CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · NORTHERN LIGHTS
Northern Lights
8 independent sources put THC at 18%; 1,690 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 11.967 to 23.651%; 9 recorded parents; 628 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Copa Cannabis Uruguay / Copa Cannábica de Uruguay (AECU), DC Grower’s Cup and Karma Cup.
● frozen 2026-09-14 · API 0.7.0-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 3 independent sources
● type: indica
18%
THC, most-agreed claim
8 independent sources
11.967–23.651%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 1,690 samples
9
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
628
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
8/22
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
72
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% | 8 | cannaconnection, cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, leafly_flat, weedseedsexpress, cannabis_intelligence, seedcity_local, leafly_flat_enrich … |
| 16% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, hytiva, medical_effects, allbud |
| 17% | 4 | greenhouse, or_prr00150, bank_blim-burn-seeds, bank_azarius_seeds |
| 19% | 4 | seedcity_local, replication_data, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder |
| 12.566% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 14.8251% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data |
| 15.08% | 2 | replication_data, seedfinder |
| 18.6% | 2 | or_prr00150, cannlytics_expand |
| 18.71% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 18.8% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
2 more THC claims are on the live card.
Lab range 11.967 to 23.651% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 1,690 flower lab samples (median 17.938). CBD 0 to 0.35% over 1,289 samples. It is a band, not an average, and it is shown only because there are three or more samples.
top terpenes by stated value: myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene, alpha humulene, linalool, alpha bisabolol, trans beta farnesene, terpineol
2,716 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 516 non flower, 139 quality flagged.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 80 to 120 cm | 6 | seedcity, seedcity_local, cropking, seedfinder, bank_auto-seeds, alchimia, master |
| 300 cm | 5 | alchimia, bank_azarius_seeds, fastbuds, truenorth, cannaconnection, master |
| 85 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 159 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 50 to 160 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 80 to 90 cm | 1 | greenhouse |
| 90 to 120 cm | 1 | greenhouse |
| 100 to 120 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 115 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 150 to 195 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
2 more Height claims are on the live card.
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 63 days | 5 | seedcity, seedcity_local, cropking, seedfinder, greenhouse |
| 63 days | 5 | fastbuds, seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder, alchimia |
| 55 days | 4 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder, alchimia, master |
| 49 to 56 days | 2 | cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 56 days | 2 | greenhouse, seedfinder |
| 56 to 70 days | 2 | bank_azarius_seeds, cropking |
| 60 to 70 days | 2 | bank_auto-seeds, seedfinder |
| 61 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 68 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 42 to 49 days | 1 | seedfinder |
2 more Flowering claims are on the live card.
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghani | 1 | cannaconnection |
| Green -O- Matic | 1 | greenhouse |
| Northern Lights 5 x 2 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Thai | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_azarius_seeds |
| Thai Sativa | 1 | seedfinder |
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Skunk | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Skunk No. 1 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Haze low confidence | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
628 descendants through recorded links, including Blue Grape Fuel, Shining Silver Haze, Super Silver Haze, The Church, Amnesia Seeds (GreenLabel Seeds), Auto Anesthesia Seeds, Auto Northern Lights Seeds (00 Seeds), Auto Shark Seeds. 25 sub-varieties and 9 phenotypes or cuts are linked to this cultivar.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Errl Cup | Flower – Indica | 3 | verified |
| 2024 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | 2 | unverified |
| 2024 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | Best Packaging | unverified |
| 2023 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | 2 | unverified |
| 2023 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | Best Packaging | unverified |
| 2022 | Karma Cup | Solvent Extract | 1 | unverified |
| 2018 | DC Grower’s Cup | Indica | 3rd | unverified |
| 2018 | The Emerald Cup | Distillate | 8 | unverified |
| 2016 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES, INDICA | 3 | verified |
| 2016 | Karma Cup | SHATTER – (Indica) | 4 | unverified |
| 2013 | Copa Cannabis Uruguay / Copa Cannábica de Uruguay (AECU) | Indoor Cup | 1 | unverified |
| 2011 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Hydro | 1 | unverified |
| 2007 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Hydro | 2 | unverified |
| 2003 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Outdoor - Outdoor - Coffeeshops | 2 | unverified |
| 2002 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Bio - Bio - Seedbanks | 3 | unverified |
Award claims checked
6 confirmed · 3 year mismatch · 2 not in results · 26 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as wins on the live card; every other verdict is shown in words beside the claim.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
72 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: cannaconnection.com · shown with credit copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit copyright unverified
credit: autoseeds.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 shown only from 3 samples. Nothing is averaged across sources.
Aliases on record: 00-seeds-bank/northern-lights, 018NY6XC00VTD5CPRYSJ8WBYQ0, Northern Lights, aficionado-seed-bank/northern-lights, barneys-farm/northern-lights, bc-bud-depot/northern-lights, canuk seeds northern lights strain fem photo, carpathians-seeds/northern-lights, crop-king-seeds/northern-lights, divine-seeds/northern-lights, expert-seeds/northern-lights, garden-of-green/northern-lights …. First listed by Amsterdam Genetics. Observations on record: 49. Science links: 1939.
dossier northern-lights · frozen 2026-09-14 · citation score 194.3 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project