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Comparison

Cinderella 99 vs Jack Herer

Jack Herer is where Cinderella 99 began: its mother plant, Princess, grew from a seed found in a Jack Herer bud.1 In state lab tests the median THC was 22.31% for Cinderella 99 and 19.59% for Jack Herer.2

Side by side

Cinderella 99Jack Herer
TypeSativa-dominant hybrid3Sativa-dominant hybrid4
LineagePrincess (a Jack Herer seedling) × a Princess–Shiva Skunk backcross1A Haze hybrid × Northern Lights #5 and Shiva Skunk (Sensi Seeds)4
Median THC (state lab tests)22.31% (598 tests)19.59% (910 tests)
Middle half of THC results19.48%–24.15%17.13%–22.00%
Median THC, Maryland tests only22.53% (523 tests)19.89% (380 tests)
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests with individual terpene values (5)Terpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (413 tests)
Most-reported effectsEnergetic, uplifted, focused3Focused, energetic, creative4
FlavorCitrus, grapefruit, flowery3Pine, woody, earthy4

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.2

Lab-tested THC: Cinderella 99 vs Jack Herer

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Cinderella 99 Cinderella 99: median 22.31%, middle half 19.48%–24.15%, 598 tests 22.3% n=598 Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.2

How the two are related

Mr. Soul found the seed that became Princess in a Jack Herer bud bought at the Sensi Smile coffeeshop in Amsterdam in 1996; Princess’s father is unknown.1 Leafly lists Cinderella 99 among Jack Herer’s children, and its account of Jack Herer’s own lineage includes Shiva Skunk, the strain Mr. Soul later crossed into Princess.1,4

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Sources

  1. SeedFinder, Cinderella 99 (Brothers Grimm), with the breeder’s account "The Cinderella Story" by MrSoul. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Cinderella 99 strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Jack Herer strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.