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Comparison

Strawberry Cough vs Durban Poison

Durban Poison is a pure sativa from the South African port city of Durban, unlike Strawberry Cough’s commonly listed but disputed Haze × Strawberry Fields account.1,2,3 Leafly lists energetic and uplifted for both, then separates strawberry/sweet/berry from pine/earthy/sage.1,2 Durban Poison and Strawberry Cough have very similar state-lab medians in this comparison.4

Side by side

Strawberry CoughDurban Poison
TypeSativa on Leafly; hybrid on Weedmaps2,3Pure sativa1
Listed lineageHaze × Strawberry Fields; exact pedigree disputed2,3African parent shown on Leafly1
Median THC (state lab tests)20.00% (231 tests)419.45% (528 tests)4
Middle half of THC results15.88%–23.00%417.33%–21.99%4
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Pinene (61 tests)4Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)4
Leafly top effectsUplifted, energetic, happy2Focused, energetic, uplifted1
Leafly flavorsStrawberry, sweet, berry2Pine, earthy, sage1
Flowering listing7–9 weeks27–9 weeks1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Strawberry Cough vs Durban Poison

14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Strawberry Cough Strawberry Cough: median 20.00%, middle half 15.88%–23.00%, 231 tests 20.0% n=231 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.4

Legacy sativa labels

These are distinct origin accounts and labels rather than close relatives: Leafly reports Durban Poison’s geographic origin, while Strawberry Cough’s original breeder and pedigree are disputed.1,3 Durban Poison has its own Official Cannabis guide at durbanpoisonstrain.com.

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Durban Poison strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Strawberry Cough strain. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Weedmaps, Strawberry Cough. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.