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Northern Lights

aka NL

IndicaTHC 18%CBG 1%
4.4(3,808 ratings)
Northern Lights
Nl
Indica
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Terpenes
Myrcene
Caryophyllene
Limonene
calmingenergizing

Northern Lights effects are mostly calming.

low THChigh THC

Northern Lights potency is higher THC than average.

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Northern Lights, also known as "NL," is an indica marijuana strain made by crossing Afghani with Thai. Northern Lights produces euphoric effects that settle in firmly throughout the body, relaxing muscles and easing the mind. Consumers say this strain has a pungently sweet and spicy flavor profile that is smooth on the exhale. Medical marijuana patients choose Northern Lights to help relieve symptoms associated with depression, stress, pain and insomnia. Growers say this strain features purple and crystal-coated buds and grows best indoors with a flowering time of 45-50 days.

Northern Lights stands among the most famous strains of all time, a pure indica cherished for its resinous buds, fast flowering, and resilience during growth. This strain has given rise to famous hybrids like Shiva Skunk and Super Silver Haze. Rumor has it that Northern Lights first sprouted near Seattle, Washington, but was propagated out of Holland after 1985 at what is now Sensi Seeds.

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Northern Lights strain effects

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Positive Effects

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Dry mouth

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Northern Lights strain flavors

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Woody

Northern Lights strain helps with

  • Stress
    39% of people say it helps with Stress
  • Anxiety
    34% of people say it helps with Anxiety
  • Pain
    31% of people say it helps with Pain
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Northern Lights strain reviews(3,808)

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January 29, 2026
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So, my first time actually grinding up and smoking the infamous Northern Lights! For starters… my 3.5g package was a SINGLE NUG! This bad boy was massive, kief covered, jolly deep green GIANT! I’ve NEVER seen an 8th as one nug! In the grinder, it gets a touch cakey, but nothing too bad, but when handled with your fingers, it gets STICKY as all hell! Lemon, Earth and Pine smell! Strong, but no overpowering. We are off to a HELL of a pre-smoke start! It’s more earthy. I guess woodsy as well. You don’t really get the pepper that you’d expect with beta-caryophylene, but it’s a very muted, smooth smoke. Not too bad on the coughing, but there are a few after smoke coughs. Nothing crazy. Oh… WOW… I’m in the mountains…I’m in a cabin… with a big fire in the hearth. There’s a bear out there somewhere. He’s got him a fish, and a coka-cola. I gotta listen to some music. You should try something like “Stoners” by Berner and B-Real. Really oddly fits the mountain vibe. VERY heady peak high, as I’m sure you’ve already gathered, lol… The body high had me feeling at first like the Michelin man while I was hangin with my bear friend. Then it settles into a nice, warm, hoodie with you favorite jammies. Sipping you’re favorite cold weather beverage next to that awesome ass fire! Just a really cool head trip and then just incredible relaxation. It’s pretty velcroey throughout. Bowl couldn’t have been more than 80ish % full, smallish/standard bowl. Sizable but still not the WHOLE bowl. Also, Helvetia - Stoners has some trippy riffs... but it does kind of overstay it's welcome. Much like my review. NOT a beginner strain... But STILL try if you can!
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March 1, 2025
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Picked up an 1/8th of this from the company called Sunnyside because I'd never after 10yrs of smoking tried the famed Northern Lights and had this on my bucket list. I ended up with smalls in a regular container, nbd, the trim job wasn't the best but the buds were still tight (if not overly dried out....)....I still gave it a chance and lit a bowl of this up, immediately coughed out a lung for about 20 minutes, could not clear the tickle in my throat, chugged a ton of water, ate a spoonful of honey, gargled salt....I was so annoyed until the medicine hit. Wheeeeeeewwww. I had to sit down it was so beautiful. Touching, almost. Suddenly the shit trim job did not matter. At all. Neither did the extremely harsh smoke or coughing fit I had for a long time after. All I knew was I wanted nothing more than to smoke on this strain all day every day. This one sets me right every single time. And it is strong. Would not recommend for a beginner. Just picked up another 1/4 of this the other day, also from Sunnyside, and was extremely pleased to find I'd purchased high quality, dense, BIG nugs, they are so nice & frosty and break down beautifully, best of all they smoke waaaaay better than that first batch and I will say the medicine is STRONG. I had a little joint of these and three hours later I was still riding that high slowly down. Unbelievably nice weed. Hoping I can find it regularly available at my dispo because I do NOT want to miss out on having this in my medicine cabinet at all times. It's just so.....pretty. Beautiful. The experience is majestic. And I never wanna be without it. I can see, fully, why this strain is famed. There's just nothing wrong with it!! I can smoke some 3 hours before bed, have a dance party, clean my room, journal a little, have a snack, then wind down and fall asleep with a soft smile on my face. It's that good and the medicine lasts for so long. Thankful I've got this one around!!
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January 28, 2026
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This strain takes me to sleepville today on the dry flower vape POTV Lobo train. First stop, around 350 for some brightly flavorful citrusy notes that were so clean. Then small vape clouds with a heavier flavor I can't really recall, but it kept hitting through most of the 4 minute cycle session until it seemed tapped out at about 420 of course. And the n here I lie now, tippy tapping these notes to strange cannabis connoisseurs collectively all over, poring over the matter like it has some urgency, some real useful need. And I hope it does! Listen, this strain is gloobaliciously suprafleshtostic. So yeah you bake bake bake like a couch potato into sleep, and it is fantastic. Especially when you have good music in the headphones. Gosh Northern Lights is a good one when you want to chill well and let sleep take you.
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Strain spotlight


Northern Lights strain genetics

First strain parent
Afg
Afghani
parent
Second strain parent
Tha
Thai
parent
Northern Lights
Nl
Northern Lights
First strain child
Slv
Silver Haze
child
Second strain child
Bdm
Black Domina
child

Northern Lights grow information

Type
indica
sativa
hybrid
Difficulty
easy
moderate
difficult
Height
short
average
tall
Yield
low
medium
high
Flowering (weeks)
7 - 9
10 - 12
> 12
  • High calyx-to-leaf ratio makes for easy trimming
  • Grows best as a multi-branch plant
  • Does well with moderate to heavy nutrients
  • Yields typically fall between 400-500g/m²

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