Hybrid / STRAIN PROFILE
AK-47
A four-way hybrid from the early 1990s, built for a sativa-leaning effect on an indica flowering schedule.
Reported effects
Potential downsides
Commonly reported by consumers, not measured. Effects vary with the person, the batch and its chemistry — the link between terpene profile and effect remains clinically unproven.
THE FLAVOUR PROFILE
Flavour & aroma.
LINEAGE
The family tree
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AkThis strainAK-47
About AK-47
A four-way hybrid from the early 1990s, built for a sativa-leaning effect on an indica flowering schedule.
AK-47 combines three equatorial sativas with Afghani material, which is what allows a sativa-dominant character to finish in a commercially practical time.
It has been widely used in breeding and appears behind a number of later cultivars, often without acknowledgement.
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