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Comparison

Jack Herer vs Northern Lights

The published Jack Herer account includes Northern Lights #5 in its family tree, while Leafly describes Northern Lights itself as an Afghani × Thai indica. A named family component is not proof that every Northern Lights product is the same plant as NL#5.1,2

Side by side

Jack HererNorthern Lights
Type and lineageSativa label; Haze hybrid × (Northern Lights #5 × Shiva Skunk) account1,3Indica; Afghani × Thai2
Median total THC19.59% (910 tests)420.03% (406 tests)4
Middle half of THC results17.13%–22.00%417.28%–22.05%4
Leading lab terpenesTerpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (413 tests)4β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (15 tests)4
Published aroma or reportPine, woody and earthy; Leafly users report focused, energetic and creative1Pine, earthy and woody; Leafly users report sleepy, relaxed and hungry2

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Jack Herer vs Northern Lights

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.4

The practical distinction: Northern Lights

The published Jack Herer account includes Northern Lights #5 in its family tree, while Leafly describes Northern Lights itself as an Afghani × Thai indica. A named family component is not proof that every Northern Lights product is the same plant as NL#5.1,2

What the comparison can and cannot show

The lab rows compare matched flower records, not a guarantee about any one product. Jack Herer has 910 matched tests from 9 states; the comparison row states the other strain's own test count.4 This page keeps the published Northern Lights #5 wording separate from Northern Lights’ own listed parentage.1,2

Which is easier to find

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 5, 2026 (Jack Herer) and Oct 3, 2026 (Northern Lights), 147 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Jack Herer flower on Weedmaps, against 98 stores for Northern Lights; around New York the counts were 79 and 97.5

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Jack Herer strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Northern Lights strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. AllBud, Jack Herer marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 5, 2026. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.