CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · BIG BUDDHA CHEESE
Big Buddha Cheese
2 independent sources put THC at 18%; 38 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 9.626 to 21.502%; 4 recorded parents; 35 recorded descendants. It placed East Coast Canna Cup / Green Cup & Expo (Quick Buy n Grow).
● frozen 2026-09-14 · API 0.7.0-stdlib
● evidence bar: flower lab range 3 samples
● type: hybrid
18%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
9.626–21.502%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 38 samples
4
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
35
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
4/5
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18% | 2 | leafly_flat, leafly_flat_enrich, medical_effects |
| 8.872% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 8.98936% | 1 | replication_data |
| 9.2069% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 9.22% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 9.8% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes |
| 10.1624% | 1 | replication_data |
| 12.678% | 1 | replication_data |
| 14.6843% | 1 | replication_data |
| 14.92% | 1 | maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
2 more THC claims are on the live card.
Lab range 9.626 to 21.502% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 38 flower lab samples (median 17.01). CBD 0.103 to 0.239% over 34 samples. It is a band, not an average, and it is shown only because there are three or more samples.
top terpenes by stated value: d limonene, linalool, trans nerolidol, beta myrcene, beta pinene, caryophyllene oxide, beta-Caryophyllene, alpha-Humulene
87 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 14 non flower, 12 quality flagged.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 163 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 63 days | 3 | seedfinder, cannaconnection, alchimia |
| 49 to 63 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | alchimia, master |
| 56 to 63 days | 1 | cannaconnection |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,master |
| Cheese | 1 | seedfinder |
| UK Cheese | 1 | leafly_parent_slugs:leafly_flat_enrich |
| Afghani low confidence | 1 | strain_fact:cannaconnection |
35 descendants through recorded links, including Cheese Automatic Seeds (Big Buddha Seeds), Cheese Seeds (Big Buddha Seeds), Cheesus Seeds, Chiesel Seeds, King Kong Seeds, La Cheese Seeds, Chunky Cheeze, Freeze Cheese '89. 3 sub-varieties and 0 phenotypes or cuts are linked to this cultivar.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | East Coast Canna Cup / Green Cup & Expo (Quick Buy n Grow) | Indoor | 3 | verified |
| 2019 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Indica | 3 | verified |
| 2017 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Skunk Strains | 2 | verified |
| 2006 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Indica Cup | 1 | verified |
| 2006 | IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) | Indica | 1 | unverified |
Award claims checked
11 confirmed · 5 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as wins on the live card; every other verdict is shown in words beside the claim.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
4 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: alchimiaweb.com · shown with credit copyright unverified
credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.com · shown with credit copyright unverified
credit: cannaconnection.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 shown only from 3 samples. Nothing is averaged across sources.
Aliases on record: 018NY6XC00VTAPA31Z1Z49T4Z8, big-budda-cheese, big-buddha-cheese, bigbuddhacheese, growers-choice/big-buddha-cheese. First listed by Big Buddha Seeds. Observations on record: 8. Science links: 70.
dossier big-buddha-cheese · frozen 2026-09-14 · citation score 47 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project