Kali Mist
Sativa
Lineage not recorded
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
Review date not recorded

At a glance
- Type
- Sativa
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Not recorded
- Flowering
- 56–70 d
- THC Range
- 15% – 26%
- CBD Range
- 0.1% – 1.1%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Limonene, Myrcene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Creative
Reported
Energetic
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC15% – 26%
- CBD0.1% – 1.1%
- CBG1%
- CBN0.24%
- THCV0.49% – 1.07%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyReported- LimoneneReported
MyrceneHerbal, EarthyReported

Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Herbal, Pine, Skunky, Sweet
Aroma
Citrus, Pine, Spicy, Sweet
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
Origin
Kali Mist's exact parents are not documented; Serious Seeds describes it as a cross of two sativa hybrids that it has never named. Our records carry only the strain's own name in the lineage field. It has four descendants on file and a decades-long competition record, so the seed line itself, from a reputable breeder, is most of what you are buying.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Late October to Early November
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- 25oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 70–90 d
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- 11 to 18oz/ m2
- Flowering
- 56–70 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Kali Mist is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect average height with a 11 to 18oz/ m2 yield with in about 70–90 d. Outdoors, harvest around Late October to Early November.
Cultivation Notes
Kali Mist grows very tall, resists mold well and takes a long time to finish, with an outdoor harvest in late October or early November. Reported yields run 11 to 18 ounces per square meter indoors, more under a SOG setup, with about 25 ounces per plant outdoors. The height and the long flowering time are the main costs. Grower and breeder figures.
When To Try It
Best:
Morning
Occasions:
- before creating
About
Kali Mist is what a lot of people mean by clear-headed sativa.
Bred by Serious Seeds from two unnamed sativa hybrids, it has won cups since the mid-1990s and picked up the nickname Queen of Sativas. It is near-pure sativa, and it is a benchmark for what that is supposed to feel like.
What to Expect
Kali Mist is an energetic, clear mental lift with almost no body to it. Leafly's breakdown leads with energetic at 65 percent, then uplifted at 56, happy and creative at 54 and euphoric at 52, from a large number of reviews. A separate reviewer set puts energetic and happy at the top. Sources describe it as good for focused work.
The main complaints are dry mouth and dry eyes, near 28 and 21 percent, with a paranoid or headache note rare. At a large dose the cerebral edge can tip anxious, so a moderate dose is the better call.
Flavor and Aroma
Kali Mist is sweet citrus and pine with a herbal, spicy sharpness and a light skunky base. It is a clean, bright sativa smell rather than a dank or sweet one. The flavor carries the citrus and pine with a peppery finish.
Terpenes Explained
Kali Mist has no measured terpene panel in our data, only Myrcene, Caryophyllene and Limonene as recurring names without amounts. The citrus and pine descriptors fit those, but nothing is quantified here.
Kali Mist has been propagated for decades, so cuts vary in quality. A bright, sharp citrus-pine nose is the sign of a well-kept line; a flat, hay-like one is not.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Kali Mist THC is often reported around 15 percent, modest by modern standards, though some cuts test higher and our wider range is full of noise. CBD is under half a percent. The effect is stronger and clearer than the number suggests.
Do not skip this one for a low THC figure; the clarity of the head high is the point.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2019 Dutch Flowers Cup — entry recorded as “Kali Mist”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2002 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Kali Mist”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2000 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Kali Mist”
Source: not recorded on this entry
1995 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Kali Mist”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 4 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Kali Mist 0
View allNo business is linked to Kali Mist yet. Businesses record what they carry through their offerings, and none names this strain.
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
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 — 7 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
Source summaries only. Evidence bodies are not published on this page.
Methodology and sourcesReader Reviews 0
Reader experiences, not verified data. Nothing here feeds the effect percentages above.
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Recipes & Edibles
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Quick Facts
- Type
- Sativa (sativa-leaning)
- THC Range
- 15% – 26%
- CBD Range
- 0.1% – 1.1%
- Flowering Time
- 56–70 d
- Yield (Indoor)
- 11 to 18oz/ m2
- Yield (Outdoor)
- 25oz/ plant
- Difficulty
- Average
- Climate
- Warm
- Best For
- Morning
- Height (Outdoor)
- Average
Data Freshness
Confirmation dates are not recorded
- Cannabinoids Sourced
- Terpenes Sourced
- Effects Sourced
- Awards Unresolved