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Comparison

Green Crack vs Durban Poison

Both are sativas that Leafly users call energetic and focused, but Leafly describes Durban Poison as a pure sativa from Durban, South Africa, while Green Crack is a Skunk #1 cross.1,2 In state lab tests the two land close together: 19.52% median THC for Green Crack and 19.45% for Durban Poison.3 In our terpene data, Green Crack leads with β-myrcene and Durban Poison with terpinolene.3

Side by side

Green CrackDurban Poison
TypeSativa1Pure sativa2
OriginAthens, Ohio, around 1990 (accounts differ)4,5Durban, South Africa2
Median THC (state lab tests)19.52% (1,236 tests)19.45% (528 tests)
Middle half of THC results16.79%–21.73%17.33%–21.99%
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (167 tests)Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)
Top effects (Leafly)Energetic, focused, talkative1Focused, energetic, uplifted2
FlavorCitrus, mango, earthy1Pine, earthy, sage2
Flowering7–9 weeks17–9 weeks2

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

Lab-tested THC: Green Crack vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% Green Crack Green Crack: median 19.52%, middle half 16.79%–21.73%, 1,236 tests 19.5% n=1,236 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

The terpene that separates them

Terpinolene is Durban Poison’s leading terpene in our data, with a median of 0.93% across 235 tests. At least half of the 167 Green Crack tests with individual terpene values reported none.3

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Green Crack strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Durban Poison 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. SeedFinder, Green Crack (Clone Only Strains). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. GreenState, Green Crack strain: all about this 90s weed icon (2024-01-09). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.