# Purple Haze > Purple Haze is a sativa usually listed as a cross of Purple Thai and Haze; no breeder is confirmed, Weedmaps traces it to California’s Haze scene of the late 1960s and 1970s, and High Times says the name now covers several distinct seed lines. It tests at a median total THC of 22.39% across 116 state lab tests of Purple Haze flower, with the middle half of results between 19.42% and 24.73%. CBD is negligible: 1 of 97 tests that reported CBD reached 1%. Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 116 state lab tests, median total THC 22.39%, middle half 19.42%–24.73% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis). Comparative THC rankings require at least 30 flower tests. ## Guide - [Strain overview](https://purplehazestrain.com/): Purple Haze is a sativa usually listed as Purple Thai × Haze, with no confirmed breeder. Median THC in 116 state lab tests: 22.39%. Genetics, effects. - [Genetics](https://purplehazestrain.com/genetics/): Purple Haze is a sativa usually listed as Purple Thai × Haze, but High Times says several distinct seed lines share the name. Parents, seeds and offspring. - [THC and terpenes](https://purplehazestrain.com/potency/): Purple Haze flower tests at 22.39% median THC (19.42%–24.73%) in 116 state lab results, with limonene leading the terpene panels and almost no CBD. - [Lab report](https://purplehazestrain.com/lab-report/): Lab report for Purple Haze: 71% reached the 20% THC cutoff, and terpene leadership is split. - [Effects](https://purplehazestrain.com/effects/): Leafly’s top effects for Purple Haze are creative, euphoric and giggly; High Times adds energetic and uplifted. Downsides: dizziness, dry mouth, dry eyes. - [Growing](https://purplehazestrain.com/grow/): Most Purple Haze seed lines flower in 50–70 days indoors; ACE Seeds’ pure sativa takes 16–20 weeks. Breeder specs, yields, heights and difficulty compared. - [Where to find it](https://purplehazestrain.com/near-me/): Purple Haze flower was listed by 35 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 4, 2026; 16 of 27 US markets had none. Counts and eighth prices by market. - [History](https://purplehazestrain.com/history/): From California’s Haze scene of the late 1960s and 1970s to the seed lines sold under one name today: the history of Purple Haze, with its disputes sourced. - [FAQ](https://purplehazestrain.com/faq/): Answers to the top questions about Purple Haze: indica or sativa, parents, breeder, THC, terpenes, CBD, taste, energy, color, flowering and where to find it. ## Lab report: key findings - Terpene leadership is close in Purple Haze: terpinolene led 43% of terpene tests and limonene led 35%. - Purple Haze met the 20% total THC cutoff in 71% of 116 flower tests; the 25% mark drew 22%, and 30% drew 3.4%. - With a median total THC of 22.39%, Purple Haze ranks 15th of 52, between Georgia Pie and Cinderella 99. - The closest median terpene mixes are Sour Diesel (86%), OG Kush (84%) and Granddaddy Purple (84%). - The high-THC third and low-THC third were nearly tied on median total terpenes, at 1.51% and 1.56%. - Weedmaps menus placed Purple Haze flower at 37th among 58 tracked strains, with 93 listings spread across 11 of 27 markets. Full analysis, tables and method: https://purplehazestrain.com/lab-report/ ## Comparisons - [Purple Haze vs Sour Diesel](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/sour-diesel/): Purple Haze vs Sour Diesel: lavender against fuel, Purple Thai × Haze against Chemdawg × Super Skunk, compared on lab THC (22.39% vs 21.68%) and terpenes. - [Purple Haze vs Blue Dream](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/blue-dream/): Purple Haze vs Blue Dream: both have Haze as a parent and Purple Thai in the family, compared on state-lab THC (22.39% vs 19.96%), terpenes and effects. - [Purple Haze vs Super Lemon Haze](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/super-lemon-haze/): Purple Haze vs Super Lemon Haze: two Haze descendants, lavender against lemon, compared on state-lab THC (22.39% vs 20.84%), terpenes, lineage and effects. - [Purple Haze vs Granddaddy Purple](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/granddaddy-purple/): Purple Haze vs Granddaddy Purple: an energizing purple sativa against a sleepy purple indica, compared on lab THC (22.39% vs 17.87%), terpenes and lineage. - [Purple Haze vs Grape Ape](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/grape-ape/): Purple Haze vs Grape Ape: grape-scented purples at opposite ends of Leafly’s calming-to-energizing scale, compared on lab THC (22.39% vs 18.42%) and lineage. - [Purple Haze vs Durban Poison](https://purplehazestrain.com/vs/durban-poison/): Purple Haze vs Durban Poison: a Purple Thai × Haze sativa against a South African landrace, compared on state-lab THC (22.39% vs 19.45%), terpenes and effects. ## Data - [Lab test CSV](https://purplehazestrain.com/data/purple-haze-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes) - [Full text for LLMs](https://purplehazestrain.com/llms-full.txt)