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Comparison

Lemon Kush vs Blue Dream

Blue Dream is a sativa-dominant Blueberry × Haze hybrid and the best-selling strain in Leafly’s 2025 ranking; Lemon Kush is a Kush hybrid with no settled pedigree and no place on the sales charts.1,2,3 Blue Dream tests higher: 19.96% median THC across 2,118 tests, against 15.53% for Lemon Kush from only 29 tests, a small sample.4

Side by side

Lemon KushBlue Dream
TypeHybrid; seed versions run from 50/50 to 75% indica3,5,6Sativa-dominant hybrid1
LineageDisputed: Master Kush × Lemon Joy (Leafly) or Lemon G × Afghan Kush (Alien Genetics), among others3,7Blueberry × Haze1
Median THC (state lab tests)15.53% (29 tests); small sample19.96% (2,118 tests)
Middle half of THC results14.70%–17.00%17.62%–22.37%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests for a profile (2 of 29 with terpene values)β-Myrcene, α-Pinene, β-Caryophyllene (483 tests)
Leafly top effectsHappy, giggly, uplifted3Creative, euphoric, happy1
FlavorLemon, citrus, lime3Berry, blueberry, sweet1
Flowering55 days (Humboldt Seed Company) to 9–10 weeks (Weedmaps), by version6,8About 67 days (Leafly average)1

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

Lab-tested THC: Lemon Kush vs Blue Dream

14% 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 Lemon Kush Lemon Kush: median 15.53%, middle half 14.70%–17.00%, 29 tests 15.5% n=29 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Lemon Kush has only 29 tests.4

Which is easier to find

On Oct 3, 2026, 18 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Lemon Kush flower on Weedmaps, against 293 stores for Blue Dream; around New York the counts were 16 and 129.9

Its own site

Blue Dream has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at bluedream.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. Leafly, Blue Dream weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Lemon Kush aka Cali Lemon Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Lemon Kush marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Humboldt Seed Company via Weedmaps, Lemon Kush Seeds (brand product page). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Alien Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. Weedmaps, Lemon Kush strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  9. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 3, 2026. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.