CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · CRITICAL MASS
Critical Mass
6 independent sources put THC at 22%; 569 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 5.3 to 21.9%; 7 recorded parents; 241 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Errl Cup, High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) and Spannabis Champions Cup.
Critical Mass is a indica dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Advanced Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 5.3 and 21.9% (the middle 80% of 569 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Beta Caryophyllene, Linalool, beta-Myrcene. Recorded parents: Afgana × Afgani × Afghan × Afghani × Skunk × Skunk 1 × Skunk No 1. Stated flowering time 49 to 56 days. 19 cup placings on record, 7 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 6 independent sources
● type: indica dominant hybrid
22%
THC, most-agreed claim
6 independent sources
5.3–21.9%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 569 samples
7
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
241
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
7/19
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
22
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22% | 6 | bank_azarius_seeds, seedfinder, seedcity_local, replication_data, cannabis_intelligence, bank_advanced-seeds |
| 6.6% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 7.4% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 6.2% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 6.4% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 6.5% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 7% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 7.1% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 7.4% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 7.6% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 8% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 8.1% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
Lab range 5.3 to 21.9% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 569 flower lab samples, median 15.9%; CBD 0 to 11.4% over 389 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Beta Caryophyllene, Linalool, beta-Myrcene, Caryophyllene Oxide, alpha-Humulene, Terpinolene
1,136 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 198 non flower, 148 quality flagged, 2 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 90 to 100 cm | 7 | alchimia, bank_azarius_seeds, multiverse, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder, seedcity |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 100 to 120 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 120 to 140 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 49 to 56 days | 4 | seedcity, seedcity_local, alchimia, seedfinder |
| 42 to 56 days | 3 | cannaconnection, cropking, seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, alchimia, master |
| 65 to 70 days | 2 | bank_azarius_seeds, seedfinder |
| 45 to 55 days | 2 | alchimia, master, seedfinder |
| 63 days | 2 | multiverse, alchimia |
| 50 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 49 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 53 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 45 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
241 descendants through recorded links, including Auto Afghan Mass Seeds, Auto Bud Cannon Seeds, Auto Mass Seeds, Cbd Tonic Seeds, Cream Crystal Meth Seeds, Critical Auto Seeds, Critical Daddy Seeds, Critical Haze Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Errl Cup | DERIVATES | 1st | verified |
| 2020 | Errl Cup | FLOWER CBD | 2nd | verified |
| 2019 | Errl Cup | FLOWER CBD | 1st | verified |
| 2019 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | CBD Flower | 2nd | verified |
| 2019 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | CBD Flower | 3rd | verified |
| 2018 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Best CBD Flower | 1st | verified |
| 2018 | Dope Cup | Best CBD Oil | runner-up | unverified |
| 2016 | Dope Cup | Best CBD Flower Medical | 2nd | unverified |
| 2009 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Mejor variedad de interior Hydro | 1st | verified |
| 2008 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Copa Highlife BCN 2008 (overall) | 1st | unverified |
| 2008 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Planta del año 2008 (Plant of the year) | 1st | unverified |
| 2008 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Bio Cup | 1st | unverified |
| 2008 | La Revolta Verda (Copa de Girona) | Indoor | 1st | unverified |
| 2008 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Bio Cup | 2nd | unverified |
| 2008 | La Revolta Verda (Copa de Girona) | Indoor | 2nd | unverified |
| 2007 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Hydro Cup | 1st | unverified |
| 2007 | La Revolta Verda (Copa de Girona) | Indoor | 2nd | unverified |
| 2004 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Copa Highlife BCN 2004 (overall) | 1st | unverified |
| 2004 | Highlife Cup Barcelona (Highlife BCN) | Bio Cup | 1st | unverified |
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 2 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlife Cannabis Cup 1st - Indica | 2004 | 2004 | lockboxseeds.com | unchecked |
| Winner of multiple awards in various countries since the early days. | not stated | seedfinder | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
22 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · 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: critical-mass, advanced-seeds/critical-mass, aficionado-seed-bank/critical-mass, amsterdam-genetics/critical-mass, bulk-seed-bank/critical-mass, hempire-seeds-co/critical-mass, linda-seeds/critical-mass, mr-nice-seedbank/critical-mass, quebec-cannabis-seeds/critical-mass, the-plant/critical-mass, zoo-seeds/critical-mass, critical mass autoflowering feminized seeds bulk seeds, critical mass autoflowering feminized seeds canuk seeds, critical mass feminized seeds bulk seeds, critical mass feminized seeds canuk seeds, criticalmass, 018NY6XC00VT07R53VEE2VNQHA
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dossier critical-mass · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Critical Mass strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/critical-mass/