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Plate no. 0296Big Bud
Sold as Hybrid · Indica-leaningUnited States, 1980

Big Bud

For Big Bud, lab results put THC at 13–16% (grade B, 54 results), and the lead terpene is myrcene (grade C, 7 profiles).

THC
13–16%B54 tests
CBD
<1%BVery low
Lead terpene
Myrcene
Compare strainsUpdated October 20, 2026
54 lab results

Profile data

Updated October 20, 202654 lab results

Terpene bloomShare of total terpenes · mg/g

  • Myrcene
    3.0
  • Caryophyllene
    2.0
  • Pinene
    1.4
  • Ocimene
    0.5
  • Limonene
    0.5
  • Humulene
    0.5
  • Linalool
    0.2
  • Terpinolene
    0.1

Total 14.7 mg/g (1.5%) · Grade C · 7 lab profiles, 2013–2021.
Each petal is one terpene; its length is its share, read against the rings (10–40%).

Cannabinoids% dry weight

THC
13–16%Grade B · 54 lab results, 2013–2021
CBD
<1%Grade B · 35 lab results, 2013–2021
THC median14.4%
THC percentile7th of 239

Band = middle half of lab results · line = median. Grades: A = 100+ recent lab results, B = 25+, C = fewer or older.

Lineage3 generations

Lineage grade L1: stated by the breeder.

Effects and flavor

Effects (breeder description)

RelaxedEuphoric

Flavor and aroma

SweetSpicy

Source: breeder descriptions; reader reports coming later.

Where it comes from

HistorySourced facts

Origin
United States, 1980
Sold as
Hybrid · Indica-leaningWhat breeders or sellers call it, not a measurement. Source: Big Bud regular seeds (product page)
  • 1980Sensi Seeds says Big Bud was first bred in the United States in the 1980s and later stabilized in the Netherlands.

Every fact here is cited under Sources.

Bred from Big BudIts children

Strains whose lineage names Big Bud as a parent.

SourcesEvery figure on this page

  1. Cannlytics cannabis_results, MD subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
  2. Cannlytics cannabis_results, MI subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
  3. Smith et al. 2022, PLOS ONE 17(5): e0267498 · CC0 1.0 (data); CC BY 4.0 (article)
  4. Big Bud regular seeds (product page) · All rights reserved; facts only
Cite this page

CannabisStrains.com (2026). Big Bud, data release 2026-10-21. https://cannabisstrains.com/strains/big-bud/ (accessed October 24, 2026).