# Northern Lights

> Northern Lights is an indica that Leafly lists as Afghani × Thai; by most accounts it began near Seattle and reached the Netherlands in 1985, where it was propagated at Nevil Schoenmakers' Seed Bank before Sensi Seeds bought the company in 1991. It tests at a median total THC of 20.03% across 406 state lab tests of Northern Lights flower, with the middle half of results between 17.28% and 22.05%. CBD is negligible: none of the 357 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 406 state lab tests, median total THC 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis).

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://northernlightsstrain.com/): Northern Lights is an Afghani-based indica said to come from the Seattle area, sold from Holland since 1985. Median THC across 406 state lab tests: 20.03%.
- [Genetics](https://northernlightsstrain.com/genetics/): Northern Lights is an indica: Afghani × Thai per Leafly, pure Afghani per other accounts. Its parents, the numbered plants, #5, seed versions and offspring.
- [THC and terpenes](https://northernlightsstrain.com/potency/): Northern Lights flower tests at 20.03% median THC (17.28%–22.05%) across 406 state lab results, with almost no CBD. Only 15 list individual terpenes.
- [Effects](https://northernlightsstrain.com/effects/): Leafly users most often describe Northern Lights as sleepy, relaxed and hungry, with full-body relaxation. Reported downsides: dry mouth, dry eyes, dizziness.
- [Growing](https://northernlightsstrain.com/grow/): Northern Lights seed versions flower in about 45–60 days indoors and finish outdoors from late September. Breeder specs, yields and heights, side by side.
- [Where to find it](https://northernlightsstrain.com/near-me/): Northern Lights flower was listed by 98 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 3, 2026. Store counts and eighth prices for 27 US markets.
- [History](https://northernlightsstrain.com/history/): How numbered Afghani-type plants, said to come from near Seattle, reached the Netherlands in 1985 and shaped modern breeding: the history of Northern Lights.
- [FAQ](https://northernlightsstrain.com/faq/): Answers to the most-searched questions about Northern Lights: indica or sativa, THC, taste, terpenes, CBD, sleepiness, who created it, #5 and flowering time.

## Comparisons
- [Northern Lights vs Granddaddy Purple](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/granddaddy-purple/): Northern Lights vs Granddaddy Purple: two sleepy indicas compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage and flavor, pine and earth against grape and berry.
- [Northern Lights vs Blue Dream](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/blue-dream/): Northern Lights vs Blue Dream: a sleepy indica against a creative, sativa-dominant hybrid, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage and availability.
- [Northern Lights vs OG Kush](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/og-kush/): Northern Lights vs OG Kush: the same top effects and flavors on Leafly but different lineage. Compared on state-lab THC, terpenes and origin.
- [Northern Lights vs Hindu Kush](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/hindu-kush/): Northern Lights vs Hindu Kush: an Afghani-based indica against a pure indica named after the Hindu Kush range, compared on lab THC, effects and flavor.
- [Northern Lights vs Jack Herer](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/jack-herer/): Northern Lights vs Jack Herer: a sleepy indica against the energetic Sensi Seeds hybrid bred partly from Northern Lights #5, compared on state-lab THC.
- [Northern Lights vs Purple Urkle](https://northernlightsstrain.com/vs/purple-urkle/): Northern Lights vs Purple Urkle: two indicas Leafly users call sleepy and relaxed, compared on state-lab THC, lineage, flavor and how often stores list them.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://northernlightsstrain.com/data/northern-lights-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://northernlightsstrain.com/llms-full.txt)