CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · DEATH STAR
Death Star
3 independent sources put THC at 20%; 811 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 9.3 to 26.4%; 2 recorded parents; 60 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Oregon Growers Cup, High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) and Dope Cup.
Death Star is a indica dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Clone Only Strains. Lab tests put its THC between 9.3 and 26.4% (the middle 80% of 811 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are limonene, trans nerolidol, α-humulene. Recorded parents: Sensi Star × Sour Diesel. Stated flowering time 56 to 70 days. 9 cup placings on record, 7 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 3 independent sources
● type: indica dominant hybrid
20%
THC, most-agreed claim
3 independent sources
9.3–26.4%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 811 samples
2
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
60
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
7/9
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
7
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15.6% | 3 | maxvalue_terpenes, cannlytics_lab, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 20% | 3 | replication_data, medical_effects, hytiva |
| 19.5% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 15.8% | 2 | or_prr00150, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 12.8% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 20.9% | 2 | cannlytics_lab, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 1.6% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 17% | 2 | or_prr00150, maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 17.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, maxvalue_terpenes |
| 19.3% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 20.3% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 21.7% | 2 | replication_data, cannlytics_lab |
Lab range 9.3 to 26.4% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 811 flower lab samples, median 19.8%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 492 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: limonene, trans nerolidol, α-humulene, β-myrcene, linalool, β-pinene
1,933 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 509 non flower, 132 quality flagged, 2 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | cropking |
| 65 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Sensi Star | 1 | seedfinder |
| Sour Diesel | 1 | seedfinder |
60 descendants through recorded links, including Lord Kush Seeds Delicious Seeds, Binary Star, Blue Star, Dank Vader, Dankstar, Deadstar, Death Bubba, Death By Gas.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Best Hybrid Flower | 3rd | verified |
| 2019 | Oregon Growers Cup | Hash | 1st | verified |
| 2018 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES | 1st | verified |
| 2017 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES | 1st | verified |
| 2015 | Oregon Growers Cup | Concentrates | 2nd | unverified |
| 2015 | Dope Cup | Best CO2 – THC | runner-up | unverified |
| 2014 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID | 2nd | verified |
| 2014 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | PEOPLE'S CHOICE CUP: Flowers | 2nd | verified |
| 2014 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID | 3rd | verified |
Award claims checked 2 confirmed · 8 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Times | not stated · matched 2014, 2017, 2018 | hytiva | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 2014, 2017, 2018 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| 2010 when High Times wrote an article about the tightly-held strain. It is trademarked | 2010 | seedfinder | year_mismatch |
| High Times 2010 | 2010 | hytiva | year_mismatch |
| 2005 High Times Cannabis Cups. Its scent and taste are of forest, earth, and lemon. Se | 2005 | hytiva | year_mismatch |
| Medical Hybrid category winner | Michigan Cup | 2014 | 2014 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 2nd | 2nd Place: Hybrid | Cannabis Cup | 2014 | 2014 | archive.org | unchecked |
| WINNER | People's Chores Cup: Flowers | People's Chores Cup | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Medical Cannabis Cup | not stated | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| Medical Cannabis Cup | not stated | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
7 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: cropkingseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: images.hytiva.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 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: death-star, clone-only-strains/death-star, death star feminized, 018NY6XC00VTC7JABC5K8RPHKX
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dossier death-star · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Death Star strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/death-star/