What SŌMA knows, strain by strain
The full reference set every match reads from.
Tuning Strains to your taste…
What SŌMA knows, strain by strain
The full reference set every match reads from.
Tuning Strains to your taste…
haze-sativa
White Widow is a 1990s Dutch legend — a Brazilian sativa × South Indian indica cross — named for the blanket of white trichomes that made it famous.
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Curated out of 100
How fully SŌMA has described this strain — not a quality rating.
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Aroma
Flavour
“Pine, pepper and a faint floral funk over a woody base, classic and understated.”
The nose is earthy and sharp: pine, pepper and a faint floral funk over a woody base, classic and understated. The effect is balanced and energetic — a euphoric, sociable head with a relaxing body, a versatile all-rounder.
It's moderate by modern standards but historically important, a coffeeshop staple and breeding parent. For a balanced, frosty, old-school hybrid, White Widow endures.
Brazilian Sativa
White Widow
Hybrid
South Indian Indica
Brazilian sativa × South Indian indica
Genetic makeup
Reported indica/sativa split (lineage ratio, not lab-verified).
Bud structure
Density varies with the grower and conditions — treat this as a tendency, not a guarantee.
The record above is the cultivar. Each grower's jar is its own plant — here is how their lots measure, from lab panels New York menus print.
White Widow is typically described with aromas of earthy, woody, spicy and pine and flavours of earthy, woody and spicy. Aroma and flavour vary with grower, batch and freshness.
White Widow is commonly associated with effects such as euphoric, uplifted, energetic and happy. Effects are subjective and vary with the dose, the way cannabis is taken and the individual — this is sensory guidance, not a guarantee.
White Widow is classified as hybrid in the SŌMA catalog. These labels are a loose shorthand rather than a precise prediction of effect; studies find they do not reliably track a plant's genetics or chemistry.
By sensory profile, the closest strains in the SŌMA catalog include White Russian, Chile Verde and Trainwreck. SŌMA matches on aroma, flavour and effect rather than name alone.
Sensory guidance for adults 21+ where legal — not medical or legal advice.