- Median THC
- 18.6%
- Flowering
- 9–10 weeks (~70 days)
What labs found
- Median THC
- 18.6%
- Typical range
- 15.5–23.2%
- Lab tests
- 52
- States
- 2
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Most of these tests come from one producer, so they may say more about that grower than the strain.
Flower tested under this name in legal US markets, 2015–2021. 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 Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan is a hybrid cross combining Pre-98 Bubba Kush and Blue Moon Rocks. Known for pungent, cheese, vanilla aromatics.
In grower catalogs and dispensary menus, Carl Sagan (also circulated as Sagan) is documented as a hybrid cross combining Pre-98 Bubba Kush and Blue Moon Rocks. State lab records track Carl Sagan across 2 legal markets between 2015 and 2021, with a large share of tested flower batches originating from a single regional cultivator. Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 9–10 weeks (~70 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
Aroma and flavor
Jars of Carl Sagan are most often described as showing sharp, pungent ammonia, tangy blue-cheese funk, rich, buttery cream and gassy, solvent-like fuel. Chemotype data points to peppery beta-caryophyllene, earthy, herbal myrcene and crisp, forest-like pinene as the primary aromatic drivers, with batch-to-batch variation depending on cultivation and curing.
Reported effects
Consumers commonly report creative, associative thinking, clear-headed task focus and an active, energetic lift, making Carl Sagan a frequent pick for daytime sessions, creative work, or social settings. The most commonly noted downsides are dry mouth and dry eyes.
Specs
Genetics
- Also known as
- Sagan
Growing
- Grower notes
- Photoperiod cuts typically finish flowering in 9–10 weeks (~70 days) under indoor or greenhouse lighting.
The flower
- Flavour
- Pungent, Cheese, Vanilla, Chemical
- Aroma
- Sharp, pungent ammonia, tangy blue-cheese funk, rich, buttery cream
- Terpenes
- Dominant terpenes: caryophyllene, myrcene, pinene
Family tree
Carl Sagan is reported as Pre 98 Bubba Kush × Blue Moon Rocks.
- Parents
- Grandparents
- As reported, not a genetic test