# Chemdawg

> Chemdawg, also spelled Chemdog, is a hybrid that grew from 13 seeds traced to the Grateful Dead’s June 1991 shows in Indiana. Its parents are unknown, its surviving cuts are passed on as clones, and its family includes Sour Diesel, GG4 and Stardawg. It tests at a median total THC of 22.94% across 668 state lab tests of Chemdawg flower, with the middle half of results between 19.25% and 25.37%. CBD is negligible: none of the 546 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 668 state lab tests, median total THC 22.94%, middle half 19.25%–25.37% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis).

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://chemdawg.com/): Chemdawg is a hybrid grown from 13 seeds traced to a 1991 Grateful Dead show. Median THC in 668 state lab tests: 22.94%. Cuts, family tree, effects.
- [Genetics](https://chemdawg.com/genetics/): Chemdawg is a hybrid of unknown parents grown from 13 bag seeds in 1991. Its cuts are sibling clones; Sour Diesel, GG4, Stardawg and GMO descend from them.
- [THC and terpenes](https://chemdawg.com/potency/): Chemdawg tests at 22.94% median THC (19.25%–25.37%) in 668 state lab results, led by β-caryophyllene. Chem 91 and Chem D labels run higher than plain ones.
- [Lab report](https://chemdawg.com/lab-report/): How likely Chemdawg is to test above 20% THC, which terpene leads it test by test and how published figures compare, from 668 state lab tests.
- [Effects](https://chemdawg.com/effects/): Leafly users call Chemdawg euphoric, relaxed and tingly and rate it mostly energizing; AllBud adds a sleepy body high. Downsides: dry mouth, dry eyes, dizzy.
- [Growing](https://chemdawg.com/grow/): Chemdawg clones flower in 63–70 days, stretch hard and reek of diesel; seeds take 8–10 weeks. Breeder specs, mold and odor warnings, and which seeds are real.
- [Where to find it](https://chemdawg.com/near-me/): Chemdawg flower was listed by 79 stores near Los Angeles on Weedmaps on Oct 3, 2026. Store counts and eighth prices for 27 US markets.
- [History](https://chemdawg.com/history/): From 13 seeds mailed to a Massachusetts Deadhead in 1991 to Sour Diesel, the OG Kush legend and a 32% Cannabis Cup record: the sourced history of Chemdawg.
- [FAQ](https://chemdawg.com/faq/): Short, sourced answers about Chemdawg: indica or sativa, Chemdog vs Chemdawg, Chem D vs Chem 91, Chem 4, THC, taste, parents, Sour Diesel, OG Kush and seeds.

## Lab report: key findings
- 71% of 668 lab tests reached 20% THC or more; 30% reached 25%.
- 3 of the 6 single published THC figures sit above the median lab result.
- β-caryophyllene was the most abundant terpene in 46% of tests, limonene in 41%.
- Closest terpene mix among 17 strains: Sour Diesel (96% overlap), then OG Kush (93%).
- Ranks 4th of 29 strains by median THC (22.94%), with the 17th-narrowest spread of 24.
- Lab medians ranged from 16.39% to 29.22%, a gap of 12.83 points.
- The highest-THC third of tests carried more terpenes than the lowest (2.01% vs 1.20% total).
Full analysis, tables and method: https://chemdawg.com/lab-report/

## Comparisons
- [Chemdawg vs Sour Diesel](https://chemdawg.com/vs/sour-diesel/): Chemdawg vs Sour Diesel, the child most accounts give it: lab-tested THC (22.94% vs 21.68% median), terpenes, flavor and effects, and how the two are related.
- [Chemdawg vs OG Kush](https://chemdawg.com/vs/og-kush/): Chemdawg vs OG Kush: a claimed but unproven parent-child link, compared on state-lab THC (22.94% vs 20.87% median), terpenes, flavor and reported effects.
- [Chemdawg vs Girl Scout Cookies](https://chemdawg.com/vs/girl-scout-cookies/): Chemdawg vs Girl Scout Cookies (GSC), the two parents of GMO Cookies: state-lab THC (22.94% vs 19.72% median), terpenes, flavor and effects compared.
- [Chemdawg vs Blue Dream](https://chemdawg.com/vs/blue-dream/): Chemdawg vs Blue Dream: diesel against sweet berry, compared on state-lab THC (22.94% vs 19.96% median), terpenes, lineage, effects and popularity.
- [Chemdawg vs Green Crack](https://chemdawg.com/vs/green-crack/): Chemdawg vs Green Crack: two energizing hybrids with one unknown parent each, compared on state-lab THC (22.94% vs 19.52% median), terpenes, flavor and effects.
- [Chemdawg vs G13](https://chemdawg.com/vs/g13/): Chemdawg vs G13: two legends with unverifiable origin stories, compared on state-lab THC (22.94% vs 24.17% median), terpenes, flavor and effects.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://chemdawg.com/data/chemdawg-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://chemdawg.com/llms-full.txt)