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Haze is the sativa standard. The original Haze emerged in 1970s Santa Cruz from a cross of Colombian, Mexican, Thai, and Indian landrace genetics, producing the long-flowering, soaring-cerebral high that defined sativa for a generation. Modern Haze crosses — Amnesia Haze, Super Silver Haze, Lemon Haze — shortened the flowering window without losing the citrus-spice-incense terpene profile or the energizing, creative effect. Our Haze selection emphasizes strains that finish in reasonable indoor cycles while keeping that signature uplifting sativa experience.
Original Haze flowered for 14+ weeks and stretched like a sativa landrace should — the entire reason indoor Haze cultivation almost died off in the 1980s. The breakthrough came in the 1990s when Dutch breeders crossed Haze with Northern Lights, producing strains like Silver Haze and Super Silver Haze that finished in 10-11 weeks while keeping most of the Haze high.
Terpene-wise, Haze leans heavy on terpinolene — the same compound responsible for the bright, sharp, slightly piney aroma of Jack Herer and other classic sativas. Modern crosses pull in limonene and ocimene, which is why Lemon Haze and Amnesia Haze read fruit-forward compared to the resin-and-pepper of the original.
The high is the reason people still grow Haze despite the long flowering. It's cerebral, talkative, motivating — the strain that built sativa's reputation as daytime cannabis. Growers who can afford the flowering window are rewarded with a high that no indica-dominant hybrid quite matches.
Original Haze inherited a 14-16 week flowering window from its tropical sativa parents — Colombian, Mexican, and Thai landraces evolved near the equator where light cycles barely change. Modern Haze crosses with shorter parents (especially Northern Lights) finish in 10-12 weeks indoors while keeping most of the original effect.
Haze is sativa-dominant. The original Haze is roughly 80-90% sativa from a four-way landrace cross, and most named Haze strains today carry at least 60-70% sativa heritage. Hybrid Haze crosses like Super Silver Haze (Haze x Northern Lights x Skunk) reduce the percentage but keep the cerebral high.
Classic Haze runs spicy, piney, incense-like, with a slight earthy-pepper finish — driven by terpinolene and caryophyllene. Modern Haze crosses bring in limonene and other citrus terpenes, which is why Lemon Haze and Amnesia Haze taste sharply citrus-forward compared to the original.