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Comparison

Maui Wowie vs Jack Herer

Jack Herer is a sativa-dominant hybrid that Sensi Seeds bred from a Haze hybrid and a Northern Lights #5 × Shiva Skunk cross; Maui Wowie is a Hawaiian sativa whose genetic origin, Weedmaps says, has been lost.1,2 Jack Herer tests higher in state labs, 19.59% median THC against 18.18%, and terpinolene leads its terpenes, while too few Maui Wowie tests report terpenes to compare.3

Side by side

Maui WowieJack Herer
TypeSativa (Leafly)4Sativa-dominant hybrid (Leafly)1
LineageHawaiian × an unknown strain (Leafly)4A Haze hybrid × (Northern Lights #5 × Shiva Skunk), Sensi Seeds1
Median THC (state lab tests)18.18% (190 tests)19.59% (910 tests)
Middle half of THC results16.50%–19.65%17.13%–22.00%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests report individual terpenesTerpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (413 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsEnergetic, uplifted, happy4Focused, energetic, creative1
FlavorTropical, pineapple, citrus4Pine, woody, earthy1
Flowering7–9 weeks (Leafly)450–70 days (Leafly)1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: Maui Wowie vs Jack Herer

16% 18% 20% 22% Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 Maui Wowie Maui Wowie: median 18.18%, middle half 16.50%–19.65%, 190 tests 18.2% n=190 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Named after a person, named after a place

Leafly says Jack Herer takes its name from the cannabis activist and author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes; Maui Wowie’s name points to the island where Weedmaps says it was grown.1,2

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Jack Herer strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, Maui Wowie strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Maui Wowie (aka Maui Waui, Mowie Wowie) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.