Sour Jack NYC snapshot: on 9 of 32 licensed dispensary menus on Oct 19, 2026, $35 to $50 per eighth, 27% to 32% THC on labels

Sour Jack Strain: Lineage, THC and Where to Buy It in NYC

Sour Jack is a sativa that crosses two of the most stocked strains in New York, Sour Diesel and Jack Herer. Karma Genetics made the best known version from a Sour Diesel line and a Jack Herer male, and it smells like lemon over diesel. On Oct 19, 2026 it was on 9 of the 32 licensed NYC dispensary flower menus we read, at $35 to $50 per eighth with 27% to 32% THC on the labels.

Sour Jack at a glance

Type Sativa per Leafly; sativa-leaning hybrid, about 70/30, per AllBud
Lineage Sour Diesel x Jack Herer
Breeder Karma Genetics (Sour Diesel IBL x a Jack Herer #22 male); G13 Labs sells a cross by the same name
THC About 16% on Leafly; 22% on AllBud; 27% to 32% on NYC menu labels
Terpenes Myrcene, then limonene and caryophyllene, per Leafly
Aroma and flavor Citrus, diesel and lemon, with a sweet tropical edge
Effects people report Energetic, focused, creative
On NYC menus 9 of 32 on Oct 19, 2026
NYC menu price $35 to $50 per eighth (median $45); every listing we saw was an eighth

NYC figures come from our read of 32 licensed dispensary flower menus on Oct 19, 2026; Unlimited Cannabis listed only three flower products that day. See how we built the dataset. Page published Oct 26, 2026.

Where Sour Jack comes from

Sour Jack is a cross of Sour Diesel and Jack Herer, and every source we checked agrees on that. The version most often cited comes from Karma Genetics: Weedmaps says Karma pollinated a Sour Diesel IBL with pollen from a Jack Herer male, and SeedFinder names that male as Jack 22, a Jack Herer #22 selection. The UK seed company G13 Labs also sells a Sour Jack from the same two parents. No breeder gives a year.

The New York link runs through its parents. Sour Diesel is the strain most tied to the city, and on Oct 19, 2026 it was tied for the most stocked strain in NYC dispensaries, on 23 of 32 menus. Jack Herer was on 17. Sour Jack is far rarer, and in our count it came from only two New York growers, Edie Parker and Dank.

Aroma, flavor and terpenes

Leafly’s flavor tags are citrus, diesel and lemon, and its description adds tropical and sweet notes. AllBud reviewers describe the aroma as citrus, fruity, pungent and sour. You get the fuel of Sour Diesel and the lemon peel side of Jack Herer. Leafly lists myrcene as the dominant terpene, followed by limonene and caryophyllene.

THC and effects

Leafly lists Sour Jack at about 16% THC and AllBud at 22%. NYC labels on Oct 19, 2026 were much higher, from 27% to 32%: the Dank eighths were at 27% and the Edie Parker eighths at 30% to 32%.

Leafly reviewers, who give it 4.5 out of 5 across about 240 ratings, most often tag it energetic, focused and creative, and the most reported downsides are dry mouth, anxiety and headache. It is a daytime sativa by reputation, like both of its parents. Those are consumer reports, not predictions. Our THC calculator turns a label percentage into milligrams per serving.

Forms and brands of Sour Jack in New York

Our Oct 19 count covers flower menus only. These are the Sour Jack products we saw on NYC menus that day:

Form Brand (New York) Where we saw it
Flower, 3.5g Edie Parker, 30% to 32% THC, $44 to $50; sold on two menus under its Early Bird label Alta Dispensary, Good Company, Animo, Superbness, CannaBees, Kushie
Flower, 3.5g, indoor Dank (Dank By Definition), 27% THC, $35 to $38 Carnegie Hill Cannabis, Lenox Hill Cannabis Co., Bayside Cannabis

Compare the city’s biggest flower growers in our NY cannabis brands guide. For what Sour Jack costs against the rest of the market, see NYC weed prices.

Where to buy Sour Jack in NYC

On Oct 19, 2026 we read the public flower menus of 32 state-licensed dispensaries across the five boroughs. Sour Jack was on 9 of them. Each shop below has its address, phone number, a Google Maps link, its online menu, our listing for it and the Sour Jack products we saw on its menu that day. Menus change daily, so check the menu or call before you go.

Bar chart of NYC dispensaries stocking Sour Jack by borough: Manhattan 4 of 13, Brooklyn 2 of 11, Queens 3 of 6, the Bronx 0 of 1, Staten Island 0 of 1
Sour Jack by borough: licensed NYC dispensaries carrying it, out of the menus we read in each borough on Oct 19, 2026.

Sour Jack in Manhattan (4 shops)

Sour Jack in Brooklyn (2 shops)

Sour Jack in Queens (3 shops)

The growers on those menus were Edie Parker and Dank. The Dank eighths were the cheapest, at $35 to $38 on the Upper East Side and in Bayside. A few shops list prices with tax included, which is why some prices end in odd cents. The live entry is under Sour Jack in our NYC weed strains database, and our NYC dispensary directory lists every licensed shop by borough.

Bar chart comparing eight strains on 32 NYC dispensary menus, Oct 19, 2026: Strawberry Diesel 12, Coconut Cream 11, Trop Cherry 11, Black Panther 10, All Gas 9, Mule Fuel 9, Permafrost 9, Sour Jack 9
How this batch of eight strains compares on NYC menus, Oct 19, 2026.

Is Sour Jack legal in New York?

Yes, from a state-licensed dispensary to adults 21 and over with ID. Both of its parents are among the most copied names in the country, so if a smoke shop is selling Sour Jack in an unbranded bag, treat it as unverified.

Check any store on the OCM dispensary verification page or with our license checker. Possession limits, where you can smoke and the tax rules are on our New York cannabis rules at a glance list, and the state’s summary is on the OCM adult-use page.

Sour Jack in the news

No major outlet has covered Sour Jack on its own. The closest read is Leafly’s review of AJ’s Sour Diesel grown in New York (December 2023), about the man credited with popularizing Sour Diesel on the East Coast and the namesake cut he brought to New York’s legal market. That Sour Diesel is one half of Sour Jack.

Sour Jack FAQ

What strain is Sour Jack?

Sour Jack is a sativa cross of Sour Diesel and Jack Herer. The best known version comes from Karma Genetics.

Is Sour Jack indica or sativa?

It is a sativa or sativa-leaning hybrid. Leafly lists it as a sativa and AllBud puts it at about 70% sativa. Every NYC menu that labeled it called it a sativa.

How strong is Sour Jack?

Leafly lists about 16% THC. Labels on NYC dispensary menus ranged from 27% to 32% on Oct 19, 2026.

Where can I buy Sour Jack in NYC?

On Oct 19, 2026 it was on 9 of the 32 licensed NYC menus we read: 4 in Manhattan, 2 in Brooklyn and 3 in Queens.

How much is a Sour Jack eighth in NYC?

$35 to $50, with a median of $45, on licensed menus on Oct 19, 2026.

Who grows Sour Jack in New York?

In our count, Edie Parker and Dank. Edie Parker sold it at 30% to 32% THC and Dank at about 27%.

More strain guides

Also new in our Oct 26, 2026 batch of NYC strain guides: Strawberry Diesel, Coconut Cream, Trop Cherry, Black Panther, All Gas, Mule Fuel and Permafrost.

Sources

For adults 21 and over. Nothing on this page is medical advice. Effects people report vary from person to person. Phone numbers and addresses were checked against each shop’s own site or listing in October 2026.