Sold as Hybrid
Sour Diesel
Sour Diesel is sold as a hybrid. Lab results put THC at 17–23% (grade A, 1,439 results), and the lead terpene is caryophyllene (grade A, 445 profiles).
- THC
- 17–23%A1439 tests
- CBD
- <1%AVery low
- Lead terpene
- Caryophyllene
Profile data
Updated October 20, 20261439 lab resultsTerpene bloomShare of total terpenes · mg/g
- Caryophyllene3.921.1%
- Myrcene3.218.5%
- Limonene3.218.2%
- Humulene1.47.3%
- Pinene1.16%
- Linalool0.95%
- Terpinolene0.00.2%
Total 18.1 mg/g (1.8%) · Grade A · 445 lab profiles, 2013–2023.
Each petal is one terpene; its length is its share, read against the rings (10–40%).
Cannabinoids% dry weight
THC
17–23%Grade A · 1439 lab results, 2013–2024
CBD
<1%Grade A · 1027 lab results, 2013–2024
THC median20%
THC percentile47th 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 L4: disputed or unknown.
Where it comes from
HistorySourced facts
- Sold as
- Hybrid
- 1990A 2018 High Times piece says the strain was sold in 1990s New York simply as Diesel, and that the word was slang for good cannabis before it became a strain name.Contested
- 1994According to a 2016 High Times history, an accidental Chem 91 cross was named Diesel in New York City in late 1994, and friends in Albany later called it The Sour.Contested
Every fact here is cited under Sources.
Bred from Sour DieselIts children
Strains whose lineage names Sour Diesel 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
- Cannlytics cannabis_results, WA subset (public records) · CC BY 4.0
- Connecticut Cannabis Product Registry, Department of Consumer Protection · Public Domain
- 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
- 12 Facts About Sour Diesel (Dan Gentile) · Copyright; facts cited
- Strain Review: Sour Diesel (sativa-dominant) · All rights reserved; facts only
Cite this page
CannabisStrains.com (2026). Sour Diesel, data release 2026-10-21. https://cannabisstrains.com/strains/sour-diesel/ (accessed October 24, 2026).