Northern Lights 5

Northern Lights #5 has a famous name and a contradictory record.

One source calls it a 95 percent indica that numbs the body. The underlying data tags it as a day-use sativa, creative rather than sedating. The effect votes lean euphoric and up. Something in the labelling does not line up.

The record contradicts itself.

Northern Lights #5's effect record does not match its reputation. The famous version is a heavy, body-numbing indica; the votes here lead with euphoric at 54 percent of a solid sample, then happiness, relaxation and a creative streak, with the weighted data ranking creativity highest. That is an up profile, not a couch one.

Reviewer negatives are led by dry mouth at 31 percent and dry eyes at 18, with a paranoid note near 6 and little else. The weighted data also flags some anxiety, which fits a high-THC strain. A moderate dose is sensible.

Northern Lights #5 smells pungent and sweet with citrus and fruit over earth. The flavor is earthy and citrusy with pine and a flowery note. That is a brighter profile than the narcotic Afghani reputation suggests.

Northern Lights #5 has no measured terpene data in our records, and none of the usual compounds are even named.

With nothing to work from, the citrus-and-pine smell cannot be tied to anything. A jar with a bright, fresh character rather than a heavy, hashy one is more in line with what the flavor data actually says.

Northern Lights #5 THC is reported from about 22 to 26 percent, strong, with no clean lab sample in our data. A 1 percent CBD and a 1 percent CBN reading also sit on file. The potency claim is the one point every source agrees on.

Northern Lights #5 tests in the mid twenties, so whatever the indica-or-sativa question, it is a strong strain.