title: "Jack Herer - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Jack Herer: sativa-leaning cannabis strain, 18-23% THC. Live Jack Herer availability on the Terp Bros NYC menu. Lab-tested, walk-in Astoria or Ozone Park. 21+." strain_type: "sativa" thc_range: "18-23%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["terpinolene", "caryophyllene", "pinene"] parent_strains: ["Haze", "Northern Lights #5", "Shiva Skunk"] flowering_time: "8-10 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Jack Herer is a sativa-leaning strain at 18-23% THC, with pine forest, citrus zest and peppery spice on the exhale over a terpinolene-led stack. Onset is about 5 minutes, a slower build to a calm cerebral peak. Sensi Seeds named it for the author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes.
A Slow Build to a Calm Peak
Onset is medium-fast, around 5 minutes, with a slower build to a calm cerebral peak. The listed use cases are writing, painting and an afternoon studio session that needs ideas on tap. Inhaled effects last 2 to 4 hours, longer from edibles.
Terpinolene, Caryophyllene, Pinene
Terpinolene
Terpinolene is the headline terpene and the reason the effect is described as cerebral.
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene is the peppery, warm member of the Jack Herer stack.
Pinene
Pinene contributes a fresh, pine-like aroma, which fits the pine forest note.
A Netherlands Strain Named for an Activist
Sensi Seeds released Jack Herer in the Netherlands in the 1990s. It was named for the cannabis activist who wrote The Emperor Wears No Clothes. The parents are Haze, Northern Lights #5 and Shiva Skunk, and the plant flowers in 8-10 weeks.
Sativas in the Same Neighborhood
Blue Dream lists blueberry candy and vanilla cream, with myrcene first instead of terpinolene. Pineapple Express lists ripe pineapple, mango, cedar and light caramel at 18-26% THC. Strawberry Cough lists a lower 15-20% THC, with ripe strawberry jam and fresh-cut hay. Super Lemon Haze shares the terpinolene lead and brings lemon zest with a sweet menthol finish.