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Comparison

Cherry Diesel vs Chemdawg

Chemdawg is the oldest named strain in Cherry Diesel’s pedigree: SeedFinder traces Sour Diesel, which MTG Seeds used in Turbo Diesel, back to Chemdawg, and Leafly says the breeder Chemdog has grown and spread Chemdawg since 1991.1,2,3 In state labs Chemdawg tests higher: 22.94% median THC against 18.10% for Cherry Diesel.4

Side by side

Cherry DieselChemdawg
TypeBalanced hybrid (AllBud: 50% indica, 50% sativa)5,6Hybrid3
LineageCherry OG × Turbo Diesel, MTG Seeds1,6Unknown; thought to be Northern California bag seed3
OriginMTG Seeds, Northern California1,7Grown and spread by the breeder Chemdog since 19913
Median THC (state lab tests)18.10% (149 tests)22.94% (668 tests)
Middle half of THC results16.60%–19.79%19.25%–25.37%
Top terpenes (median)Terpinolene, β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene (35 tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (389 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsAroused, relaxed, focused6Euphoric, relaxed, tingly3
Flavor (Leafly)Tree fruit, diesel, berry6Chemical, diesel, pungent3

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.4

Lab-tested THC: Cherry Diesel vs Chemdawg

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Chemdawg Chemdawg: median 22.94%, middle half 19.25%–25.37%, 668 tests 22.9% n=668 Cherry Diesel Cherry Diesel: median 18.10%, middle half 16.60%–19.79%, 149 tests 18.1% n=149 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.4

Which is easier to find

In Weedmaps snapshots from Oct 4, 2026 (Cherry Diesel) and Oct 3, 2026 (Chemdawg), 6 stores within 50 miles of Philadelphia listed Cherry Diesel flower on Weedmaps, against 10 stores for Chemdawg; around Los Angeles the counts were 5 and 79.8

More comparisons

Sources

  1. SeedFinder, Cherry Diesel (MTG Seeds): strain info, lineage and hybrids. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. SeedFinder, Turbo Diesel (MTG Seeds): strain info, breeder description and hybrids. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. Leafly, Chemdawg (aka Chemdog) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Cherry Diesel marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, Cherry Diesel (aka Cherry Turbo Diesel) strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. MTG Seeds, MTG Seeds: cannabis seeds (home page). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 4, 2026. Accessed Oct 4, 2026. Latest capture Oct 4, 2026.
  9. SeedFinder, Cherry O.G. (MTG Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.