Deer Creek, Indiana, 1991
Chemdawg
also called Chemdog
For Chemdawg, lab results put THC at 16–23% (grade A, 399 results), and the lead terpene is caryophyllene (grade B, 195 profiles).
- THC
- 16–23%A399 tests
- CBD
- <1%AVery low
- Lead terpene
- Caryophyllene
Profile data
Updated October 20, 2026399 lab resultsTerpene bloomShare of total terpenes · mg/g
- Caryophyllene5.526.7%
- Myrcene4.420.2%
- Limonene2.311.7%
- Humulene1.99%
- Pinene0.84.3%
- Linalool0.63%
- Ocimene0.10.3%
- Terpinolene0.10.2%
Total 19.5 mg/g (2%) · Grade B · 195 lab profiles, 2013–2021.
Each petal is one terpene; its length is its share, read against the rings (10–40%).
Cannabinoids% dry weight
THC
16–23%Grade A · 399 lab results, 2013–2022
CBD
<1%Grade A · 235 lab results, 2013–2022
THC median18.6%
THC percentile29th of 239
Band = middle half of lab results · line = median. Grades: A = 100+ recent lab results, B = 25+, C = fewer or older.
Lineage2 generations
Lineage grade L4: disputed or unknown.
Where it comes from
HistorySourced facts
- Bred by
- Chemdog
- Origin
- Deer Creek, Indiana, 1991
- 1991Chem Dog was grown from seeds found in cannabis bought at a Grateful Dead concert at Deer Creek, Indiana, in June 1991.
- Chem Dog's cuts, including Chem 91, Chem's Sister, Chem D and Chem #4, are parents of many later strains, and Sour Diesel and OG Kush are often linked to it.Contested
Every fact here is cited under Sources.
Bred from ChemdawgIts children
Strains whose lineage names Chemdawg as a parent.
SourcesEvery figure on this page
- Cannlytics cannabis_results, MD subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
- Cannlytics cannabis_results, MI subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
- Cannlytics cannabis_results, NV subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
- Smith et al. 2022, PLOS ONE 17(5): e0267498 · CC0 1.0 (data); CC BY 4.0 (article)
- 25 Years of Chem Dog (Danny Danko) · All rights reserved; facts only
- 25 Greatest Strains of All Time (Nico Escondido) · All rights reserved; facts only
Cite this page
CannabisStrains.com (2026). Chemdawg, data release 2026-10-21. https://cannabisstrains.com/strains/chemdawg/ (accessed October 24, 2026).