# Trainwreck

> Trainwreck is a hybrid commonly described as Mexican and Thai sativas bred with Afghani indica, with origin accounts pointing only broadly to Northern California. It tests at a median total THC of 18.65% across 248 state lab tests of Trainwreck flower, with the middle half of results between 16.67% and 21.42%; terpinolene leads the individual-terpene subset. Its Arcata/Humboldt and train-crash stories are folklore in the available accounts, not verified provenance.

Published by Official Cannabis (https://officialcannabis.net). Lab statistics: 248 state lab tests, median total THC 18.65%, middle half 16.67%–21.42% (Cannlytics cannabis_results, CC BY 4.0, analysis by Official Cannabis).

## Guide
- [Strain overview](https://trainwreckstrain.net/): Trainwreck is a hybrid commonly described as Mexican and Thai sativas × Afghani indica. Median THC across 248 state lab tests: 18.65%.
- [Genetics](https://trainwreckstrain.net/genetics/): Trainwreck is commonly described as Mexican and Thai sativas crossed with Afghani indica. Its Northern California origin is folklore, and versions vary.
- [THC and terpenes](https://trainwreckstrain.net/potency/): Trainwreck flower has a 18.65% median total THC result (16.67%–21.42%) across 248 state lab tests. Terpinolene leads the individual-terpene subset.
- [Lab report](https://trainwreckstrain.net/lab-report/): Trainwreck lab report covering 248 tests: 33% cleared 20% THC, terpinolene led 67%, and Trainwreck ranked 34th on menus.
- [Effects](https://trainwreckstrain.net/effects/): Leafly lists euphoric, uplifted and creative for Trainwreck. Weedmaps reports euphoric, energetic and uplifted; databases also list dry mouth and dry eyes.
- [Growing](https://trainwreckstrain.net/grow/): Leafly gives Trainwreck about 8 indoor weeks and 450–550 g/m². Weedmaps says 8–10 weeks; a Humboldt Seed Company line is listed at about 60 days.
- [Where to find it](https://trainwreckstrain.net/near-me/): Trainwreck flower was listed by 30 stores near one sampled market on Weedmaps in the Oct 5, 2026 snapshot. Store counts and exact-eighth pricing use the same method across markets.
- [History](https://trainwreckstrain.net/history/): Trainwreck’s Northern California legend, disputed name story, documented Pineapple Express child and state-lab records through 2024.
- [FAQ](https://trainwreckstrain.net/faq/): Answers to common Trainwreck questions: indica or sativa, lineage, origin lore, THC, terpenes, taste, Purple Trainwreck, Pineapple Express and flowering time.

## Lab report: key findings
- Washington and Nevada split sharply for Trainwreck: 76% versus 11% of tests were at or above 20% total THC.
- The published point estimate was low, not high: Leafly's 17% was met or exceeded by 71% of Trainwreck tests.
- In terpene reports, terpinolene led 67% for Trainwreck, and Nevada supplied 92 of 139 such reports.
- Trainwreck's median THC declined from 20.92% in 2019 to 16.53% in 2024, an overall change of −4.39 points.
- Trainwreck ranked 34th of 58 tracked strains on menus, with 142 store listings carrying flower in 12 of 27 markets.
- The central THC spread was 4.75 points, ranking 17th of 52 for narrowness among comparable strains.
Full analysis, tables and method: https://trainwreckstrain.net/lab-report/

## Comparisons
- [Trainwreck vs Pineapple Express](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/pineapple-express/): Trainwreck vs Pineapple Express: the documented parent and Trainwreck × Hawaiian child, compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, reported effects and flavor.
- [Trainwreck vs Jack Herer](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/jack-herer/): Trainwreck vs Jack Herer: classic, mostly energizing strains compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage, reported effects, flavor and flowering.
- [Trainwreck vs Blue Dream](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/blue-dream/): Trainwreck vs Blue Dream: two California-associated hybrids compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, lineage, reported effects and flavor.
- [Trainwreck vs Durban Poison](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/durban-poison/): Trainwreck vs Durban Poison: a Northern California-associated hybrid and a South African pure sativa compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, effects and flavor.
- [Trainwreck vs Super Lemon Haze](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/super-lemon-haze/): Trainwreck vs Super Lemon Haze: two terpinolene-led profiles compared on state-lab THC, documented lineage, reported effects, flavor and flower time.
- [Trainwreck vs Green Crack](https://trainwreckstrain.net/vs/green-crack/): Trainwreck vs Green Crack: two classic sativa-leaning profiles compared on state-lab THC, terpenes, documented lineage, reported effects and flavor.

## Data
- [Lab test CSV](https://trainwreckstrain.net/data/trainwreck-lab-tests.csv): one row per test (state, date, lab, product, THC, CBD, terpenes)
- [Full text for LLMs](https://trainwreckstrain.net/llms-full.txt)