CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · VANILLA KUSH
Vanilla Kush
3 independent sources put THC at 22%; 433 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 13.8 to 24.8%; 7 recorded parents; 15 recorded descendants. It placed in results from High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) and Karma Cup.
Vanilla Kush is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Barneys Farm. Lab tests put its THC between 13.8 and 24.8% (the middle 80% of 433 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Beta Myrcene, Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene. Recorded parents: Afghani × Afghani Kush × Kashmir × Kashmiri Hashplant × Kush × South Asian × Kashmir Hash Plant. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 2 cup placings on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 3 independent sources
● type: hybrid
22%
THC, most-agreed claim
3 independent sources
13.8–24.8%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 433 samples
7
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
15
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/2
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
8
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, cropking, seedfinder |
| 19% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, leafly_flat, allbud, leafly_flat_enrich |
| 15.7% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 21.8% | 2 | maxvalue_terpenes, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 16.9% | 2 | cannlytics_lab, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 1.2% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 1.5% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 1% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.3% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.9% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 1.6% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 1.6% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
Lab range 13.8 to 24.8% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 433 flower lab samples, median 20.9%; CBD 0 to 0.4% over 307 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Beta Myrcene, Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene, Beta Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool
947 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 260 non flower, 29 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 |
| 90 to 100 cm | 1 | cannaconnection, master |
| 65 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | cannaconnection, seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 49 to 56 days | 1 | cropking |
| 55 to 60 days | 1 | cannaconnection, master |
| 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
15 descendants through recorded links, including Cohp17, Gringo Loco Nilla, Gringo Loco, Ice Bomb, Ice Dream Cake Feminized Seeds, Lemon Swirl, Kashmir Og, Pachyderm Kush.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Karma Cup | Indica | 15th | unverified |
| 2009 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Cannabis Cup | 2nd | verified |
Award claims checked 1 confirmed · 4 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2009 | hytiva | confirmed |
| 2nd | 2nd Place Cannabis Cup | Cannabis Cup | 2009 | 2009 | archive.org | unchecked |
| second | Second place | Cannabis Cup | 2009 | 2009 | archive.org | unchecked |
| second place | Second-place winner | HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup | 2009 | 2009 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 2nd place HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup | 2003 | 2003 | archive.org | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
8 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.

credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified

credit: cannaconnection.com · 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: Vanilla Kush, vanillakush, 018NY6XC00VTKBAB9TBVPXB614
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dossier vanilla-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Vanilla Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/vanilla-kush/
