |
| 2021 | Karma Cup | Category Solvent Extract | 1st | unverified |
| 2020 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Categorie A – Hybrids generally grown on hydroponics | 3rd | unverified |
| 2016 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Bio | 2nd | verified |
| 2014 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Medical Cannabis | 2nd | unverified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Hybrid Cup | 3rd | verified |
| 2003 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Indica Cup | 2nd | verified |
| 1999 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Sativa Cup | 2nd | verified |
| 1996 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Hydro Cup | 3rd | verified |
| 1994 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Hydro Cup | 2nd | verified |
| 1994 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Cannabis Cup | 3rd | verified |
| – | Copa Catalunya (Catalan cannabis growers' cup) | interior tierra | 2nd | unverified |
Award claims checked 7 confirmed · 18 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | alchimia | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | cannaconnection | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | alchimia | confirmed |
| multiple Cannabis Cup awards | not stated · matched 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | alchimia | event_ambiguous |
| high times | not stated | seedfinder | event_ambiguous |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated | master | event_ambiguous |
| High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories (Indica, Sativa and Hybrid) | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2013 | 2013 | archive.org | unchecked |
| winner | High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories: Indica, Sativa and Hybrid | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2013 | 2013 | archive.org | unchecked |
| third-place win in this year’s hybrids category in Amsterdam | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories (Indica, Saliva and Hybrid) | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories (Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid) | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 2011 in Amsterdam, and it got the third prize in the division of Hybrid. For people wh | 2011 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| Toronto Treating Yourself Expo winner | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup third place | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| Toronto Treating Yourself Expo winner (sativa) | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup, third place (hybrid) | 2011 | 2011 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories Endiea. Saliva and Hybrid | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| winner | High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories Endiea. Saliva and Hybrid | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories Indica, Sativa and Hybrid | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| the ultimate winner | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| winner | Only strain to bald a High Times Cannabis Cup in ALL 3 categories Endiea. Saliva and Hybrid! | High Times Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
The API itemises 25 of 42 claims on record; the counts above cover the claims listed here.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
13 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: blimburnseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: alchimiaweb.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: ak-47, amaranta-seeds/ak-47, bulk-seeds/ak-47, capricorn-seed-company/ak-47, jaws-gear/ak-47, linda-seeds/ak-47, nativa-seeds/ak-47, semyanich/ak-47, sensation-seeds/ak-47, trikoma-seeds/ak-47, ak 47 fast version, 018NY6XC00VTWS9RKYK0Y63Z2Y
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dossier ak-47 · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). AK-47 strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/ak-47/