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Comparison

Pineapple Express vs Durban Poison

Durban Poison is a pure sativa landrace from Durban, South Africa, and Pineapple Express a hybrid with a Hawaiian parent in most accounts.1,2 Durban Poison tests about the same in state labs, 19.45% median THC against 19.80%, and leads with terpinolene where Pineapple Express leads with β-caryophyllene.3

Side by side

Pineapple ExpressDurban Poison
TypeSativa-dominant hybrid (Leafly)2Pure sativa landrace1
OriginDisputed: G13 Labs claims the mid-2000s4Durban, South Africa1; brought to the US in the 1970s5
Median THC (state lab tests)19.80% (461 tests)19.45% (528 tests)
Middle half of THC results17.54%–21.75%17.33%–21.99%
Top terpenes (median)β-Caryophyllene, α-Humulene, β-Myrcene (125 tests)Terpinolene, β-Myrcene, β-Caryophyllene (235 tests)
Leafly’s top effectsHappy, giggly, energetic2Focused, energetic, uplifted1
FlavorPineapple, tropical, citrus2Pine, earthy, sage1
Leafly best-sellers, 2022#66#106

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

Lab-tested THC: Pineapple Express vs Durban Poison

16% 18% 20% 22% Pineapple Express Pineapple Express: median 19.80%, middle half 17.54%–21.75%, 461 tests 19.8% n=461 Durban Poison Durban Poison: median 19.45%, middle half 17.33%–21.99%, 528 tests 19.4% n=528 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

Its own site

Leafly’s list of the 100 best strains files both under feeling energetic.7 Durban Poison has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at durbanpoisonstrain.com.

Which is easier to find

On Oct 4, 2026, 139 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Pineapple Express flower on Weedmaps, against 174 stores for Durban Poison; around New York the counts were 76 and 79.8

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Sources

  1. Leafly, Durban Poison strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Pineapple Express (aka Pex) strain information. 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. Weedmaps, Pineapple Express strain page. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  5. AllBud, Durban Poison marijuana strain information. Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  6. Leafly, The 10 best-selling weed strains of 2022 (Amelia Williams) (2023-03-01). Accessed Oct 4, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Leafly’s 100 best weed strains of all time (2026-07-14). 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.