Northern Skunk
Hybrid
Purest Indica
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
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At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Purest Indica
- Flowering
- 51–65 d
- THC Range
- 14% – 15%
- CBD Range
- 1%+
- Dominant Terpenes
- Camphene, Caryophyllene, Pinene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Deeply Relaxing
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Sleepy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC14% – 15%
- CBD1%+
- CBG1%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
View all terpenes- CampheneReported
CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyReported
PinenePine, FreshReported
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1StressReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3InsomniaReported as a reason for use.—
- 4MigrainesReported as a reason for use.—
- 5NauseaReported 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
Purest Indica
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
Northern Skunk
Hybrid
Origin
Northern Skunk is generally given as Super Skunk crossed with Northern Lights, sometimes with added Afghan, but no breeder or verifiable cross is on record. Both named parents are foundational indicas, which makes the light, happy effect the surprising part.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- Moderate
Indoor
- Harvest
- 8–10 wk
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- Moderate
- Flowering
- 51–65 d
- Resistance
- Standard
The difficulty to grow Northern Skunk is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect average height with a moderate yield with in about 8–10 wk. Outdoors, harvest around October.
Cultivation Notes
Northern Skunk grows tall, up to three meters, and yields around 12 ounces a square meter indoors. It resists mold well and is an easy grow for beginners. Flowering time is not clearly recorded. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Night
Occasions:
- at night
About
Northern Skunk carries two heavy-indica names and lands lighter than either.
It is generally given as Super Skunk crossed with Northern Lights, with some Afghan added, but the origin is not documented. The effect is a mood lift more than a knockout, and the THC is only moderate. Skunky and peppery on the nose.
The name promises more.
What to Expect
Northern Skunk is an easy, upbeat indica. Leafly's reviewers lead with happy at 73 percent of a solid sample, well ahead of relaxed and euphoric at 60, with sleepy only at 24, so despite the parents it does not put most people down.
Dry eyes run high here at 24 percent, close to dry mouth at 33, and the anxious note is low at 4. Not the heavy knockout the name suggests.
Flavor and Aroma
Northern Skunk is a pungent, skunky smell with a sharp black-pepper note over damp earth. The flavor keeps the skunk with a spicy edge. It is an old-school profile, not a sweet or fruity one.
Terpenes Explained
Northern Skunk has no terpene numbers in our data, only Camphene, Caryophyllene and Pinene by name.
The skunk-and-pepper character is standard for a Skunk background and sits in compounds a standard panel handles poorly. A sharp, genuinely pungent jar is the marker of a good one.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Northern Skunk THC is reported around 14 to 15 percent, low by modern standards, which matches how moderate the effect is. CBD may run near one percent.
Northern Skunk is a mild strain, so it is a fair daytime or early-evening pick rather than a nightcap.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2018 Errl Cup — entry recorded as “Northern Skunk”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 1 unresolved entry shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Northern Skunk 0
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
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Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 4 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
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