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Comparison

Sour Diesel vs Durban Poison

Durban Poison is a pure sativa from the South African port city of Durban that leads with terpinolene; Sour Diesel is a 1990s New York hybrid that leads with β-caryophyllene.1,2,3 Sour Diesel tests higher in state labs: 21.68% median THC against 19.45%.3

Side by side

Sour DieselDurban Poison
TypeHybrid that leans sativa4,5Pure sativa1
OriginNew York, 1990s2Durban, South Africa1
Median THC (state lab tests)21.68% (1,071 tests)19.45% (528 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.00%–25.30%17.33%–21.99%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (167 tests)Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)
Most-reported effectsEnergetic, uplifted, talkative4Focused, energetic, uplifted1
FlavorDiesel, chemical, skunk4Pine, earthy, sage1
Flowering77 days (Leafly)47–9 weeks1

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

Lab-tested THC: Sour Diesel vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 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

Two daytime strains

Leafly rates both as mostly energizing, and its users report energetic and uplifted effects for each.1,4

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Durban Poison 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. Leafly, Sour Diesel strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Sour Diesel marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.