- Median THC
- 18.7%
- CBD
- <1%
- Flowering
- 6–7 weeks (~47 days)
- Yield
- High
- Breeder
- Sensi Seeds
What labs found
- Median THC
- 18.7%
- Typical range
- 11.3–25.8%
- Lab tests
- 1,181
- States
- 8
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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 Northern Lights
A compact, fast-flowering indica that became the reference point for the type.
Northern Lights was developed from Afghani material in the American Pacific Northwest and refined in the Netherlands during the 1980s. Its short stature and quick finish made it the workhorse behind countless crosses.
The exact parentage is not settled; the second parent is variously reported and none of the accounts are independently verified.
Specs
Genetics
- Also known as
- NL
Growing
- Plant height
- Short
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Grower notes
- Rated easy difficulty for home and commercial cultivators, reaching short plant height, with high harvest yields and finishing in 6–7 weeks (~47 days).
The flower
- Flavour
- Pine, Earthy, Woody, Floral
- Aroma
- Crisp conifer pine, earthy, soil-like depth, dry cedar and wood
Family tree
45 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 45 strains bred from Northern Lights. View all 45 in the full family tree →