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Amnesia Haze

Also listed as Amnesia Haze Auto, Amnesia Haze Autoflower, Amnesia Haze Regular, Auto Amnesia Haze

DisputedSativa-leaningType I — caryophyllene/limonene
Most-cited cross
Laotian sativa × Jamaican sativa × Afghani-Hawaiian
Breeders on record
Barney's Farm, Fast Buds, Greenpoint Seeds, Royal Queen Seeds
Median THC
17.2% · 140 tests
Total terpenes
1.61%

Commonly reported: happy, uplifted, euphoric, energetic, creative · tastes citrus, lemon, earthy

🧬 Look for DNA test reports on Kannapedia ↗

Type labels are reported marketing/morphology labels, not chemistry. Basis: breeder ratio.

Genetics

Family tree

Amnesia Haze
  • Afghani-HawaiianDisputed
  • JamaicanDisputed
  • Laotian sativaDisputed
  • Verified
  • Well-supported
  • Reported
  • Folklore
  • Disputed

Bred from Amnesia Haze

Lemon PieMoonshine HazeAmnesia LemonJenny KushLost CauseAmnesia KushAmnesika 2.0Cherry FuelRipper HazeAmnesia Lemon PieLemon OG CandyShogunLavnesia

Genetics

Lineage claims

  1. Laotian sativa × Jamaican sativa × Afghani-Hawaiian

    Disputed

    Tier A dossier amnesia-haze

  2. Neville's Haze × Afghani ('Enemy of the State')

    Disputed

    Tier A dossier amnesia-haze

  3. Jamaican × Thai × South Asia × Cambodia

    Reported

    Stated by Barney's Farm

  4. THAI STICKS × CAMBODIAN × LAOTIAN

    Reported

    Stated by Soma Seeds

Competing claims are shown side by side, never merged.

7 breeder versions (autoflowers, F2/S1/BX, remakes)
  • Barney's Farm: Amnesia Haze × BF Super Auto #1 (autoflower)
  • Fast Buds: Amnesia Haze Cut × FB Auto #1 (autoflower)
  • Greenpoint Seeds: Amnesia Haze × Short Stuff #1 (autoflower)
  • Royal Queen Seeds: Amnesia × Ruderalis (autoflower)
  • Royal Queen Seeds: Amnesia × Ruderalis (autoflower)
  • Barney's Farm: Amnesia Haze × BF Super Auto #1 (autoflower)
  • Soma Seeds: THAI STICKS × CAMBODIAN × LAOTIAN (autoflower)

Lab data

Cannabinoids

Cannabinoid medians for Amnesia Haze
  • THC17.2%n=140
  • CBG0.27%n=118
  • CBD0.02%n=121
  • THCV0.01%n=32
  • CBC0.00%n=41
  • CBN0.00%n=48

Bar = median; line = lowest to highest test. Public lab records; values vary by grower and lab.

Lab data

Terpenes

Terpene medians for Amnesia Haze
  • Myrcene0.29%n=43
  • β-Caryophyllene0.27%n=43
  • Limonene0.22%n=43
  • Humulene0.12%n=43
  • β-Pinene0.09%n=33
  • Linalool0.06%n=43
  • α-Pinene0.05%n=43
  • Nerolidol0.03%n=43

Good for

Use cases

Use-case percentiles for Amnesia Haze
  • Creativity86th
  • Clear-headed79th
  • Energy66th
  • Stress64th
  • Pain44th
  • Social43th
  • Focus36th
  • Appetite21th
  • Sleep17th
  • Relaxation10th

Percentile vs. other strains, from user-reported effects plus lab terpenes. Terpene links to effects are hypotheses with weak evidence; faded bars are terpene-only.

Awards

🏆 Cannabis cup record

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2021

    Categorie D – Haze varieties grown on hydroponics · entered by Coffeeshop Dizzy Duck

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2021

    Overall Winners 2021 – Highlife Weed Cup 2021 · entered by Coffeeshop Dizzy Duck

    reported · source

  • #3

    Spannabis Champions Cup 2018

    Sativa · entered by Asociación ACECA

    ✓ official results · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2018

    Bio – Haze · entered by Club Media

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2018

    Hydro – Haze · entered by ‘t Bunkertje

    reported · source

  • #3

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2017

    HAZE (Hydro) · entered by Coffeeshop ‘t Bunkertje

    reported · source

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2015

    Haze Hydro · entered by Coffeeshop Mississippi, Maastricht

    reported · source

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2014

    Haze Bio · entered by Coffeeshop ‘t Bunkertje, Apeldoorn

    reported · source

  • #3

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2014

    Haze Hydro · entered by Coffeeshop The Penguin, Arnhem

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2013

    Haze Bio · entered by Senzimilla Seeds

    reported · source

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2012

    Haze Hydro · entered by Amaranta Seeds

    reported · source

  • #3

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2012

    Haze Hydro · entered by Bio-G-Power

    reported · source

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2012

    Haze Bio · entered by Coffeeshop Bluebird

    reported · source

  • #1

    Spannabis Champions Cup 2012

    Indoor Hydro · entered by Natural Shop

    ✓ official results · source

  • #1

    High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) 2012

    Sativa Cup · entered by Soma’s Sacred Seeds

    ✓ official results · source

  • #1

    Santa Cruz Cup 2012

    Outdoor – Sativa · entered by Surf City

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2012

    Haze Hydro · entered by Coffeeshop Guna Guna

    reported · source

  • #3

    Spannabis Champions Cup 2011

    Indoor Bio · entered by Natural Shop

    ✓ official results · source

  • #3

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2011

    Haze Hydro · entered by Coffeeshop Kosbor – Maastricht

    reported · source

  • #1

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2011

    Haze Bio · entered by Coffeeshop ‘t Bunkertje – Apeldoorn

    reported · source

  • #2

    HighLife Cup (Highlife Hemp Fair, Utrecht/Amsterdam) 2011

    Haze Bio · entered by Royal Queen Seed Store – Amsterdam

    reported · source

  • #3

    IC420 / ICMag 420 Growers Cup 2010

    Sativa Breeder · entered by Soma

    reported · source

  • #3

    IC420 / ICMag 420 Growers Cup 2008

    Hash · entered by Soma

    reported · source

  • #2

    IC420 / ICMag 420 Growers Cup 2007

    Sativa Breeder · entered by Soma

    reported · source

+5 more placings on record.

Dossier

History & sources

1. Summary

Amnesia Haze became the signature Amsterdam coffeeshop sativa of the 2000s. Barney's won the overall 2004 (17th) Cannabis Cup with it, and Soma's Sacred Seeds won the 2012 Sativa Cup.1 Its origin is disputed between three accounts:

  • Soma Seeds, c.2003: Southeast Asian (Laotian) × Jamaican × Afghani-Hawaiian; earlier versions used Thai.23
  • Hy-Pro/Zwiep's "Amnesia": Neville's Haze × an Afghan of his own ("Enemy of the State"), popular from c.1996 and first sold as a clone.24
  • A US 1990s "Amnesia" carried to Holland by Sam the Skunkman and crossed with Haze: this is folklore; no statement from Sam was found.45

Soft Secrets also reports that a lot of coffeeshop "Amnesia Haze" sold c.2006–2012 was actually a Super Silver Haze clone.2

2. Identity

  • Aliases: Amnesia; Hy-Pro Amnesia (a distinct line).
  • Type: sativa (Soma line described as 70% sativa).2
  • Breeder: disputed (see §3).
  • Era: c.1996–2003 origin; 2004 Cup win.

3. Genetics & lineage claims

3a. Soma: Laotian × Jamaican × Afghani-Hawaiian (earlier Thai)

Confidence: disputed23

3b. Hy-Pro/Zwiep: Neville's Haze × Afghan

Confidence: disputed24

3c. Sam-carried US "Amnesia" × Haze

Confidence: folklore45

In one version the US Amnesia is Thai/Jamaican/Hawaiian × Afghan. In another it is Bubblegum × Super Silver Haze.4

4. Timeline

  • c.1996 — Hy-Pro Amnesia popular in Dutch competitions.2
  • c.2003 — Soma's Amnesia Haze released.2
  • 2004 — Overall Cup winner (Barney's).1
  • 2006–2012 — An SSH clone is widely sold as "Amnesia Haze".2
  • 2012 — Sativa Cup winner (Soma's Sacred Seeds).1

5. Notable cuts / phenotypes / remakes

  • Hy-Pro Amnesia: often indica-looking, with a sativa effect.2
  • Related lines: G13 Haze, Amazing Haze, Amnesia 99.2

6. Historical descriptions by era

  • 2014: 10–13 weeks indoors; November outdoors.2
  • 2010s–2020s: Leafly users describe a euphoric, energetic, productive cerebral buzz with sour lemon, pine and earth notes, plus occasional racing-mind effects.6

7. Cannabinoid & terpene profile

LabelMeasurenSource
"Amnesia Haze" (Smith 2022)THC mean 18.0% (median 18.4); terpenes myrcene 0.33, caryophyllene 0.29, limonene 0.24, terpinolene 0.24; dominant myrcene 17, terpinolene 10, limonene 9 (of 43)67Smith 2022 data
"Amnesia Haze" (WA)THC mean 22.2%172WA I-502
bare "Amnesia" (not merged)Smith n=128, terpinolene-dominant 35/55; WA n=182, THC 20.0%—computed file, key x-amnesia

The dominant terpene is mixed, which fits the reported confusion over what is actually being sold. Strain names are not reliable chemotype identifiers.

8. Community sentiment

Sample: Leafly has roughly 1,300 reviews (163+ review pages); only search snippets were read, and the aggregate rating was not visible.6 Reddit was not sampled.

  • Euphoric, energetic, cerebral: common, positive.
  • Citrus/earthy/pine flavour: common, positive.
  • Racing mind, paranoia, perceptual effects: occasional, negative.
  • Authenticity concerns (coffeeshop substitutes): occasional, negative.2

Paraphrases from Leafly reviewers: one found it "very euphoric" and good for getting work done; another said a strong batch made them see double at dinner.6

Era shift: Dutch clone/seed origins (1996–2003), then the Amsterdam icon and Cup winner (2004–2012), then a generic retail label.

Overall score: 82/100 (low-confidence estimate).

9. Open questions

  • Soma's and Zwiep's own primary statements.
  • Whether Sam had any role.
  • The primary 2004 Cup report.

10. Sources

Lab: src-chem-smith2022-data, src-chem-wa-i502-jikomes2018.

Footnotes

  1. Wikipedia, "Cannabis Cup". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_Cup — secondary_database. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  2. Soft Secrets, "Classic Strains: Amnesia Haze", 2014-08-14. https://softsecrets.com/en-US/article/classic-strains-amnesia-haze — news. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13

  3. Dante Jordan, "The history of Haze strains", Weedmaps, 2020-10-28. https://weedmaps.com/news/2020/10/the-history-of-haze-strains/ — news. ↩ ↩2

  4. Alchimia blog, "Amnesia Haze, a strain that changed the cannabis scene", 2023-05-16. https://www.alchimiaweb.com/blogen/amnesia-haze/ — secondary_database. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  5. Wikipedia, "Sam the Skunkman". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_the_Skunkman — secondary_database. ↩ ↩2

  6. Leafly, Amnesia Haze reviews. https://leafly.ca/strains/amnesia-haze/reviews — secondary_database — unverified_url: true (search snippets). ↩ ↩2 ↩3