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Cannabis Cultivar Directory (Commonly Called Strains)

A directory of named cannabis cultivars, commonly called strains, with documented identity, reported lineage and laboratory data kept separate, and no invented percentages.

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What this directory is

This is a directory of named cannabis cultivars, which many people call strains. Each entry keeps four kinds of information apart: the name and its aliases, reported lineage, the retail label (indica, sativa or hybrid), and measured laboratory values. Each cultivar page then adds what research does and does not show.

What it does not do

It does not give a typical THC or CBD percentage for any cultivar, because a laboratory result describes one sample or one dataset and composition varies between batches. It does not treat a retail label, a lineage story or a cultivar name as proof of genetics, potency or effects. It lists no products, sellers or prices, and it sells nothing.

How to read an entry

Read How Cultivar Profiles Work first. A row of data is shown only when a source we could read supports it, with its sample or batch, laboratory, test date and method when those were stated. If an entry says no laboratory measurements are documented, that is exactly what we found, and it is not a statement that the cultivar is weak, mild or unremarkable. For names, aliases and naming conflicts see Cultivar Names, Aliases and Naming Conflicts, and for how to weigh ancestry claims see Lineage Claims and Breeder Attribution.

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Indica vs Sativa vs Hybrid, Cultivar Names vs Laboratory Profiles, How to Read a Cannabis Certificate of Analysis and Cannabis Impairment and Driving.

Browse cultivars

26 cultivars have a published profile with sources. 1995 more are listed names: each shows only the name, any aliases, and the source that documents the name, with no profile and no data yet. A listed name is not a statement about its genetics, potency or effects.

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130 entries (page 1 of 3). There is no potency filter because comparable, clearly contextualized data does not exist. Retail labels are marketing categories, not measurements. The directory is not complete: thousands of names exist, and it grows only as names can be verified.

  • M-1337

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: UPOV, TG/276/2 Hemp, Cannabis - Test Guidelines (2025-08-26). Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Example variety named in the UPOV Test Guidelines for Hemp, Cannabis (TG/276/2, 2025); variety type HV.

  • M-16

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Also called: MI6

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line. Alternate names on the same line of the French list.

  • M-39

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • M.A.C.

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Nevada: matched where the source's product_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (plus removal of words such as flower/test batch/bulk); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • M32

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Mac 1

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • MAC and Cheese

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Mac N Jack

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Mad Jag

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Mad Shad

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Madre Seis

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • Mag Landrace

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Magic

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Magic Marker

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Magnum Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Maine CBD

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Hemp-type (under 0.3% THC) cultivar name exactly as printed in the University of Vermont Extension trial report; not confirmed to be the same plant material as any similarly named drug-type cultivar.

  • Mako Haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | Wikipedia, Cannabis Cu...

  • Malana Bomb Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Malana Cream

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Malawi Gold

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis in Malawi. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. | Wikipedia, List of cannabis strains: strains table and sidebar. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Described as an African sativa strain (regional type). Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Malawi × Super Skunk

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Beyond delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol: chemical differentiation of cannabis varieties applying targeted and untargeted analysis (Monti et al.). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, ...

    Naming note: Cross named in the paper by its parents

  • Malibu Glue

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Leafly, 2024's cannabis award winners and where to buy them: flower winners of many regional cups. Read 2026-10-22.

  • Mama Maria

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season). NAMING FLAG: Health Canada 2026 spelling 'Mama Maria'; secondary lists print 'Mamma Maria'.

  • Mamba Negra Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Manga Rosa

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Manghani

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Mango

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Mango Cream Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Mango Haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Scott Blakey. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22.

  • mangokush

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Nevada: matched where the source's product_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (plus removal of words such as flower/test batch/bulk); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Manic

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Mara 21

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Maracuya

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Weedmaps, 2023 Emerald Cup winners: flower categories. Read 2026-10-22.

  • MaraDawg Blue Flake Cheese Pearl

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | Wikipedia, Cannabis Cu...

  • Marcello

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Marideea

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Marie

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • marijuan

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Nevada: matched where the source's product_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (plus removal of words such as flower/test batch/bulk); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Marina

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Markant

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Martha

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • Martian Mean Green

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | Wikipedia, Cannabis Cu...

  • Mary Cristal

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Cannabis labelling is associated with genetic variation in terpene synthase genes (Watts et al.). Nature Plants, 2021; PMID 34650264; DOI 10.1038/s41477-021-01003-y. Names from Supplementary Table ...

  • MASK

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Maryland: matched where the source's strain_name field equals this name after ignoring case and punctuation (no other changes); names containing extra words (other cultivar names, brands, crosses) were NOT merged.

  • Mass. Super Skunk

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a clone-only line.

  • Massive Midget Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Master Kush

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Wikipedia contributors, Cannabis Cup, past-winners lists. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Read 2026-10-22. Only strain/flower categories used (not hash, products, glass, booths). | The Genetic Structure ...

  • Master Kush Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • MasterOp SexBanG

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • Mataro Blue Max Auto

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Mati

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: UPOV, TG/276/2 Hemp, Cannabis - Test Guidelines (2025-08-26). Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Example variety named in the UPOV Test Guidelines for Hemp, Cannabis (TG/276/2, 2025); variety type HV.

  • Matrix

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), Hennep GLB 2026 - Toegestane henneprassen. Read 2026-10-22.

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2026 (EU Common Catalogue varieties eligible for CAP support); Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2025; Hemp variety on the Dutch RVO list of permitted hemp varieties for 2024; Hemp variety in the EU Common Catalogue as of 15 March 2026 (list republished by WIBank Hessen for CAP direct payments).

  • Maui Haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Accumulation of bioactive metabolites in cultivated medical Cannabis (Richins et al.). PLoS ONE, 2018; PMID 30036388; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0201119. Names from Tables 3 and 4 and S1 Table (xlsx,...

  • Maui Wowie

    Profile with sources

    Also called: Maui Waui

    Retail label:
    Sativa (retail label)
    Dominance:
    Not documented
    Data:
    Identity and reported lineage (12 cannabinoid, 0 terpene)
  • Mauna Loa

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia as a regional (natural) variety.

  • Maureen

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Health Canada, List of Approved Cultivars for the 2026 growing season: Industrial hemp varieties approved for commercial production. Read 2026-10-22. Page text read through the fetch tool's summary...

    Naming note: Cannabis/hemp cultivar name. Registry context: Industrial hemp cultivar on the Health Canada List of Approved Cultivars (2026 growing season).

  • Maxi Gom

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Maxi Haze

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

    Naming note: Listed on French Wikipedia in the Ruderalis/autoflowering section.

  • Mazar

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in: Contributeurs de Wikipedia, Liste des lignées de cannabis (French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0; the page itself is tagged "à sourcer", i.e. unsourced). Read 2026-10-22. Lowest-confidence source: names o...

  • ME

    Listed name, no profile yet

    Name documented in:

    Naming note: Hemp-type (under 0.3% THC) cultivar name exactly as printed in the University of Vermont Extension trial report; not confirmed to be the same plant material as any similarly named drug-type cultivar.

Frequently asked questions

Why are some cultivars missing?

Only cultivars with enough readable, citable sources are published. Others stay in draft until their identity and lineage claims can be supported.

Why is there no potency filter?

Laboratory results describe a single sample or dataset, and they are not comparable across sources. A filter would imply a ranking that the data cannot support.

Does a cultivar name tell me what a product contains?

No. Names are not regulated in a consistent way, and the same name can describe different plants and different batches. Only a laboratory report for the specific batch describes that batch.

Are these cultivars recommended for any condition?

No. Nothing here recommends a cultivar for a symptom or condition. Personal descriptions are labeled as anecdotes, and research is described separately.

Education, not medical advice. This page is for general information. It does not diagnose or treat any condition and is not a substitute for care from a qualified health professional. Natural does not automatically mean safe. Ask a clinician or pharmacist before changing your care, especially if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a health condition.