title: "Northern Lights - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Northern Lights strain: indica-leaning, 16-21% THC, myrcene-led. Live availability on the Terp Bros NYC Queens menu. Lab-tested, 21+ with valid ID." strain_type: "indica" thc_range: "16-21%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["myrcene", "caryophyllene", "limonene"] parent_strains: ["Afghani landrace", "Thai landrace"] flowering_time: "7-9 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Northern Lights is an Afghani and Thai landrace indica cross at 16-21% THC, with sweet pine, earthy musk and light sandalwood on the back of the nose. It begins in about 5 minutes and builds into classic heavy body relaxation by the 20-minute mark. Myrcene, caryophyllene and limonene lead.
Twenty Minutes to the Full Weight
Onset is reported at around 5 minutes, with classic heavy body relaxation in 20 minutes. The reported occasion is a deep evening, like a cold winter night with one episode left. THC runs 16-21%. Inhaled, effects last 2 to 4 hours, with edibles lasting longer.
Sweet Pine, Earthy Musk and Sandalwood
Myrcene leads the terpene list, caryophyllene is second and limonene is third.
Myrcene
Myrcene is first on the list, body-relaxing and heavy, a classic indica-feel.
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene, second in the order, is peppery and warm.
Limonene
Limonene finishes the order, uplifting and clear-headed, near the sweet pine.
From the Pacific Northwest to Sensi Seeds
The strain crosses Afghani and Thai landraces and appeared in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1970s, credited to The Indian. Sensi Seeds refined it in the 1980s. It flowers in 7 to 9 weeks.
Bubba Kush, Skywalker OG, Master Kush and the Sativa-Leaning Sour Diesel
Bubba Kush has sweet coffee and dark chocolate in place of pine. Skywalker OG is the stronger one, 20-26% THC, with diesel and hash funk. Master Kush lists the same three terpenes and adds sweet earthy hash with light citrus and sandalwood at 16-22% THC. Sour Diesel is the sativa-leaning outlier with gasoline.
Pine, Musk and Sandalwood: Reading the Nose
Sweet pine opens, earthy musk follows and a light sandalwood sits at the back. The strain traces to Afghani and Thai landraces. Sensi Seeds refined it in the 1980s, and it flowers in 7 to 9 weeks.