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Comparison

Blue Dream vs Durban Poison

Durban Poison is a pure sativa landrace from South Africa and leads with terpinolene; Blue Dream is a hybrid that leads with myrcene. Lab-tested THC is close: 19.96% median for Blue Dream, 19.45% for Durban Poison.1,2

Side by side

Blue DreamDurban Poison
TypeSativa-dominant hybrid3Pure sativa landrace1
OriginSanta Cruz, California, around 20034Durban, South Africa; in the US since the 1970s1
Median THC (state lab tests)19.96% (2,118 tests)19.45% (528 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.62%–22.37%17.33%–21.99%
Top terpenes (median)β-Myrcene, α-Pinene, β-Caryophyllene (483 tests)Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)
Leafly's top effectsCreative, euphoric, happy3Focused, energetic, uplifted1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.2

Lab-tested THC: Blue Dream vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 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.2

Rivals in Colorado

In 2015, BDS Analytics data put Blue Dream, Durban Poison and Alien Dawg at the top of Colorado's sales.5

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Durban Poison strain information. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  2. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Blue Dream strain information. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  4. Leafly, The origin of Blue Dream, the Santa Cruz strain. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.
  5. Westword, Blue Dream is Colorado's most popular strain: here's why. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.