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C4

2 independent sources put THC at 19%; 41 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 0.6 to 23.5%; 10 recorded parents; 15 recorded descendants.

C4 is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Chimera Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 0.6 and 23.5% (the middle 80% of 41 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Linalool, alpha-Humulene, alpha-Pinene. Recorded parents: Adam × Chemdog × Cotton Candy × Cotton Candy Kush × Frost Bite × Frostbite × Shishkaberry × Shishkeberry × Shiskaberry × Shiskas. Stated flowering time 50 days.

●   frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib

●   evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources

●   type: hybrid

19%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources

0.6–23.5%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 41 samples

10
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed

15
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links

0/0
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results

6
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
19% 2 leafly_flat, leafly_flat_enrich, medical_effects
0.4 to 21.4% 1 phytochem_smith, phytochem_lab
0.5% 1 steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252
0.8% 1 smith_phytochem_sample
0.4% 1 smith_phytochem_sample
0.4% 1 steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252
0.6% 1 steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252
9.7% 1 steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252
12.2% 1 maxvalue_terpenes_csv
12.9% 1 maxvalue_terpenes_csv
13.6% 1 maxvalue_terpenes_csv
14.5% 1 maxvalue_terpenes_csv

Lab range 0.6 to 23.5% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 41 flower lab samples, median 19.1%; CBD 0 to 14.9% over 23 samples.

top terpenes by stated value: Linalool, alpha-Humulene, alpha-Pinene, beta-Caryophyllene, Terpinolene, beta-Myrcene

54 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 3 non flower, 11 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.

GROW CLAIMS

Height and flowering, as stated.

Height Independent sources Who states it
102 cm 4 cannabis_intelligence, leafly_flat_grow, fastbuds, seedfinder
100 cm 1 fastbuds
Flowering Independent sources Who states it
50 days 3 fastbuds, seedfinder, leafly_flat_grow
55 to 65 days 2 cannabis_intelligence, fastbuds
63 days 1 seedfinder
45 to 55 days 1 seedfinder
LINEAGE

Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.

Parent Sources Who states it
Adam 1 seedfinder
Chemdog 1 seedfinder
Cotton Candy 1 seedfinder
Cotton Candy Kush 1 leafly_parent_slugs:leafly_flat_enrich
Frost Bite 1 strain_fact:seedfinder
Frostbite 1 strain_fact:allbud
Shishkaberry 1 leafly_parent_slugs:leafly_flat_enrich
Shishkeberry 1 summary:parents
Shiskaberry 1 strain_fact:allbud
Shiskas 1 strain_fact:seedfinder

15 descendants through recorded links, including Blitzed, Blunt Bombs, C4 Ibl, Greenade, Red Matter, Smoke Bomb, Sour Cherry, Tsi Fly.

COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS

Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.

No cup results on record.

No seed-bank award claims on record.

PICTURES, WITH CREDIT

6 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.

C4 strain picture, credit images.hytiva.com

credit: images.hytiva.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified

C4 strain picture, credit 2fast4buds.com

credit: 2fast4buds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified

C4 strain picture, credit seedfinder.eu

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: c4, chimera-seeds/c4, yak/c4, 018NY6XC00VTCERYRKFY1KEYEG

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dossier c4 · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). C4 strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/c4/

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