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Comparison

Purple Haze vs Durban Poison

Both are energizing sativas on Leafly. Durban Poison is a pure sativa from the South African port city of Durban with terpinolene as its dominant terpene, and Leafly users report focused, energetic and uplifted for it; Purple Haze is usually listed as Purple Thai × Haze.1,2 In state labs Durban Poison tests lower: 19.45% median THC against 22.39% for Purple Haze.3

Side by side

Purple HazeDurban Poison
TypeSativa, rated energizing (Leafly); 85% sativa (AllBud)2,4Pure sativa landrace, rated energizing1
OriginCalifornia’s Haze scene, late 1960s–1970s (Weedmaps)5The port city of Durban, South Africa1
Median THC (state lab tests)22.39% (116 tests)19.45% (528 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.42%–24.73%17.33%–21.99%
Top terpenes (median)Limonene, β-Caryophyllene, β-Myrcene (81 tests)Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)
Leafly top effectsCreative, euphoric, giggly2Focused, energetic, uplifted1
FlavorLavender, flowery, violet2Pine, earthy, sage1
Flowering7–9 weeks (Leafly); 16–20 weeks (Weedmaps)2,57–9 weeks (Leafly)1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Purple Haze vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Purple Haze Purple Haze: median 22.39%, middle half 19.42%–24.73%, 116 tests 22.4% n=116 Durban Poison Durban Poison: median 19.45%, middle half 17.33%–21.99%, 528 tests 19.4% n=528 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 35 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Purple Haze flower on Weedmaps, against 174 stores for Durban Poison; around New York the counts were 20 and 79.6

Its own site

Durban Poison has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at durbanpoisonstrain.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Durban Poison strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Purple Haze strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Purple Haze marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps, Purple Haze strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.