CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · AK-48
AK-48
2 independent sources put THC at 20%; 46 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 10.6 to 21.2%; 11 recorded parents; 9 recorded descendants. It placed in results from DC Grower’s Cup.
AK-48 is a indica dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Abraxas Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 10.6 and 21.2% (the middle 80% of 46 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are β-myrcene, trans nerolidol, β-caryophyllene. Recorded parents: Afghan × Afghani × Ak 47 × Ak47 × Colombian Gold × Ice × Jock Horror × Mexican × Soloryder × Thai × Colombian Gold, Thai, Mexican, Afghan. Stated flowering time 49 to 63 days. 1 cup placing on record, 0 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: indica dominant hybrid
20%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
10.6–21.2%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 46 samples
11
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
9
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
0/1
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
9
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20% | 2 | allbud, hytiva, master |
| 1 to 21.2% | 1 | phytochem_smith, phytochem_lab |
| 1.6% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 1% | 1 | smith_phytochem_sample |
| 8.6% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 10.6% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 10.6% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 11.8% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 12.8% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 13% | 1 | replication_data |
| 13% | 1 | smith_phytochem_sample |
| 13.1% | 1 | replication_data |
Lab range 10.6 to 21.2% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 46 flower lab samples, median 16.5%; CBD 0 to 0.4% over 34 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: β-myrcene, trans nerolidol, β-caryophyllene, limonene, β-pinene, camphene
99 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 14 non flower, 18 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 124 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 400 cm | 1 | master, alchimia |
| 50 to 70 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 49 to 63 days | 3 | cannaconnection, seedfinder, alchimia, master |
| 48 days | 2 | cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 82 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 63 days | 1 | alchimia |
| 70 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 77 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:cannaconnection|literal_cleaned |
| Ak 47 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Ak47 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Colombian Gold | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_blim-burn-seeds,cannaconnection,hytiva+1 |
| Ice | 1 | strain_fact:allbud |
| Jock Horror | 1 | strain_fact:allbud |
| Mexican | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_blim-burn-seeds,cannaconnection,master |
| Soloryder | 1 | seedfinder |
| Thai | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_blim-burn-seeds,cannaconnection,hytiva+1 |
| Colombian Gold, Thai, Mexican, Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
9 descendants through recorded links, including Ak 48 Automatic, Ak48 Auto, Ak 48 Auto, Gg 48, Gg 48 Auto, Lemon Og Haze Auto, Gg 48 Feminised Seeds 5, Pure Ak.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | DC Grower’s Cup | BREEDER’S CUP | listed (no place printed) under 'TIE:' | unverified |
No seed-bank award claims on record.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
9 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: blimburnseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · 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-48, abraxas-seeds/ak-48, nirvana-seeds/ak-48, sagarmatha-seeds/ak-48, ak 48 feminized seeds bulk seeds, ak 48 feminized seeds canuk seeds, 018NY6XC00VTJKX0SH7X6B5EJ7
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dossier ak-48 · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). AK-48 strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/ak-48/