Strains for feeling uplifted
A brighter, more social mood often linked to sativa-leaning strains.
Based on what consumers report, not clinical evidence. The same strain can feel different depending on dose, tolerance, setting and batch.
Strongly reported · 3
Sorted by popularity in the guide
hybridUplifted · strongJack Herer
Haze hybrid × (Northern Lights #5 × Shiva Skunk), per Sensi Seeds and Leafly
THC15–24%Terpinolene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Alpha-Pinene
- Uplifted
- Focused
- Energetic
sativaUplifted · strongDurban Poison
Pure South African sativa landrace (Dutch Passion's seed version is listed as Durban × unknown indica)
THC15–25%Terpinolene · Myrcene · Ocimene
- Uplifted
- Focused
- Energetic
hybridUplifted · strongGreen Crack
Usually given as Skunk #1 × an Afghani landrace (Leafly lists Skunk #1 × an unknown indica)
THC15–25%Myrcene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Alpha-Pinene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Focused
Moderately reported · 15
hybridUplifted · moderateWhite Widow
Brazilian sativa landrace × South Indian indica (per Green House Seeds)
THC15–25%Myrcene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Alpha-Pinene
- Uplifted
- Euphoric
- Talkative
- hybridUplifted · moderate
Sour Diesel
Usually listed as Chemdawg 91 × Super Skunk; High Times describes an accidental cross of Chem 91 with an unidentified hermaphrodite plant — disputed
THC19–22%Beta-Caryophyllene · Myrcene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Talkative
hybridUplifted · moderateBlue Dream
Blueberry × Haze; the Santa Cruz clone is usually described as DJ Short Blueberry × a Santa Cruz Haze, and some seed versions use Super Silver Haze
THC17–24%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Creative
- Euphoric
sativaUplifted · moderatePurple Haze
Purple Thai × Haze (the most widely circulated version; several genetically different seed lines use the name)
THC16–20%Myrcene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Creative
- Euphoric
- hybridUplifted · moderate
Super Lemon Haze
Lemon Skunk × Super Silver Haze (Green House Seeds)
THC19–26%Terpinolene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Focused
hybridUplifted · moderateAmnesia Haze
Southeast Asian and Jamaican sativa landraces × Afghani-Hawaiian, as described for Soma's line; Leafly lists Haze × Afghani — the exact pedigree is unpublished
THC19–24%Myrcene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Euphoric
- Talkative
- hybridUplifted · moderate
AK-47
Colombian × Mexican × Thai × Afghani seed stock; Serious Seeds keeps the exact pedigree secret
THC13–21.5%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Hungry
- Happy
- sativaUplifted · moderate
Haze
Blend of Colombian, Mexican, Thai and South Indian sativa landraces (per Leafly; the exact recipe is undocumented)
THC14–23%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Creative
hybridUplifted · moderateTrainwreck
Mexican and Thai sativas × Afghani indica (per Leafly and CannaConnection)
THC17–25%Terpinolene · Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene
- Uplifted
- Euphoric
- Creative
- hybridUplifted · moderate
Pineapple Express
Trainwreck × Hawaiian (the version credited to G13 Labs)
THC20–25%Myrcene · Beta-Caryophyllene · Alpha-Pinene
- Uplifted
- Happy
- Energetic
- hybridUplifted · moderate
Chemdawg
Unknown — grown from seeds found in "Dogbud" bought at a 1991 Grateful Dead show; the bud was said to originate near the California–Oregon border
THC18–24%Beta-Caryophyllene · Myrcene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Euphoric
- Relaxed
hybridUplifted · moderateHeadband
OG Kush × Sour Diesel per Leafly and AllBud; the related 707 Headband is also linked to Master Kush — disputed
THC17–24%Beta-Caryophyllene · Limonene · Myrcene
- Uplifted
- Euphoric
- Tingly
- sativaUplifted · moderate
Maui Wowie
Hawaiian landrace-derived sativa (Leafly lists Hawaiian × an unknown strain)
THC19–20%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Happy
sativaUplifted · moderateAcapulco Gold
Mexican landrace sativa from the Guerrero mountains near Acapulco (no documented cross)
THC18–24%Beta-Caryophyllene · Myrcene · Limonene
- Uplifted
- Focused
- Energetic
- hybridUplifted · moderate
Strawberry Cough
Thought to be Strawberry Fields × Haze (the original clone's genetics are unconfirmed)
THC15–20%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Energetic
- Happy
Mildly reported · 2
- hybridUplifted · mild
Harlequin
Colombian Gold × Thai × Swiss landrace sativa, crossed with a Nepali indica
THC4–7%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Focused
- Relaxed
- hybridUplifted · mild
Charlotte's Web
Undisclosed: a marijuana strain crossed with industrial hemp (proprietary Stanley Brothers genetics)
THC0.3–1%Myrcene · Alpha-Pinene · Beta-Caryophyllene
- Uplifted
- Focused
- Relaxed
About “uplifted”
A jar marked sativa is the usual shortcut to an uplifted high, and it is the weakest one. Three findings show why.
| Common assumption | What was found |
|---|---|
| A sativa label means an energizing, uplifted effect | Smith et al. (PLOS One, 2022) analyzed about 90,000 lab-tested samples from six US states. Only the high-terpinolene group carried more sativa labels than chance predicts, roughly twice as many. A sample labeled indica was likely to have a terpene profile indistinguishable from a sativa one. |
| Indica and sativa are genetically distinct | Watts et al. (Nature Plants, 2021) studied more than 100 samples and found sativa- and indica-labeled ones genetically indistinct across the genome. The labels tracked a few terpenes: myrcene for indica, bergamotene and farnesene for sativa. |
| Terpenes deliver the mood | Finlay et al. (Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020) found no activity at cannabinoid receptors for five common terpenes, bar a weak caryophyllene effect at CB2. The strongest human evidence so far, a small limonene trial (Spindle et al., 2024), tested THC-linked anxiety, not low mood. |
Verdex profiles rate five strains as strongly uplifted. Jack Herer and Durban Poison are terpinolene-dominant, the profile that lines up with sativa labels. Green Crack and Mimosa list myrcene and Tropicana Cookies lists caryophyllene, so the tag follows no single terpene.
At higher doses the mood can flip. NIDA says anxiety is likelier with strong products and little experience; the anxious page covers that side, and the indica vs sativa guide covers the labels.