CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · ISLAND SWEET SKUNK
Island Sweet Skunk
4 independent sources put THC at 23%; 385 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 15.2 to 26%; 3 recorded parents; 44 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (United States), Karma Cup and Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards.
Island Sweet Skunk is a sativa dominant hybrid cannabis strain bred by Federation Seed Co. Lab tests put its THC between 15.2 and 26% (the middle 80% of 385 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Beta Myrcene, Terpinolene, Linalool. Recorded parents: Skunk 1 × Sweet Skunk × White Widow. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 3 cup placings on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 4 independent sources
● type: sativa dominant hybrid
23%
THC, most-agreed claim
4 independent sources
15.2–26%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 385 samples
3
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
44
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/3
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
10
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23% | 4 | cannaconnection, weedseedsexpress, cannabis_intelligence, master, nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 20.5% | 3 | replication_data, nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 20.6% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 18.4% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 18.8% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 19.7% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 20.2% | 2 | replication_data, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 20.8% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 21.4% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 21.8% | 2 | replication_data, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 22.9% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 26% | 2 | nv_ccb_lab_library, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
Lab range 15.2 to 26% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 385 flower lab samples, median 20.6%; CBD 0 to 0.1% over 360 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Beta Myrcene, Terpinolene, Linalool, beta-Caryophyllene, alpha-Pinene, Caryophyllene Oxide
437 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 54 non flower, 24 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 61 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 120 cm | 1 | bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 152 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 274 cm | 1 | cannaconnection |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 70 days | 1 | cannaconnection, master |
| 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 58 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Skunk 1 | 1 | leafly_parent_slugs:leafly_flat_enrich |
| Sweet Skunk | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| White Widow | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
44 descendants through recorded links, including Berry Sweet Bud, Big Blue Mother Skunker, Bliss, Cbd 11, Frisian Sweet, Fruit Island, Godiss, Golden Goat.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards | list 12 on archived page (category heading not rendered) | unverified | |
| 2015 | Karma Cup | Sativa | 6th | unverified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Sativa Cup | 3rd | verified |
Award claims checked 2 confirmed · 3 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Times | not stated · matched 2011 | allbud | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2011 | allbud | confirmed |
| 2013 High Times Top 10 Canadian Strains of All Time. Island Sweet Skunk’s effects have | 2013 | hytiva | year_mismatch |
| 2013 High Times Top 10 Canadian Strains of All Time | 2013 | hytiva | year_mismatch |
| AWARD WINNING STRAIN | not stated | seedfinder | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
10 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: Island Sweet Skunk, next-generation-seed-company/island-sweet-skunk, federation-seed-company/island-sweet-skunk, unknown-or-legendary/island-sweet-skunk, islandsweetskunk, 018NY6XC00VTWTAMAX18Y3DZJY
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dossier island-sweet-skunk · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Island Sweet Skunk strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/island-sweet-skunk/