title: "Romulan - Effects, Terpenes & Queens Availability | Terp Bros NYC" description: "Romulan: indica-leaning cannabis strain, 20-25% THC. Live Romulan availability on the Terp Bros NYC menu. Lab-tested, walk-in Astoria or Ozone Park. 21+." strain_type: "indica" thc_range: "20-25%" cbd_range: "<1%" dominant_terpenes: ["myrcene", "caryophyllene", "pinene"] parent_strains: ["Romulan #1", "White Rhino"] flowering_time: "8-9 weeks" date: "2026-05-23"
Romulan is an indica-leaning strain at 20-25% THC, with sweet pine, earthy hash and light citrus over a myrcene, caryophyllene and pinene stack. Onset is a medium 5 minutes, to a heavy classic indica stone with a deep cerebral fog. It came out of British Columbia in the late 1990s.
A Star Trek Name
Romulan comes from British Columbia, Canada, in the late 1990s. The listed parents are Romulan #1 and White Rhino. The Star Trek name was attached because growers said the high shut down your higher reasoning. Plants flower in 8-9 weeks.
A Stone With a Cerebral Fog
Onset is reported at about 5 minutes, with a heavy classic indica stone and a deep cerebral fog. The reported occasions are an evening unwind and a clear-headed evening session. Effects run 2 to 4 hours inhaled, longer from edibles. Its 20-25% THC range runs one point above G13's 20-24% at its upper end.
Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Pinene
Myrcene
Myrcene leads and anchors the heavy body feel.
Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene brings a peppery, warm note to the stack.
Pinene
Pinene is the sweet pine at the front of the smell, the lightest note in the set.
Other Indica-Leaning Strains
G13 is the closest match on strength and terpenes, 20-24% THC, with sweet earth and sandalwood. Blackberry Kush has a lower range, 16-20% THC, with ripe blackberry and sweet diesel. Granddaddy Purple goes toward grape candy and lavender. Mendocino Purps adds sweet grape and light berry with earthy pine.
A Heavy Stone, a Cerebral Fog and a Pine-Hash Nose
Romulan tests at 20-25% THC. The reported feel pairs a heavy classic indica stone with a deep cerebral fog. The nose is sweet pine, earthy hash and light citrus on the back.