Cannatonic
Hybrid
Reina Madre × NYC Diesel
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded

At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Reina Madre × NYC Diesel
- Flowering
- 52–62 d
- THC Range
- 2.4% – 15%
- CBD Range
- 9% – 12%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Deeply Relaxing
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Focused
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC2.4% – 15%
- CBDa17%
- CBD9% – 12%
- CBG0.7%
- CBN1%
- THCV0.48% – 1.72%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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MyrceneHerbal, EarthyHigh
CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyLower- LimoneneLower
LinaloolFloral, LavenderLower

Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Pine, Sweet, Tangy, Woody
Aroma
Citrus, Pine, Sour, Woody
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4Loss Of AppetiteReported as a reason for use.—
- 5Chronic PainReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
Reina Madre’s parents not recorded
NYC Diesel’s parents
Reina Madre
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
NYC Diesel
Hybrid
Parent Strain
Cannatonic
Hybrid
Origin
Cannatonic is generally given as MK Ultra crossed with a G13 Haze male, from Resin Seeds in Spain. The high-CBD trait was already present in the parent stock and got selected and stabilized here. Because that trait segregates in the offspring, Cannatonic seeds throw a range of ratios, which is why its descendants are propagated from clones rather than seed.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- October
- Height
- 30–80 in
- Yield
- 14oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 10–11 wk
- Height
- 30–80 in
- Yield
- 18oz/ m2
- Flowering
- 52–62 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Cannatonic is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect 30–80 in height with a 18oz/ m2 yield with in about 10–11 wk. Outdoors, harvest around October.
Cultivation Notes
Cannatonic yields moderately, around 18 ounces per square meter indoors and 14 ounces per plant outside, finishing outdoors in October. The catch for growers is consistency: seed plants vary widely in their cannabinoid ratio, so most serious CBD production runs from tested clones. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Afternoon
Occasions:
after a stressful day
About
Cannatonic is the strain most modern CBD lines trace back to.
Resin Seeds released it in the late 2000s as an attempt at a one-to-one THC-to-CBD ratio, and its results at Spannabis 2008 helped kick off commercial CBD breeding. It is not one fixed plant: phenotypes range from balanced to strongly CBD-dominant.
What to Expect
Cannatonic is mild by design. Leafly's breakdown leads with relaxed at 68 percent, then happy at 42 and uplifted at 36, from a large sample, describing a gentle, clear-headed calm rather than a strong high. With THC typically in the single digits, the intoxication is light.
Reviewers mention dry mouth most, near 18 percent, then dry eyes at 8, with almost no anxiety. Some feel a brief edge before it settles.
Flavor and Aroma
Cannatonic is sweet citrus and pine with a woody, tangy edge and a sour note. It is a bright, mild smell rather than a pungent one. The flavor keeps the citrus and pine with a light sweetness.
Terpenes Explained
Cannatonic's terpene panel in our data reads near zero across the board, which more likely means the sample degraded than that the strain lacks terpenes. Take it as missing data.
The citrus-pine character comes from the usual light compounds a standard panel captures poorly. For a CBD strain the terpene profile is most of what varies batch to batch, so smell the jar for brightness.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Cannatonic THC is reported from under one percent up to about 15, and the lab sample here shows it near 1.6. CBD runs anywhere from mid-single-digits to the high teens depending on the phenotype. The balanced one-to-one version is the famous one, but many plants sold as Cannatonic lean far more toward CBD.
What Cannatonic is depends entirely on the specific plant, so the batch's certificate is the only way to know the ratio you are getting.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2018 Canadian Cannabis Awards — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2016 Dope Cup Oregon — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2015 Canadian Cannabis Awards — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2014 Canadian Cannabis Awards — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2014 The Karma Cup — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2013 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2008 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Cannatonic”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 8 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Cannatonic 0
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Where this record’s observations come from, and what each source covers.
Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 8 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
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Quick Facts
- Type
- Hybrid (indica-leaning)
- THC Range
- 2.4% – 15%
- CBD Range
- 9% – 12%
- Flowering Time
- 52–62 d
- Yield (Indoor)
- 18oz/ m2
- Yield (Outdoor)
- 14oz/ plant
- Difficulty
- Average
- Climate
- Warm
- Best For
- Afternoon
- Height (Outdoor)
- 30–80 in
Data Freshness
Confirmation dates are not recorded
- Cannabinoids Sourced
- Terpenes Sourced
- Effects Sourced
- Awards Unresolved