CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · CRITICAL +
Critical +
6 independent sources put THC at 18%; 102 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 11.8 to 22.1%; 14 recorded parents; 225 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Spannabis Champions Cup, Expogrow Cannabis Cup (Irún) and Copa Canarias / Canarian Cannabis Cup.
Critical + is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by 420 Genetics. Lab tests put its THC between 11.8 and 22.1% (the middle 80% of 102 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Linalool, alpha-Humulene, beta-Caryophyllene. Recorded parents: Afgani × Afghan × Afghani × Big Bud × Brazilian × Critical Bilbo × Critical Mass × Og Kush × Skunk × Skunk 1 × Somango × South Indian × Big Bud For Potent × Afganas. Stated flowering time 49 to 56 days. 8 cup placings on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 6 independent sources
● type: hybrid
18%
THC, most-agreed claim
6 independent sources
11.8–22.1%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 102 samples
14
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
225
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/8
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
38
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% | 6 | rqs, cannaconnection, seedfinder, seedcity_local, cannabis_intelligence, bank_freedom-of-seeds |
| 16% | 5 | seedfinder, seedcity, seedcity_local, cannabis_intelligence, bank_advanced-seeds, bank_azarius_seeds |
| 20% | 3 | cropking, allbud, fastbuds |
| 19% | 2 | leafly_flat, weedseedsexpress, leafly_flat_enrich |
| 15% | 2 | seedfinder, medical_effects |
| 11.1 to 22.9% | 1 | phytochem_smith, phytochem_lab |
| 0.2% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 0.2% | 1 | hi_local_gap |
| 5.7% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 10.7% | 1 | replication_data |
| 11% | 1 | replication_data |
| 11.1% | 1 | smith_phytochem_sample |
Lab range 11.8 to 22.1% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 102 flower lab samples, median 17%; CBD 0 to 0.7% over 86 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Linalool, alpha-Humulene, beta-Caryophyllene, alpha-Pinene, Caryophyllene Oxide, Myrcene
196 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 13 non flower, 6 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 90 cm | 6 | alchimia, bank_azarius_seeds, fastbuds, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 80 to 140 cm | 6 | rqs, seedcity, seedcity_local, cannabis_intelligence, cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 60 to 90 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 140 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 45 to 50 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 80 to 135 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 90 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 100 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| 180 to 220 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 185 to 220 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 49 to 56 days | 4 | bank_azarius_seeds, cannaconnection, bank_freedom-of-seeds, seedfinder |
| 49 to 63 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, alchimia |
| 63 days | 3 | fastbuds, cannabis_intelligence, alchimia |
| 49 days | 2 | cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 50 days | 2 | seedfinder, cannaconnection |
| 56 to 63 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 66 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 42 to 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 48 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 45 to 51 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 46 to 54 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 50 to 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afgani | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Afghani | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Big Bud | 1 | seedfinder |
| Brazilian | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|split_of:Brazilian x South Indian |
| Critical Bilbo | 1 | seedfinder |
| Critical Mass | 1 | seedfinder |
| Og Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Skunk | 1 | seedfinder |
| Skunk 1 | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,seedfinder |
| Somango | 1 | seedfinder |
| South Indian | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|split_of:Brazilian x South Indian |
| Big Bud For Potent | 1 | summary:parents |
| Afganas | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
225 descendants through recorded links, including Auto Critical Seeds Seedmakers Seeds, Auto Critical Seeds Victory Seeds, Critical Kush Seeds Royal Queen Seeds, Critical Lights Expert Seeds Seeds, Critical Purple Auto Seeds, Critical Purple Kush Seeds, Critical Seeds Kera Seeds, Critical Soma Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Categorie N – Nederhash | 3rd | unverified |
| 2017 | High 95 Cup | Sun Grown | 13th place | unverified |
| 2014 | Expogrow Cannabis Cup (Irún) | BEST INDICA | 1st | unverified |
| 2013 | Copa Canarias / Canarian Cannabis Cup | Copa Local – Mejor Interior | 2nd | unverified |
| 2013 | Expogrow Cannabis Cup (Irún) | BEST INDICA | 2nd | unverified |
| 2013 | Copa Canarias / Canarian Cannabis Cup | Copa BHO | 2nd | unverified |
| 2011 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Hydro | 3rd | unverified |
| 2009 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Mejor variedad de exterior | 2nd | verified |
Award claims checked 5 confirmed · 9 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlife Cup | not stated · matched 2011, 2020 | alchimia | confirmed |
| Highlife Cup | not stated · matched 2011, 2020 | master | confirmed |
| High Life | not stated · matched 2011, 2020 | allbud | confirmed |
| High Life | not stated · matched 2011, 2020 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| many prizes at smaller Cannabis Cups | not stated · matched 2013, 2014 | cannaconnection | confirmed |
| 2013 Expogrow.Critical#47 - Positronics growing tips:Organic systems: PH growth 6 / PH | 2013 | alchimia | edition_unresearched |
| 2013 Expogrow.Critical#47 - Positronics growing tips:Organic systems: PH growth 6 / PH | 2013 | master | edition_unresearched |
| winner of the 1st Highlife Cup held in Barcelona | not stated | master | not_in_results |
| 1st High Life Cup in Barcelona | not stated | seedfinder | not_in_results |
| High Life | not stated | alchimia | not_in_results |
| High Life | not stated | master | not_in_results |
| Baixa Cup | not stated | cannaconnection | unchecked |
| THC Cup | not stated | cannaconnection | unchecked |
| Sativa Cup | not stated | cannaconnection | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
38 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: 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-plus, dinafem/critical-plus, critical, royal-queen-seeds/critical, advanced-seeds/critical, bulk-seeds/critical-plus, critical-doubleplus, gea-seeds/critical-doubleplus, growers-choice/critical-plus, nativa-seeds/critical-plus, 420-genetics/critical, amaranta-seeds/critical, bulk-seed-bank/critical, cbd-seeds/critical, ganja-farmer-seeds/critical, kera-seeds/critical, nirvana-seeds/critical, seedmakers-seeds/critical, sensation-seeds/critical, victory-seeds/critical
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dossier critical · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Critical + strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/critical/