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Comparison

Sour Diesel vs Chemdawg

Chemdawg is the parent most accounts give Sour Diesel: the story runs through Chemdog’s Chem 91 cut.1,2 In state labs Sour Diesel tests lower, 21.68% median THC against 22.94% for Chemdawg, and both lead with the same three terpenes in the same order.3

Side by side

Sour DieselChemdawg
TypeHybrid that leans sativa1,4Hybrid5
LineageChemdawg × Super Skunk (disputed)1,2Unknown; Chemdog grew it from what was thought to be Northern California bag seed5
OriginNew York, 1990s2Grown and spread by the breeder Chemdog since 19915
Median THC (state lab tests)21.68% (1,071 tests)22.94% (668 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.00%–25.30%19.25%–25.37%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (167 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (389 tests)
Most-reported effectsEnergetic, uplifted, talkative1Euphoric, relaxed, tingly5
FlavorDiesel, chemical, skunk1Chemical, diesel, pungent5

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

Lab-tested THC: Sour Diesel vs Chemdawg

18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Chemdawg Chemdawg: median 22.94%, middle half 19.25%–25.37%, 668 tests 22.9% n=668 Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Sour Diesel strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. High Times, 25 years of Chem Dog (2016-09-07). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Sour Diesel marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Leafly, Chemdawg strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Chemdog and 7 strains that come from it (2021-01-28). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.