1. Summary
Ghost Train Haze (GTH) is a Rare Dankness Seeds (Colorado) cross of the Ghost OG clone, as mother, with a Nevil's Wreck male. The breeder's own page states the cross (verified).1 Secondary sources define Nevil's Wreck as Neville's Haze × Trainwreck, also from Rare Dankness (reported).23 The breeder lists these awards: 2nd Medical Sativa at the 2013 High Times Cannabis Cup, 1st Sativa at the 2014 US Cup, and repeated "Strongest Strains on Earth" listings.1 A dispensary page quotes founder Scott "Moonshine" Reach on two points: the Ghost OG mother came from "Weedzilla of the Devils Harvest Krew", and an early entry was disqualified after testing 27% THC. I could not open that page (reported).4 Lab data show a strongly terpinolene-dominant profile, which points to the Haze side.
2. Identity
- Aliases: GTH, Ghost Train Haze #1, OG Ghost Train Haze.
- Type: sativa-dominant.
- Breeder: Rare Dankness (Scott Reach).
- Era: early 2010s.
- Region: Colorado.
- Propagation: seed and clone (#1 is the famous selection).
3. Genetics & lineage claims
- 3a. Ghost OG × Nevil's Wreck — verified (breeder).1 One retailer wrongly calls the Ghost OG parent a "Train Wreck Haze" hybrid.
- 3b. Nevil's Wreck = Neville's Haze × Trainwreck — reported.23 See
nevilles-haze. - 3c. Ghost OG = the "Ghost" OG Kush cut (OrgnKid → Overgrow member "Ghost"; see
og-kush) — reported.45
4. Timeline
- Early 2010s — Created. The breeder's Ghost Train series uses Original OG clone-only cuts collected by the Devils Harvest Krew.1
- 2013 — 2nd Medical Sativa, HT Cup.1
- 2014 — 1st Sativa, HT US Cup.1
- 2014–2017 — 154 WA tests.
5. Notable cuts / phenotypes / remakes
Ghost Train Haze #1 is the named selection. Other Rare Dankness Ghost Train series lines exist.1
6. Historical descriptions by era
The breeder describes "a powerful amped up high" and 65–80 days of flowering.1 Retailers describe an intense, energetic effect with a sour, hazy aroma.2
7. Cannabinoid & terpene profile
| Label | Measure | n | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith 2022 | THC mean 17.6% (median 17.7; up to 30.5) | 120 | Smith 2022 data |
| Smith 2022 terpenes | terpinolene 0.66, myrcene 0.38, limonene 0.28, α-terpinene 0.22; dominant terpinolene 41/70, α-terpinene 11 | 70 | Smith 2022 data |
| WA I-502 | THC mean 20.6% (median 21.0) | 154 | WA I-502 |
GTH has the highest mean terpinolene of any label in this family. Strain names are still not reliable chemotype identifiers.
8. Community sentiment
There is not enough consumer data to score this strain: Leafly returned 403 and Reddit was not sampled. Themes drawn from breeder and retailer text only:
- Potent, energetic high (common, positive).
- Sour, hazy aroma (occasional, positive).
- Potency hype (occasional, neutral).
Overall score: withheld.
Conflict with lab data: the "strongest strain" reputation sits against mean THC of 17.6–20.6%.
9. Open questions
- Release year.
- A primary Rare Dankness definition of Nevil's Wreck.
- High Times "Strongest Strains" years.
- The 27% THC story.
10. Sources
Lab: src-chem-smith2022-data, src-chem-wa-i502-jikomes2018.
Footnotes
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Rare Dankness, "Ghost Train Haze #1". https://www.raredankness.com/strains/ghost-train-haze-1 — breeder_statement. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8
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Ontario Cannabis Store, "Ghost Train Haze strain info". https://ocs.ca/blogs/cannabis-strains/ghost-train-haze-strain-info — secondary_database — unverified_url: true. ↩ ↩2 ↩3
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GreenState, "Ghost Train Haze strain review". https://www.greenstate.com/reviews/ghost-train-haze-strain/ — secondary_database — unverified_url: true. ↩ ↩2
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WaveCrest dispensary menu quoting Scott Reach. https://menu.flowhub.com/palm-desert/med/view/pdp/p/v/fff25608-6d9b-4587-b1b6-02916131c351 — secondary_database — unverified_url: true. ↩ ↩2
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Seedfinder, "Scooby Snacks (Greenpoint Seeds)" (Ghost OG history, via the og-kush dossier). https://seedfinder.eu/en/strain-info/scooby-snacks/greenpoint-seeds — seed_catalog. ↩