Comparison
Northern Lights vs OG Kush
On Leafly, users pick the same three effects for both (sleepy, relaxed, hungry) and the same three flavors (pine, earthy, woody), in a different order. The difference is lineage: OG Kush, first grown in Florida in the early 1990s, is a hybrid Leafly traces to Chemdawg and Hindu Kush, while Northern Lights is an Afghani-based indica.1,2 Their lab-tested THC is close: 20.03% median for Northern Lights and 20.87% for OG Kush.3
Side by side
| Northern Lights | OG Kush | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Indica1 | Hybrid2 |
| Lineage | Afghani × Thai1 | Chemdawg × Hindu Kush (Leafly genealogy)2 |
| Median THC (state lab tests) | 20.03% (406 tests) | 20.87% (379 tests) |
| Middle half of THC results | 17.28%–22.05% | 18.06%–23.36% |
| Top terpenes (median) | β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (only 15 tests) | β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (127 tests) |
| Most-reported effects | Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1 | Hungry, relaxed, sleepy2 |
| Flavor | Pine, earthy, woody1 | Woody, pine, earthy2 |
| Origin | Seattle area, by tradition; in the Netherlands from 19851,4 | Florida, early 1990s; in Los Angeles from 19962 |
Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3
Lab-tested THC: Northern Lights vs OG Kush
The same leading terpenes
In our lab data both strains lead with the same three terpenes by median, β-caryophyllene, limonene, β-myrcene, though the Northern Lights profile comes from only 15 tests.3
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Sources
- Leafly, Northern Lights strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Leafly, OG Kush strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
- Leafly (Bailey Rahn), Strain highlight: Northern Lights, the indica legend up close (2014-05-01). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.