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Lab data

Sherbet potency: THC, CBD and terpenes from 768 lab tests

In 768 state lab tests, Sherbet flower had a median total THC of 20.52%, with the middle half of results between 17.60% and 22.79%.1 CBD is negligible, and β-caryophyllene leads the terpenes ahead of limonene and β-myrcene, the same order Leafly lists.1,2 Linalool is a close fourth at 0.13%.1

20.52%median total THC
17.60%–22.79%middle half
15.02%–24.80%middle 80%
8.5%of tests at 25% THC or more
768tests · 33 labs

Beyond the median: the odds of a strong batch, how published figures hold up and more, in the Sherbet lab report →

THC distribution

Total THC across 768 tests

0 20 40 60 80 100 2–3% THC: 0 tests 3–4% THC: 0 tests 4–5% THC: 0 tests 5–6% THC: 0 tests 6–7% THC: 0 tests 7–8% THC: 0 tests 8–9% THC: 0 tests 9–10% THC: 3 tests 10–11% THC: 3 tests 11–12% THC: 7 tests 12–13% THC: 12 tests 13–14% THC: 24 tests 14–15% THC: 25 tests 15–16% THC: 39 tests 16–17% THC: 42 tests 17–18% THC: 55 tests 18–19% THC: 57 tests 19–20% THC: 68 tests 20–21% THC: 97 tests 21–22% THC: 81 tests 22–23% THC: 72 tests 23–24% THC: 66 tests 24–25% THC: 51 tests 25–26% THC: 19 tests 26–27% THC: 22 tests 27–28% THC: 10 tests 28–29% THC: 6 tests 29–30% THC: 4 tests 30–31% THC: 2 tests 31–32% THC: 1 tests 32–33% THC: 0 tests 33–34% THC: 0 tests 34–35% THC: 0 tests 35–36% THC: 1 tests 4%8%12%16%20%24%28%32%36% median 20.52% Total THC, % by weight
One-point THC bands; shaded: middle half of results. 768 flower tests, 2017-01-26 to 2024-04-24.1

THC by year

Median total THC by year of testing

17% 19% 21% 23% 2018: 21.87% (123 tests) 21.9 2018 n=123 2019: 21.08% (114 tests) 21.1 2019 n=114 2020: 20.40% (84 tests) 20.4 2020 n=84 2021: 19.57% (244 tests) 19.6 2021 n=244 2022: 20.59% (152 tests) 20.6 2022 n=152 2023: 20.58% (33 tests) 20.6 2023 n=33
Median total THC per year of testing; years with fewer than 20 tests are left out (2017: 7, 2024: 8).1

THC by state

StateTestsMedian THC
Washington25121.87%
Michigan22520.30%
Nevada17520.62%
Maryland7216.27%
Massachusetts1716.55%
Hawaii1618.18%
California1223.93%

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

Terpene profile

Sherbet terpenes, median % by weight

β-Caryophyllene β-Caryophyllene: 0.31% (n=193) 0.31% n=193 Limonene Limonene: 0.25% (n=193) 0.25% n=193 β-Myrcene β-Myrcene: 0.13% (n=193) 0.13% n=193 Linalool Linalool: 0.13% (n=193) 0.13% n=193 α-Humulene α-Humulene: 0.10% (n=193) 0.10% n=193 β-Pinene β-Pinene: 0.06% (n=180) 0.06% n=180 α-Pinene α-Pinene: 0.04% (n=193) 0.04% n=193 Ocimene Ocimene: 0.01% (n=18) 0.01% n=18
Median share of each terpene by weight, from 193 tests that report individual terpenes. Median total terpenes: 1.30% (259 tests). Terpinolene had a median of zero: at least half of tests reported none.1

How Sherbet compares

Lab-tested THC across 17 well-known strains

16% 20% 24% Wedding Cake Wedding Cake: median 23.01%, middle half 20.25%–25.72%, 3,090 tests 23.0% n=3,090 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 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 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 Sherbet Sherbet: median 20.52%, middle half 17.60%–22.79%, 768 tests 20.5% n=768 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 a single figure or a range: Leafly lists 18%, AllBud 15–19% and Weedmaps 15–24%.2,3,4 Seed sellers claim similar figures: 18–21% for Crop King and 20% for ILGM and for Pyramid Seeds’ version.5,6,7 In state lab results the median of 20.52% is above Leafly’s 18% and above AllBud’s whole range; 90% of Sherbet flower tested below 24.80%, and the single highest result was 35.54%.1,2,3

Results differ by state: among states with at least 50 tests, medians ran from 16.27% in Maryland (72 tests) to 21.87% in Washington (251).1 In every year with at least 100 tests (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) the yearly median stayed between 19.57% and 21.87%.1 AllBud lists 1% CBD for Sherbert and Sunset Sherbert, but none of the 479 tests that reported CBD reached 1%.1,8,9

Download the data

The 768 matched tests behind this page, one row per test: state, test date, lab, product name, product type, total THC, total CBD and terpenes.

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 uneven. Washington (251), Michigan (225), Nevada (175), Maryland (72) supply most of the 768 tests, which date from 2017 to 2024; Oregon and Rhode Island results carry no product names and could not be matched.
  • Some labs report higher THC than others, so we publish medians and middle ranges rather than maxima. No single lab accounts for more than 13.2% of these tests (33 labs in total).
  • Terpene medians come from 193 tests with individual terpene values, 175 of them from Nevada labs. Maryland reports only total terpenes (66 tests), and Washington, Michigan and Hawaii report none.
  • We matched names strictly: Sherbet, Sherbert, Sunset Sherbet and Sunset Sherbert count, while crosses and near-miss names (for example "Sunset Sherbert × Purple Punch", 303 results) are excluded and counted, and duplicate certificates are removed. Washington tests count only when two name fields agree, which set aside 496 more flower results.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Sherbert (aka Sherbet, Sunset Sherbet, Sunset Sherbert) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. AllBud, Sunset Sherbet marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, Sherbet (aka Sunset Sherbet) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Crop King Seeds, Sunset Sherbet feminized marijuana seeds. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. ILGM, Sunset Sherbet feminized seeds. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Herbies Seeds, Sunset Sherbet feminized seeds (Pyramid Seeds). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. AllBud, Sherbert marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. AllBud, Sunset Sherbert marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.