CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · NORTHERN LIGHTS
Northern Lights
9 independent sources put THC at 18%; 1,902 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 11.1 to 24%; 11 recorded parents; 628 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam), Errl Cup and High Times Cannabis Cup (United States).
Northern Lights is a indica cannabis strain bred by Amsterdam Genetics. Lab tests put its THC between 11.1 and 24% (the middle 80% of 1,902 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene. Recorded parents: Afghan × Afghani × Green O Matic × Haze × Northern Lights 5 X 2 × Skunk × Skunk No 1 × Thai × Thai Sativa × Origen Índico × Skunk Nº 1. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 22 cup placings on record, 8 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 9 independent sources
● type: indica
18%
THC, most-agreed claim
9 independent sources
11.1–24%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 1,902 samples
11
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% | 9 | cannaconnection, cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, leafly_flat, weedseedsexpress, cannabis_intelligence, seedcity_local, leafly_flat_enrich, seedfinder, master, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 19% | 5 | seedcity_local, replication_data, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 17% | 4 | greenhouse, or_prr00150, bank_blim-burn-seeds, bank_azarius_seeds |
| 16% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, hytiva, medical_effects, allbud |
| 18.7% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 18.8% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 20% | 3 | bank_bsb_genetics, seedfinder, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 25.7% | 3 | or_prr00150, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 14.4% | 2 | smith_phytochem_sample, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 11.7% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 12.6% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, maxvalue_terpenes_csv |
| 14% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
Lab range 11.1 to 24% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 1,902 flower lab samples, median 17.8%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 1,490 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: myrcene, caryophyllene, limonene, α-humulene, linalool, α-bisabolol
4,060 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 1,234 non flower, 142 quality flagged, 2 percent outliers.
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 |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| 200 cm | 1 | bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 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 |
| 60 to 70 days | 3 | bank_auto-seeds, seedfinder, runner:brain-data-staging-book-grow-guide-corpus-tier-b-cervantes-h |
| 49 to 56 days | 2 | cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 56 to 70 days | 2 | bank_azarius_seeds, cropking |
| 56 days | 2 | greenhouse, seedfinder |
| 61 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 68 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 42 to 49 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 45 to 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 46 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Afghani | 1 | cannaconnection |
| Green O Matic | 1 | greenhouse |
| Haze | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Northern Lights 5 X 2 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Skunk | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Skunk No 1 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Thai | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,bank_azarius_seeds |
| Thai Sativa | 1 | seedfinder |
| Origen Índico | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Skunk Nº 1 | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|part_of:Afghani x Skunk Nº 1 x Haze |
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.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Errl Cup | Flower – Indica | 3rd | verified |
| 2024 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | 2nd | unverified |
| 2024 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | Best Packaging | unverified |
| 2023 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | 2nd | unverified |
| 2023 | Farmers Cup | Solvent Vape Carts | Best Packaging | unverified |
| 2022 | Karma Cup | Solvent Extract | 1st | unverified |
| 2018 | DC Grower’s Cup | Indica | 3rd | unverified |
| 2018 | The Emerald Cup | Distillate | 8th | unverified |
| 2016 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES, INDICA | 3rd | verified |
| 2016 | Karma Cup | SHATTER – (Indica) | 4th | unverified |
| 2013 | Copa Cannabis Uruguay / Copa Cannábica de Uruguay (AECU) | Indoor Cup | 1st | unverified |
| 2011 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Hydro | 1st | unverified |
| 2007 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Hydro | 2nd | unverified |
| 2003 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Outdoor - Outdoor - Coffeeshops | 2nd | unverified |
| 2002 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Bio - Bio - Seedbanks | 3rd | unverified |
| 1994 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Bio Cup | 3rd | verified |
| 1993 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Cannabis Cup / Best Cannabis | 1st | verified |
| 1993 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Coffeeshop Cup | 1st | unverified |
| 1992 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Cannabis Cup | 2nd | verified |
| 1990 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Overall Cannabis Cup | 1st | verified |
| 1990 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Pure Indica Cup | 1st | verified |
| 1989 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Pure Indica Cup | 1st | verified |
Award claims checked 6 confirmed · 18 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Hydro award in Hidroponia Spannabis 2007 | 2007 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Spannabis | not stated · matched 2007 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 1992, 1993, 1994, 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1990 | hytiva | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 1990 | master | confirmed |
| 2006 Bella Flor" 2nd Prize in Hydroponic category "2007 Spannabis" Only being surpasse | 2006 | alchimia | year_mismatch |
| 2006 and the 2nd Hydro award in Hidroponia Spannabis 2007” too. As you can see it`s id | 2006 | seedfinder | year_mismatch |
| Cannabis Cup's top award in 1989, 1990, and 1992 | 1989 | master | year_mismatch |
| 2nd on Spannabis 2007 | 1st on La Bella Flor 2006 | 2007 | herbies | not_in_results |
| Spannabis | not stated | herbies | not_in_results |
| Highest lab-tested THC at a HT Cannabis Cup | HT Cannabis Cup | 2013 | 2013 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 1st prize in La Bella Flor 2006 | 2006 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| overall High Times Cannabis Cup win | 1990 | 1990 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| overall High Times Cannabis Cup win | 1990 | 1990 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| The Seed Bank | 1990 | 1990 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Cup's award for the pure Indica category | 1989 | 1989 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| Cup's award for the pure Indica category | 1988 | 1988 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| Cup's award for the pure Indica category | 1988 | 1988 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| 1980 s. It has won various harvest awards along the years and has contributed to so ma | 1980 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| three-time award-winning Northerr Lights | not stated | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| three-time award-winning Northerr Lights | not stated | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| award winning strain | not stated | allbud | unchecked |
| numerous awards | not stated | allbud | unchecked |
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 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: Northern Lights, canuk seeds northern lights strain fem photo, northern lights fast version, northern lights autoflowering feminized seeds bulk seeds, northern lights autoflowering feminized seeds canuk seeds, northern lights feminized seeds bulk seeds, northern lights feminized seeds canuk seeds, northern lights feminized seeds sensi seeds, northern lights regular seeds bulk seeds, northern lights regular seeds canuk seeds, nothern-lights, sensi-seeds/nothern-lights, expert-seeds/northern-lights, vision-seeds/northern-lights, pyramid-seeds/northern-lights, seed-supreme/northern-lights, 00-seeds-bank/northern-lights, barneys-farm/northern-lights, crop-king-seeds/northern-lights, aficionado-seed-bank/northern-lights
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dossier northern-lights · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Northern Lights strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/northern-lights/
