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The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 73No 73 · Blueberryvs Northern Lights

Comparison

Blueberry vs Northern Lights

Both are classified as indica by Leafly, and both have published Thai-and-Afghani ancestry accounts, but the listed parentage differs.1,2,3,4 State-lab median total THC was 21.91% for Blueberry and 20.03% for Northern Lights.5

Side by side

BlueberryNorthern Lights
TypeIndica.1Indica.4
LineageAccounts differ.1,2,3Afghani × Thai.4
Median THC (state lab tests)21.91% (411 tests)520.03% (406 tests)5
Middle half of THC results18.40%–25.23%517.28%–22.05%5
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, Linalool (74 tests)5β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (15 tests)5
Leafly top reported effectsSleepy, relaxed, happy.1Sleepy, relaxed, hungry.4
Leafly flavorsBlueberry, berry, sweet.1Pine, earthy, woody.4

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.5

Lab-tested THC: Blueberry vs Northern Lights

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Blueberry Blueberry: median 21.91%, middle half 18.40%–25.23%, 411 tests 21.9% n=411 Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.5

Two classic-indica labels

The comparison is useful because both are classic indica labels with overlapping Thai-and-Afghani terms in published lineage accounts, not because a direct family connection is established.1,2,3,4

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Blueberry strain. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Blueberry. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Willamette Week, We Talked To JD Short, Son of Legendary Eugene Breeder DJ Short, About The Origins of Blueberry (2017-04-17). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Northern Lights strain. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.