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Sage

2 independent sources put THC at 19%; 237 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 12 to 23.9%; 6 recorded parents; 30 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Highlife Cup (Netherlands) and IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup).

Sage is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by TH Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 12 and 23.9% (the middle 80% of 237 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are β-caryophyllene, terpinolene, α-humulene. Recorded parents: Afghani × Big Sur Holy × Haze × Sativa Afghani Genetic Equilibrium × Pure Afghani Indica Landrace Strain × Pure Sativa Haze. 3 cup placings on record, 0 verified against published results.

●   frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib

●   evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources

●   type: hybrid

19%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources

12–23.9%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 237 samples

6
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed

30
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links

0/3
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results

2
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
19% 2 leafly_flat, allbud, leafly_flat_enrich
25.7% 2 replication_data, smith_phytochem_sample
0.2% 1 steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252
1% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
1.7% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
2.4% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
3.1% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
3.2% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
3.3% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
4.3% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
4.7% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new
5% 1 wa_wslcb_leaf_new

Lab range 12 to 23.9% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 237 flower lab samples, median 17.8%; CBD 0 to 0.6% over 181 samples.

top terpenes by stated value: β-caryophyllene, terpinolene, α-humulene, α-bisabolol, β-myrcene, β-ocimene

358 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 70 non flower, 13 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.

GROW CLAIMS

Height and flowering, as stated.

No height claims on record.

No flowering claims on record.

LINEAGE

Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.

Parent Sources Who states it
Afghani 1 strain_fact:allbud
Big Sur Holy 1 strain_fact:allbud
Haze 1 summary:lineage
Sativa Afghani Genetic Equilibrium 1 strain_fact:hytiva,master
Pure Afghani Indica Landrace Strain 1 strain_fact:hytiva,master
Pure Sativa Haze 1 strain_fact:hytiva,master

30 descendants through recorded links, including Chemage Seeds, Chemage, Cherry Bomb, Hyper Diaper, Wreckage, Mkage, Sage N Sour, Purple Sage.

COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS

Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.

Year Competition Category Place Checked
2009 IC420 Growers Cup (ICMag 420 Cup) Sativa 11th unverified
2003 Highlife Cup (Netherlands) Bio - Bio - Seedbanks 2nd unverified
2003 Highlife Cup (Netherlands) Outdoor - Outdoor - Growshops 3rd unverified

Award claims checked 0 confirmed  ·  25 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.

Claim Year Source Verdict
High Times not stated hytiva event_ambiguous
Cannabis Cup not stated hytiva event_ambiguous
High Times not stated allbud event_ambiguous
Cannabis Cup not stated allbud event_ambiguous
High Times not stated master event_ambiguous
Cannabis Cup not stated master event_ambiguous
Cannabis Cup not stated seedfinder event_ambiguous
2nd place in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Blind Test category (2001) 2001 hytiva not_in_results
2nd place in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Blind Test category (2001) 2001 master not_in_results
2001 in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Blind Test category. In 2000, the hash plant that 2001 hytiva not_in_results
2001 in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Blind Test category. In 2000, the hash plant that 2001 master not_in_results
second place overall at the High Times' Cannabis Cup in 2001 2001 allbud not_in_results
2001 High Times Cannabis Cup also the hash made out of this plant won 1st place in 200 2001 seedfinder not_in_results
1st Place in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Hash Cup category (2000) 2000 hytiva not_in_results
1st Place in the High Times Cannabis Cup-Hash Cup category (2000) 2000 master not_in_results
2nd prize Sativa category, 2001 HTCC 2001 alchimia unchecked
2000 HTCC 2nd prize Sativa category, 2001 HTCC SAGE from TH Seeds features: Genetics: 2000 alchimia unchecked
1st prize Hashish category, 2000 HTCC 2000 alchimia unchecked
2000 HTCC 2nd prize Sativa category, 2001 HTCC SAGE from TH Seeds features: Genetics: 2000 master unchecked
first place in the 1999 Cannabis Cup | 1999 1999 runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- unchecked
first place | 1999 1999 runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- unchecked
first place in the 1999 Cannabis Cup | 1999 1999 runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time unchecked
first place | 1999 1999 runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time unchecked
Hash Cup not stated hytiva unchecked
Hash Cup not stated master unchecked

The API itemises 25 of 27 claims on record; the counts above cover the claims listed here.

PICTURES, WITH CREDIT

2 pictures on record. 2 shown, each with its source.

Sage strain picture, credit allbud.s3.amazonaws.com

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

Sage strain picture, credit images.hytiva.com

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: SAGE, 018NY6XC00VT8XG4M1J4H5PXVV

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dossier sage · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Sage strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/sage/

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