CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · SUNSHINE
Sunshine
2 independent sources put THC at 14 to 16%; 64 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 12.3 to 35.7%; 5 recorded parents; 1 recorded descendant. It placed in results from Oregon Growers Cup, High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) and WSIA Sun Cup / WSCA Craft Cannabis Cup (Washington Sun & Craft Growers Association).
Sunshine is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Sensi Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 12.3 and 35.7% (the middle 80% of 64 flower samples). The terpenes most often reported are beta-Caryophyllene, delta-Limonene, alpha-Humulene. Recorded parents: Chemdawg × Chronic × Malawi Gold × Sunshine Daydream × Sweet Skunk. Stated flowering time 70 to 77 days. 8 cup placings on record, 5 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: hybrid
14–16%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
12.3–35.7%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 64 samples
5
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
1
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
5/8
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 to 16% | 2 | cropking, allbud |
| 2.6% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 12.6% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 1.2% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 2.9% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 10.4% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 10.6% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 12.2% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 12.9% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 13.5% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 13.9% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
| 14% | 1 | cannlytics_expand |
Lab range 12.3 to 35.7% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 64 flower lab samples, median 21.3%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 63 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: beta-Caryophyllene, delta-Limonene, alpha-Humulene, Linalool, alpha-Bisabolol, beta-Myrcene
127 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 19 non flower, 4 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 77 days | 4 | cannaconnection, seedcity, seedcity_local, bank_house-of-the-great-gardener, master |
| 56 to 63 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | cropking |
| 77 days | 1 | cannaconnection, master |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Chemdawg | 1 | summary:lineage |
| Chronic | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Malawi Gold | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Sunshine Daydream | 1 | summary:lineage |
| Sweet Skunk | 1 | cannaconnection |
1 descendants through recorded links, including Sunshine Lemonade.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Oregon Growers Cup | RSO | 1st | verified |
| 2021 | WSIA Sun Cup / WSCA Craft Cannabis Cup (Washington Sun & Craft Growers Association) | Best full-term sungrown flower | runner-up | unverified |
| 2018 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 1st | verified |
| 2017 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST SATIVA FLOWER | 3rd | verified |
| 2017 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 1st | unverified |
| 2017 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 2nd | unverified |
| 2016 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 2nd | verified |
| 2015 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 1st | verified |
Award claims checked 2 confirmed · 7 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 High Times' Medical Cup in Michigan, and for good reason. With an THC level of 2 | 2015 | allbud | confirmed |
| 2015 High Times' Medical Cup in Michigan, and for good reason. With an THC level of 26 | 2015 | allbud | confirmed |
| 3rd | BEST SATIVA FLOWER | Michigan Cannabis Cup | 2018 | 2018 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 33rd | Medical Hybrid | June | 2016 | 2016 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 5 | 5th (32) | Michigan Cannabis Cup | 2016 | 2016 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 2015 High Times Michigan Medical Cannabis Cup | 2015 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Cup winner | Michigan Medical Cannabis Cup | 2015 | 2015 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 1st | first place in the Best Hybrid category | Best-Tasting Buds | 2015 | 2015 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Medical Cup | not stated | allbud | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
4 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: cannaconnection.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
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: sunshine, 018NY6XC00VTMDSNRTCTK7YTJR
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dossier sunshine · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Sunshine strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/sunshine/