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Lab data

Blue Cheese potency: THC, CBD and terpenes from 288 lab tests

In 288 state lab tests, Blue Cheese flower had a median total THC of 25.93%, with the middle half of results between 24.27% and 26.87%.1 269 of those tests come from Maryland and 91.0% from a single Maryland lab, so the figures mostly describe that lab's results. CBD is negligible, and only 6 tests report individual terpenes, too few for a profile.1

25.93%median total THC
24.27%–26.87%middle half
20.36%–27.64%middle 80%
68.1%of tests at 25% THC or more
288tests · 12 labs

THC distribution

Total THC across 288 tests

0 20 40 60 80 2–3% THC: 0 tests 3–4% THC: 0 tests 4–5% THC: 3 tests 5–6% THC: 0 tests 6–7% THC: 1 tests 7–8% THC: 0 tests 8–9% THC: 1 tests 9–10% THC: 0 tests 10–11% THC: 2 tests 11–12% THC: 1 tests 12–13% THC: 0 tests 13–14% THC: 3 tests 14–15% THC: 4 tests 15–16% THC: 3 tests 16–17% THC: 0 tests 17–18% THC: 2 tests 18–19% THC: 2 tests 19–20% THC: 5 tests 20–21% THC: 8 tests 21–22% THC: 6 tests 22–23% THC: 9 tests 23–24% THC: 18 tests 24–25% THC: 24 tests 25–26% THC: 61 tests 26–27% THC: 71 tests 27–28% THC: 47 tests 28–29% THC: 16 tests 29–30% THC: 1 tests 30–31% THC: 0 tests 31–32% THC: 0 tests 32–33% THC: 0 tests 33–34% THC: 0 tests 34–35% THC: 0 tests 35–36% THC: 0 tests 4%8%12%16%20%24%28%32%36% median 25.93% Total THC, % by weight
One-point THC bands; shaded: middle half of results. 288 flower tests, 2015-08-14 to 2024-05-14.1

THC by year

Median total THC by year of testing

22% 24% 26% 28% 2018: 24.66% (64 tests) 24.7 2018 n=64 2019: 26.86% (59 tests) 26.9 2019 n=59 2020: 26.86% (69 tests) 26.9 2020 n=69 2021: 25.90% (49 tests) 25.9 2021 n=49 2023: 25.12% (35 tests) 25.1 2023 n=35
Median total THC per year of testing; years with fewer than 20 tests are left out (2015: 1, 2017: 2, 2022: 4, 2024: 5).1

THC by state

StateTestsMedian THC
Maryland26926.03%
Michigan1014.21%

States with at least 10 tests. Labs, testing rules and sampling differ by state, so compare states with care.1

Terpene profile

Only 6 of the 288 matched tests report individual terpene values, too few for a profile (we chart terpenes reported by at least 10 tests). Median total terpenes: 1.37% (268 tests).1

How Blue Cheese compares

Lab-tested THC across 17 well-known strains

16% 20% 24% 28% Blue Cheese Blue Cheese: median 25.93%, middle half 24.27%–26.87%, 288 tests 25.9% n=288 Wedding Cake Wedding Cake: median 23.01%, middle half 20.24%–25.70%, 3,085 tests 23.0% n=3,085 Blueberry Blueberry: median 21.91%, middle half 18.40%–25.23%, 411 tests 21.9% n=411 Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 Gelato Gelato: median 21.49%, middle half 18.90%–24.63%, 1,845 tests 21.5% n=1,845 OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 Super Lemon Haze Super Lemon Haze: median 20.84%, middle half 18.41%–23.48%, 1,543 tests 20.8% n=1,543 Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Strawberry Cough Strawberry Cough: median 20.00%, middle half 15.88%–23.00%, 231 tests 20.0% n=231 Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 Pineapple Express Pineapple Express: median 19.80%, middle half 17.54%–21.75%, 461 tests 19.8% n=461 Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 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 Trainwreck Trainwreck: median 18.65%, middle half 16.67%–21.42%, 248 tests 18.6% n=248 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Every strain processed with the same matching rules from the same dataset.1

How published THC figures compare

Strain databases publish lower figures than our lab median: Leafly lists 18% THC and AllBud 20%.2,3 Seed companies' claims for their own versions run from 10–14% (Dinafem) and up to 19% (Royal Queen Seeds) to 20% (Big Buddha's listing at Zamnesia) and 26% (Barney's Farm).4,5,6,7 In state lab results, half of the Blue Cheese flower tests came in above 25.93%, but 269 of the 288 tests come from Maryland and 91.0% from a single Maryland lab; Michigan's 10 tests (a small sample) had a median of 14.21%.1

Download the data

The 288 matched tests behind this page, one row per test: state, test date, lab, product name, product type, total THC, total CBD and terpenes.

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License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Source: Cannlytics, cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.” The data were filtered and aggregated from the original.

Limits of this data

  • Coverage is narrow: Maryland (269), Michigan (10), Florida (5), Massachusetts (4) supply every test. Oregon and Rhode Island results carry no product names and could not be matched.
  • One lab produced 91.0% of these tests (12 labs in total). Across all strains in our dataset, that lab's median THC is higher than other Maryland labs', so this median may run high; Michigan's 10 tests (a small sample) had a median of 14.21%.
  • Only 6 tests report individual terpene values, too few for a profile. 268 report a total (median 1.37%), 262 of them from Maryland, where labs report only total terpenes. Michigan reports no terpene values.
  • We matched names strictly: crosses and near-miss names (for example "Blue Cheese Bubblegum", 32 tests) are excluded and counted, duplicate certificates are removed, and 6 results above 40% THC were dropped as implausible.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Blue Cheese strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. AllBud, Blue Cheese marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Dinafem, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Royal Queen Seeds, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Zamnesia, Blue Cheese (Big Buddha Seeds) feminized: seller listing. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. Barney's Farm, Blue Cheese (feminized). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.