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Medical Cannabis Strains Australia
The Best Cannabis Strains for Medicinal Purposes
While there is no single type of cannabis strain described as a “Medical”, different cannabis seeds produce genetics with very different cannabinoid and terpene profiles, which is why CG Australia’s collection includes CBD-focused varieties alongside famous strains such as Cheese (The U.K based Medical strain), Northern Lights, Gorilla Glue (GG4), OG Kush, Girl Scout Cookies and White Widow.
When comparing medical cannabis seeds in Australia, consider more than THC percentage alone. A strain’s THC and CBD levels, Indica/Sativa balance, terpene profile and commonly reported characteristics can all help distinguish one variety from another.
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Cheese Feminized (+ Free Seeds)
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The Cheese Cannabis Strain is one of the best skunk strains available worldwide and probably the most famous coming out of the UK. With a distinctive and very special taste and aroma this strain will have your mouth watering! With a long lasting flavour and scent of cured cheese this strain leaves a lasting impression of skunk and aged cheddar. As an Indica expect a long lasting slow creeping very ‘stoned’ stone from this classic strain.
This strain is medicinally effective against pain and is often used for medicial purposes. With a flowering time of 8-9 weeks the plants are very high yielding especially for an Indica with 850 g/m2 expected under the right conditions. The plant is medium-large and quite branchy with a vine-like growth with impressively large yet fat chunky flowers. The plant likely will need support outdoors especially given the weight of the flowers.
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Northern Lights Feminized Seeds (+Free Seeds)
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Hmmm probably the most famous strain of all time? And for good reason….. A strong Indica praised for its remarkably resinous buds, fast flowering and easy to grow resilience. This strain has been setting the standard for decades! Well worth your attention, these are fast growing high quality seeds with wow factor.
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Gorilla Glue #4 Feminized Seeds (+ Free Seeds)
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Guerilla Glue (Gorilla Glue) also known as GG4, is our favorite strain! GG is one of the world’s most recognized high-THC cannabis strains with a balanced Sativa/Indica characteristics and outstanding yield. This highly acclaimed strain has won several cannabis awards like the Michigan and Los Angeles Cannabis Cups in 2014, and the High Times Jamaican World Cup.
This is a very potent indica based hybrid strain is a cross between Sour Dubb, Chem’s Sister and Chocolate Diesel. This strain is a favorite not only for it’s potency but also it’s yielding capability as it delivers huge yields with a strong sugar-frosty trichomes and very sticky buds lending to it’s name. You can expect huge yields of over 700 g/m2 if grown outdoors with an 8-10 week flowering time. Well worth your attention, this strain certainly delivers.
Approximately 60% Indica / 40% Sativa, Gorilla Glue produces dense, heavily trichome-coated flowers with earthy, pine and diesel aromas complemented by subtle chocolate and coffee notes. THC levels commonly reach approximately 24–28%, making GG4 particularly popular with collectors seeking high-potency genetics.
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OG Kush Feminized Seeds (+ Free Seeds)
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The classic californian OG Kush loves hot temperature and is the proud parent of many popular strains such as girl scout cookies. OG Kush has very high THC levels and is well known for it’s full body high and spicey aroma.
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Girl Scout Cookies Feminized
An Aussie favourite, this indica dominant strain is blend of OG Kush and Durban Poison with powerful long lasting, relaxing effects for medicinal purposes to help with nausea and pain. This will will certainly keep you well relaxed for that end of day stress relief! This strain has an intense flavour and aroma of citrus and sweet fruit with above average yields.
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White Widow Feminized (+ Free Seeds)
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White Widow is quite possibly the most famous Cannabis strain ever. Originally cultivated in the Netherlands, this balanced Indica/Sativa is a cross between Brazilian Sativa Landrace and a special resin enhanced South Indian Indica. WW has been a prominent staple of the Dutch coffeeshops for over 25 years. Our feminized version is very well balanced through selective breeding with only the highest quailty phenotypes. White Widow has brought us many varieites such as White Russian, Blue Widow, and White Rhino, however there is nothing like the first and the best strain, which flowers in 60 days indoors. These are high quality seeds that are sure to impress.
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CBD Nepal Gold Feminized
This medicinal strain has a low THC content of approx 4-6% and a high CBD content of approx 7-10% making it suitable for therapeutic purposes and those with a medicinal growing license. This strain produces subtle and pleasant effects with high CBD content.
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CBD White Widow Feminized
This medicinal strain has a low THC content of approx 4-6% and a high CBD content of approx 7-10% making it suitable for therapeutic purposes and those with a medicinal growing license. This strain produces subtle and pleasant effects with high CBD content.
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What Makes a Cannabis Strain "Medicinal"?
The term medical cannabis strain is often used fairly broadly. A high THC percentage alone does not make a strain medicinal, and neither does being Indica dominant.
Cannabis genetics can produce very different concentrations and ratios of cannabinoids, including THC and CBD, alongside aromatic compounds known as terpenes. This means strains associated with medicinal cannabis can range from low-THC, CBD-rich genetics through to balanced hybrids and potent THC-dominant varieties.
For collectors comparing medicinal cannabis seeds, cannabinoid profile therefore provides a more useful starting point than simply looking for the highest THC percentage.
CBD-Rich Cannabis Strains
CBD-rich genetics are particularly important when discussing medicinal cannabis because they provide a substantially different cannabinoid profile from conventional high-THC strains.
CG’s CBD Nepal Gold and CBD White Widow have been specifically selected for elevated CBD characteristics and provide alternatives for collectors interested in cannabis genetics bred around cannabinoid balance rather than maximum THC potency.
CBD, or cannabidiol, does not produce the conventional intoxicating effects associated with THC and has become an important focus of modern cannabis breeding and cannabinoid research.
THC and CBD are the two best-known cannabinoids found in cannabis, but their characteristics are very different.
THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is responsible for most of the intoxicating effects normally associated with cannabis. Two THC-dominant strains can nevertheless have noticeably different characteristics because genetics, cannabinoid ratios and terpene profiles all contribute to the overall strain.
CBD (cannabidiol) does not produce the same conventional intoxicating high as THC. CBD-rich genetics have consequently become an important area of cannabis breeding and scientific research.
Modern medicinal cannabis is not restricted to either one. Cannabinoid profiles can range from strongly CBD dominant through more balanced CBD/THC profiles to strongly THC-dominant products.
This is why CG’s medical cannabis seed collection deliberately includes both CBD-focused genetics such as CBD Nepal Gold and CBD White Widow and THC-dominant varieties such as Gorilla Glue and Girl Scout Cookies.
Indica-Dominant Medical Strains
Indica-dominant genetics are among the varieties most frequently associated with evening relaxation and heavier physical effects.
Classic examples include Northern Lights and OG Kush, while modern hybrids such as Girl Scout Cookies and Gorilla Glue combine substantial Indica influence with high resin and cannabinoid production.
Northern Lights in particular has remained one of the world’s most recognised Indica strains for decades. Its Afghani-derived genetics, approximately 90% Indica dominance, relatively fast flowering and famously relaxing characteristics have helped it remain popular despite thousands of newer hybrids entering the market.
High-THC Cannabis Strains
Some collectors researching medical cannabis seeds are particularly interested in THC-dominant genetics.
Strains such as Gorilla Glue, Girl Scout Cookies and Bruce Banner #5 can produce substantially higher THC levels than CBD-rich cultivars.
However, stronger does not automatically mean better. THC potency varies considerably between strains and individual plants, while the overall characteristics of a cultivar are influenced by its wider cannabinoid and terpene profile.
THC percentage is therefore best considered alongside cannabinoid balance, genetics, terpene profile and the broader characteristics of the strain.
Most Popular Medical Cannabis Strains
Northern Lights
Northern Lights is one of the most famous Indica strains ever developed and an obvious inclusion in a collection of medicinal-style cannabis genetics.
CG’s Northern Lights is approximately 90% Indica / 10% Sativa, with THC generally around 16–24% depending on phenotype and growing conditions.
Its reputation centres on pronounced physical relaxation and a calm, dreamy character. These characteristics have helped make Northern Lights particularly well known among people researching relaxing and nighttime cannabis strains.
Gorilla Glue (GG4)
Gorilla Glue #4, usually shortened to GG4, combines Sour Dubb, Chem’s Sister and Chocolate Diesel genetics and has become one of the defining high-potency hybrids of modern cannabis breeding.
It can reach very high THC levels and is renowned for combining powerful cerebral effects with pronounced physical relaxation.
GG4 is frequently discussed within the medicinal cannabis community in connection with its potent and relaxing characteristics. It also provides an important contrast to CBD-rich genetics because it represents the high-THC end of the cannabis spectrum.
OG Kush
Another cornerstone of modern cannabis breeding, OG Kush combines high THC with strong Indica characteristics.
CG’s OG Kush is approximately 75% Indica / 25% Sativa and generally produces around 18–23% THC.
It has a classic earthy, pine and citrus terpene profile and is particularly well known for combining cerebral euphoria with substantial physical relaxation.
OG Kush is also important genetically. Its influence can be found throughout numerous modern American cannabis varieties, including descendants such as Girl Scout Cookies.
Girl Scout Cookies
Girl Scout Cookies (GSC) combines OG Kush with Durban-derived genetics to produce a highly potent modern hybrid.
With THC commonly around 22–28%, GSC can provide substantially greater potency than many traditional cannabis varieties while retaining a strong Indica influence.
Its distinctive combination of cerebral elevation and deeper physical relaxation is one reason the strain has become enormously influential in both recreational and medicinal cannabis breeding.
CBD Nepal Gold
At the opposite end of the cannabinoid spectrum is CBD Nepal Gold.
Rather than concentrating on maximum THC, this strain has been selected for a comparatively CBD-rich cannabinoid profile.
That makes CBD Nepal Gold particularly interesting for collectors researching the differences between conventional THC-dominant cannabis seeds and genetics bred specifically around increased cannabidiol content.
CBD White Widow
CBD White Widow takes the famous White Widow genetic background in a more CBD-focused direction.
It provides another option for collectors interested in CBD cannabis seeds rather than simply selecting the most potent THC-dominant strain available.
Together, CBD White Widow and CBD Nepal Gold help make CG’s medical-strain collection genuinely diverse rather than simply another category containing high-THC Indica seeds.
White Widow
First made famous in the Netherlands during the 1990s, White Widow remains one of the world’s best-known balanced cannabis hybrids.
Its Brazilian Sativa and South Indian Indica heritage produces a combination of cerebral and physical characteristics rather than an overwhelmingly sedating effect.
For those comparing different medicinal-style cannabis genetics, White Widow occupies an interesting middle ground between heavily relaxing Indicas and more energetic Sativa-dominant cultivars.
Cheese
The legendary UK Cheese phenotype is another established Indica-dominant cultivar that has long been associated with medicinal cannabis users.
Its approximately 60% Indica / 40% Sativa profile produces a combination of uplifting initial characteristics followed by increasingly pronounced physical relaxation.
Cheese is also famous for one of the most distinctive terpene profiles in cannabis, producing its unmistakably pungent, savoury and skunky aroma.
Bruce Banner #5
Not every strain associated with medicinal cannabis is strongly Indica dominant.
Bruce Banner #5 provides an excellent contrast. This potent OG Kush × Strawberry Diesel hybrid is Sativa leaning and can reach THC levels approaching the high-20% range under favourable conditions.
Its character tends to be considerably more uplifting and cerebral than Northern Lights or OG Kush, demonstrating why medical cannabis strains cannot sensibly be grouped into a single Indica-based category.
Indica or Sativa for Medicinal Cannabis?
The familiar Indica-versus-Sativa distinction can be useful when comparing how cannabis plants grow and broadly describing traditional strain characteristics, but it should not be treated as a medical classification.
Indica-dominant cultivars such as Northern Lights and OG Kush are generally associated with heavier physical relaxation and are consequently often discussed in connection with evening or nighttime use.
Sativa-leaning genetics such as Bruce Banner #5 tend to have a more uplifting and cerebral reputation.
Balanced hybrids such as White Widow and Gorilla Glue occupy territory between these two traditional classifications.
When comparing medicinal cannabis seeds, it is therefore better to consider the complete genetic and cannabinoid profile rather than relying solely on an Indica/Sativa percentage.
Sativa Dominant STRAin FAQ
A sativa dominant strain contains more sativa genetics than indica genetics. Most modern cannabis varieties are hybrids, but strains described as sativa dominant are bred to emphasize traits such as taller growth, narrower leaves, longer flowering times, and uplifting effects.
These strains are popular among collectors and growers who appreciate energetic, creative, and daytime-oriented genetics with tropical and citrus-forward terpene profiles.
Sativa strains are not necessarily stronger than indica strains. Potency depends on cannabinoid content, genetics, and cultivation conditions.
Many modern sativa dominant strains can exceed 25% THC in the same way that Indica varieties do. The main difference is the effects of Sativa dominant strains tend to be more cerebral and stimulating than Indica’s which tend to be more relaxing.
Typically, yes. The more higher the Sativa genetics in your strain, typically the taller and more lanky your plants will be in comparison to short and compact with Indicas.
Indoor plants may double or triple in height after the light cycle is changed, while outdoor plants can become very large in warm climates. Training techniques such as topping and low stress training are highly recommended.
Yes, many sativa dominant hybrids are suitable for beginners, especially stable strains such as Blue Dream, Bruce Banner, Amnesia Haze and Sour Diesel
The main challenge is managing height and stretch, particularly indoors. Growers who are prepared to use simple training techniques can achieve excellent results.
Yes. CG Australia provides a transparent Germination Policy.
All seed batches are tested for viability using the paper towel method. Customers who carefully follow the recommended process and document their results can request assistance if genuine germination issues occur.
Important Information
Information on this page describes cannabis genetics, cannabinoid profiles and commonly reported strain characteristics and is provided for general educational purposes only.
CG Australia’s cannabis seeds are not prescription medicinal cannabis products, and references to “medical”, “medicinal” or therapeutic use describe the historical or commonly reported association of particular cannabis genetics. Nothing on this page constitutes medical advice or a claim that a particular cannabis strain can diagnose, treat, cure or prevent a medical condition.
Medicinal cannabis in Australia is regulated separately. Always seek professional medical advice regarding medicinal cannabis and check current federal, state and territory requirements concerning cannabis seeds, possession and cultivation.
About the author:
As a passionate gardener and advocate for self sufficiency and food security, CG aims for moderation and reverence of Cannabis as an ancient and powerful natural medicine. As the taboo steadily lifts worldwide, we’re here to help responsible, law abiding adults to experience the joy and wonder of nurturing a tiny seed from humble germination to bountiful harvest.