Chemotype genetics-true
THC-dominant
Chemotype — the cannabinoid and terpene profile — is the lab-verifiable signal that stays true to a cultivar’s genetics, which is why scientists classify cannabis by chemical profile (a “chemovar”) rather than by name (Hazekamp & Fischedick 2012). Cannabinoid type is set largely by a single gene (the THC:CBD ratio); about 96% of commercial flower is Type I, THC-dominant. Terpene profiles are sourced from Certificates of Analysis (COA) and roll out as Areto’s lab-verified data comes online.
Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide
Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.
Genetics & Lineage
Effects
Aroma & Taste
Aroma
Breeder releases (17)
| Breeder | THC | Flowering | Seeds | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elev8 Seeds | — | 56d | reg. and fem. | 8.67/10 |
| Linda Seeds | — | 63d | feminized | 8.5/10 |
| Growers Choice | — | 56d | feminized | 10.0/10 |
| Gandhi Farms | — | 60d | feminized | — |
| Homegrown Cannabis Co. | 26.0% | 59d | feminized | — |
| Anesia Seeds | 33.0% | 63d | feminized | — |
| Blim Burn Seeds | — | 67d | feminized | — |
| BSF Seeds | — | 67d | feminized | — |
| Burning Bush Nurseries | — | 63d | feminized | — |
| Dankonomics Genetics | — | — | feminized | — |
| Geistgrow | — | — | feminized | — |
| GibbsKutz Genetics | — | 60d | Clone only | — |
| Greenfield Seeds | — | 63d | feminized | — |
| New420Guy Seeds | — | 63d | feminized | — |
| Original Sensible Seeds | — | 56d | feminized | — |
| Seeds66 | — | 63d | feminized | — |
| United Cannabis Seeds | — | 64d | feminized | — |