White Russian
Hybrid
AK-47 × White Widow
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
- AK-47 × White Widow
- Flowering
- 49–59 d
- THC Range
- 18% – 25%
- CBD Range
- 0.1% – 1%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Myrcene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Creative
Reported
Deeply Relaxing
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC18% – 25%
- CBD0.1% – 1%
- CBG1%
- CBN0.07%
- THCV0.37% – 1.48%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyReported
MyrceneHerbal, EarthyReported
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Earthy, Pine, Spicy, Sweet, Woody
Aroma
Citrus, Skunk, Spicy
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
AK-47’s parents not recorded
White Widow’s parents
AK-47
Type not recorded
Parent Strain
White Widow
Hybrid
Parent Strain
White Russian
Hybrid
Origin
White Russian is AK-47 crossed with a White Widow clone, from Serious Seeds. AK-47 brings the sharp, fast head; White Widow brings the resin and the potency. It won a Cannabis Cup overall in the 1990s and put Serious Seeds on the map. It has two descendants on file, and the Serious Seeds line is the one with the record.
3 lineage claim sets recorded. The one shown is attributed to Capricorn Seed Company; the others are in the tabs above, each with its own source.
Bred from White Russian (3)
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Temperate
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Easy
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Mid/end October
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- Moderate
Indoor
- Harvest
- 8–9 wk
- Height
- Average
- Yield
- 350-500g/m
- Flowering
- 49–59 d
- Resistance
- resistant to common molds and mildew
The difficulty to grow White Russian is known for being easy. For growers cultivating indoors, expect average height with a 350-500g/m yield with in about 8–9 wk. Outdoors, harvest around Mid/end October.
Cultivation Notes
White Russian flowers fast, in 56 to 63 days, yielding 350 to 500 grams a square meter, and it resists mold well without getting leafy. Outdoor harvest runs from mid to late October. Height is not recorded. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Afternoon
Occasions:
- before creating
About
White Russian is named for a creamy cocktail and tastes of citrus, pine and skunk.
Serious Seeds crossed AK-47 with an award-winning White Widow clone, and it won a Cannabis Cup overall in the 1990s. Sources cannot agree whether it plays as a sativa or an indica. There is nothing creamy about it.
The name is a joke.
What to Expect
White Russian is a strong, introspective head high with a body settle underneath. Leafly's reviewers lead with happy at 56 percent of a solid sample, euphoric at 52 and uplifted at 49, with creative at 34. Some sources call it a daytime lift, others a couch-lock; the dose decides.
Dizziness turns up more here than usual at 11 percent, alongside a paranoid note, and dry mouth sits at 31. The strength is what to respect, not the side effects. Not a strain to overdo.
Flavor and Aroma
White Russian is a sharp citrus-and-pine smell with a skunky, spicy base. The flavor keeps the citrus and pine with a woody edge. Despite the cocktail name, there is no sweetness or cream to it.
Terpenes Explained
White Russian has no terpene test in our data, with only Myrcene and Caryophyllene named.
The citrus-pine-skunk character sits in lighter compounds a standard panel does not report, and whether a given White Russian leans up or down seems to track how it was grown. Comparing two jars is worth it if you have a preference.
Cannabinoids and Potency
White Russian THC is reported from about 19 to 25 percent, a strong range, with no clean lab sample in our data. Sources describe it as unusually potent for its era. CBD is a trace.
White Russian is stronger than its gentle name and can go either way on the couch, so start low and see which direction it takes you.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
1997 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “White Russian”
Source: not recorded on this entry
1996 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “White Russian”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 2 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with White Russian 0
View allNo business is linked to White Russian 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.
One recorded conflict
3 lineage claim sets disagree. All are retained with their sources; none is presented as settled.
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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