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Comparison

Sour Diesel vs Jack Herer

Jack Herer is a Sensi Seeds hybrid from the Netherlands that leads with terpinolene; Sour Diesel leads with β-caryophyllene and tastes of fuel.1,2,3 In state labs Sour Diesel tests higher, 21.68% median THC against 19.59%, and the two have been crossed to make Sour Jack.3,4

Side by side

Sour DieselJack Herer
TypeHybrid that leans sativa2,5Sativa-dominant hybrid (55% sativa)1
LineageChemdawg × Super Skunk (disputed)2,6A Haze hybrid × (Northern Lights #5 × Shiva Skunk), Sensi Seeds1
Median THC (state lab tests)21.68% (1,071 tests)19.59% (910 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.00%–25.30%17.13%–22.00%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (167 tests)Terpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (413 tests)
Most-reported effectsEnergetic, uplifted, talkative2Focused, energetic, creative1
FlavorDiesel, chemical, skunk2Pine, woody, earthy1
Flowering77 days (Leafly)250–70 days indoors1

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

Lab-tested THC: Sour Diesel vs Jack Herer

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 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.3

Sour Jack

Leafly lists Sour Jack as half Sour Diesel and half Jack Herer, a sativa its users call energetic, focused and creative.4

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Jack Herer strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Sour Diesel strain information. 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 Jack strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Sour Diesel marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. High Times, 25 years of Chem Dog (2016-09-07). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.