- Median THC
- 22.2%
- CBD
- <1%
- Flowering
- 8–9 weeks (~63 days)
- Yield
- High
What labs found
- Median THC
- 22.2%
- Typical range
- 13.0–29.4%
- Lab tests
- 773
- States
- 9
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Terpenes that test highest: caryophyllene, myrcene, limonene (from 56 tests)
Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2014–2025. The range covers the middle 90% of tests. Growers and labs vary, so a given jar can fall outside it. Data: Jikomes & Zoorob (CC0), Cannabis Wise Guys (CC BY 4.0), Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0).
About Chemdawg
A cultivar of genuinely unknown parentage that nonetheless sits behind a large part of the modern market.
Chemdawg’s origin story involves seeds found in purchased flower at a concert in the early 1990s. Whatever the truth of it, no verified parentage exists.
Its significance is downstream: it is a parent of both OG Kush and Sour Diesel, which between them account for a great deal of what followed.
Specs
Genetics
- Also known as
- Chemdog
Growing
- Plant height
- Tall
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Grower notes
- Rated moderate difficulty for home and commercial cultivators, reaching tall plant height, with high harvest yields and finishing in 8–9 weeks (~63 days).
The flower
- Flavour
- Chemical, Diesel, Pungent, Earthy
- Aroma
- Gassy, solvent-like fuel, sharp fuel and diesel, loud, room-filling pungency
- Terpenes
- Dominant terpenes: caryophyllene, myrcene, limonene
Family tree
71 strains here were bred from it. Showing the 10 most popular below.
- Parents
- Bred from it
- As reported, not a genetic test
Showing the 10 most popular of 71 strains bred from Chemdawg. View all 71 in the full family tree →