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Comparison

Grape Ape vs Northern Lights

Both descend from Afghani, and Leafly users call both sleepy, relaxed and hungry. Northern Lights is an Afghani × Thai indica propagated in Holland after 1985 by what is now Sensi Seeds; Grape Ape adds Mendocino Purps and Skunk, and tastes of grape rather than pine.1,2 In state labs Northern Lights tests higher: 20.03% median THC against 18.42% for Grape Ape.3

Side by side

Grape ApeNorthern Lights
TypeIndica-dominant (90% indica per AllBud and RQS)2,4,5Indica1
LineageMendocino Purps × Skunk × Afghani (accounts differ)2,6,7Afghani × Thai1
Median THC (state lab tests)18.42% (202 tests)20.03% (406 tests)
Middle half of THC results15.37%–21.25%17.28%–22.05%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene, α-Humulene (99 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (15 tests)
Leafly top effectsSleepy, relaxed, hungry2Sleepy, relaxed, hungry1
FlavorGrape, berry, sweet2Pine, earthy, woody1
Flowering7–8 weeks (Leafly); 50–60 days for RQS’s version2,545–50 days1

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

Lab-tested THC: Grape Ape vs Northern Lights

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Grape Ape Grape Ape: median 18.42%, middle half 15.37%–21.25%, 202 tests 18.4% n=202 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Which is easier to find

On Oct 3, 2026, 62 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Grape Ape flower on Weedmaps, against 98 stores for Northern Lights; around New York the counts were 27 and 97.8

Its own site

Northern Lights has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at northernlightsstrain.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Northern Lights strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Grape Ape 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. AllBud, Grape Ape marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Royal Queen Seeds, Grape Ape feminized seeds (specifications). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. SeedFinder, Grape Ape (Apothecary Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Pleased as Purple Punch: a ‘Purps’ marijuana family genealogy (2021-04-08). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 3, 2026. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.