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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.

Critical + strain picture, credit alchimiaweb.com

credit: alchimiaweb.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified

Critical + strain picture, credit allbud.s3.amazonaws.com

credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified

Critical + 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: 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/

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