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Lab data

Ice Cream Cake potency: THC, CBD and terpenes from 2,489 lab tests

In 2,489 state lab tests, Ice Cream Cake flower had a median total THC of 22.17%, with the middle half of results between 19.85% and 24.70%.1 CBD is negligible, and β-caryophyllene and limonene lead the terpenes almost level, the same pair Leafly lists first.1,2

22.17%median total THC
19.85%–24.70%middle half
17.69%–26.80%middle 80%
22.6%of tests at 25% THC or more
2,489tests · 44 labs

Beyond the median: the odds of a strong batch, how published figures hold up and more, in the Ice Cream Cake lab report →

THC distribution

Total THC across 2,489 tests

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 2–3% THC: 0 tests 3–4% THC: 0 tests 4–5% THC: 0 tests 5–6% THC: 2 tests 6–7% THC: 4 tests 7–8% THC: 2 tests 8–9% THC: 5 tests 9–10% THC: 3 tests 10–11% THC: 6 tests 11–12% THC: 3 tests 12–13% THC: 10 tests 13–14% THC: 19 tests 14–15% THC: 29 tests 15–16% THC: 45 tests 16–17% THC: 56 tests 17–18% THC: 102 tests 18–19% THC: 167 tests 19–20% THC: 198 tests 20–21% THC: 298 tests 21–22% THC: 247 tests 22–23% THC: 240 tests 23–24% THC: 243 tests 24–25% THC: 248 tests 25–26% THC: 193 tests 26–27% THC: 137 tests 27–28% THC: 116 tests 28–29% THC: 56 tests 29–30% THC: 35 tests 30–31% THC: 18 tests 31–32% THC: 6 tests 32–33% THC: 0 tests 33–34% THC: 0 tests 34–35% THC: 0 tests 35–36% THC: 1 tests 4%8%12%16%20%24%28%32%36% median 22.17% Total THC, % by weight
One-point THC bands; shaded: middle half of results. 2,489 flower tests, 2018-12-09 to 2024-09-16.1

THC by year

Median total THC by year of testing

18% 20% 22% 24% 2020: 22.21% (310 tests) 22.2 2020 n=310 2021: 22.21% (672 tests) 22.2 2021 n=672 2022: 21.88% (994 tests) 21.9 2022 n=994 2023: 22.54% (398 tests) 22.5 2023 n=398 2024: 20.08% (36 tests) 20.1 2024 n=36
Median total THC per year of testing; years with fewer than 20 tests are left out (2018: 4, 2019: 16).1

THC by state

StateTestsMedian THC
Maryland80321.73%
Nevada71923.68%
Michigan71221.70%
Washington14322.00%
California3624.91%
Colorado3318.79%
Hawaii1819.57%
Utah1427.15%
Massachusetts1117.67%

States with at least 10 tests. Labs, testing rules and sampling differ by state, so compare states with care.1

Terpene profile

Ice Cream Cake terpenes, median % by weight

β-Caryophyllene β-Caryophyllene: 0.41% (n=753) 0.41% n=753 Limonene Limonene: 0.41% (n=753) 0.41% n=753 β-Myrcene β-Myrcene: 0.24% (n=753) 0.24% n=753 Linalool Linalool: 0.21% (n=753) 0.21% n=753 α-Humulene α-Humulene: 0.14% (n=753) 0.14% n=753 β-Pinene β-Pinene: 0.08% (n=631) 0.08% n=631 α-Pinene α-Pinene: 0.06% (n=752) 0.06% n=752 Ocimene Ocimene: 0.00% (n=34) 0.00% n=34
Median share of each terpene by weight, from 753 tests that report individual terpenes. Median total terpenes: 1.82% (1,533 tests). Terpinolene had a median of zero: at least half of tests reported none.1

How Ice Cream Cake compares

Lab-tested THC across 17 well-known strains

16% 20% 24% Wedding Cake Wedding Cake: median 23.01%, middle half 20.25%–25.72%, 3,090 tests 23.0% n=3,090 Ice Cream Cake Ice Cream Cake: median 22.17%, middle half 19.85%–24.70%, 2,489 tests 22.2% n=2,489 Blueberry Blueberry: median 21.91%, middle half 18.40%–25.23%, 411 tests 21.9% n=411 Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 Gelato Gelato: median 21.58%, middle half 18.91%–24.70%, 1,792 tests 21.6% n=1,792 OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 Super Lemon Haze Super Lemon Haze: median 20.84%, middle half 18.41%–23.48%, 1,543 tests 20.8% n=1,543 Northern Lights Northern Lights: median 20.03%, middle half 17.28%–22.05%, 406 tests 20.0% n=406 Strawberry Cough Strawberry Cough: median 20.00%, middle half 15.88%–23.00%, 231 tests 20.0% n=231 Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 Pineapple Express Pineapple Express: median 19.80%, middle half 17.54%–21.75%, 461 tests 19.8% n=461 Girl Scout Cookies Girl Scout Cookies: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Jack Herer Jack Herer: median 19.59%, middle half 17.13%–22.00%, 910 tests 19.6% n=910 Green Crack Green Crack: median 19.52%, middle half 16.79%–21.73%, 1,236 tests 19.5% n=1,236 Durban Poison Durban Poison: median 19.45%, middle half 17.33%–21.99%, 528 tests 19.4% n=528 Trainwreck Trainwreck: median 18.65%, middle half 16.67%–21.42%, 248 tests 18.6% n=248 Granddaddy Purple Granddaddy Purple: median 17.87%, middle half 15.00%–21.55%, 512 tests 17.9% n=512 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Every strain processed with the same matching rules from the same dataset.1

How published THC figures compare

Strain databases publish a single figure or a range: Leafly lists 22%, AllBud 20–25% and Weedmaps 20–28%.2,3,4 Breeder and seed-seller figures run from 19% for Zamnesia’s autoflower and 22% for its feminized version, through about 23% in SeedFinder’s entries for Seed Junky’s and Mad Scientist’s versions, to 27% for Barney’s Farm’s.5,6,7,8,9 In state lab results, 90% of Ice Cream Cake flower tested below 26.80%, so Barney’s Farm’s figure and the top of Weedmaps’ range describe the strongest tenth of flower rather than typical flower.1 The highest single result in our data was 36.72%.1

By state, the largest samples had medians of 21.73% in Maryland (803 tests), 23.68% in Nevada (719 tests) and 21.70% in Michigan (712 tests).1 In every year with at least 100 tests (2020–2023) the yearly median stayed between 21.88% and 22.54%.1 Leafly names caryophyllene as the dominant terpene, followed by limonene and linalool; in our data linalool comes fourth, at a median of 0.21%.1,2

Download the data

The 2,489 matched tests behind this page, one row per test: state, test date, lab, product name, product type, total THC, total CBD and terpenes.

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License: CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Source: Cannlytics, cannabis_results (CC BY 4.0), analysis by Official Cannabis.” The data were filtered and aggregated from the original.

Limits of this data

  • Coverage is uneven. Maryland (803), Nevada (719), Michigan (712) and Washington (143) supply most of the 2,489 tests, which date from 2018 to 2024. Oregon and Rhode Island results carry no product names and could not be matched, so Oregon, where Ice Cream Cake topped Leafly’s 2025 orders, is missing.10
  • Some labs report higher THC than others, so we publish medians and middle ranges rather than maxima. No single lab accounts for more than 13.5% of these tests (44 labs in total).
  • Terpene medians come from 753 tests with individual terpene values, 718 of them from Nevada labs. Maryland reports only total terpenes (782 tests), and Michigan, Washington and Hawaii report none.
  • We matched names strictly: crosses and near-miss names (335 results, for example "Ice Cream Cake x Lemon Tree Buds") are excluded and counted, and duplicate certificates are removed. Numbered labels such as "Ice Cream Cake #5" count as lot codes, so they are inside the sample.

Sources

  1. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Ice Cream Cake strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  3. AllBud, Ice Cream Cake marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  4. Weedmaps, Ice Cream Cake (aka Cake’n Cream) strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. Zamnesia, Ice Cream Cake Autoflower (Zamnesia Seeds) feminized. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Zamnesia, Ice Cream Cake (Zamnesia Seeds) feminized. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Ice Cream Cake (Seed Junky Genetics): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  8. SeedFinder, Ice Cream Cake (Mad Scientist Genetics): strain info. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  9. Barney’s Farm, Ice Cream Cake (feminized seeds). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  10. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (Morgan Rosendale) (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.