Kush (cannabis)

For other uses, see Kush (disambiguation).

Kush
A close up of dried "Bubba Kush" flowers
Genus	Cannabis
Species	Cannabis indica
Origin	Afghanistan

Kush generally refers to a pure or hybrid Cannabis indica strain. ^[1] Pure C. indica strains include Afghani # 1, Blackberry Kush aka Pakistani Chitral, Deep Chunk, Master Kush, and Purple Kush. ^[1] 50/50 Hybrid strains of C. indica include OG Kush, Hindu Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush. ^[1] The term "kush" is now also used as a slang word for cannabis. ^[2]

Distribution

The origins of Kush Cannabis are from heirloom drug varietal plants found in Pre Soviet Afghanistan, Pakistan, Northern India and Tajikistan ^[3] These heirloom drug varietals coming from the Hindu Kush, Pamir and Tian Shan mountain range. Pre Soviet Afghan strains of Cannabis were taken to California in the early 1970s. Some Kush varieties are still available to the present day. ^[4]

Popular kush strains include OG Kush, Bubba Kush, and Purple Kush. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Medical cannabis

References

1. Gloss, D (October 2015). "An Overview of Products and Bias in Research". Neurotherapeutics. 12 (4): 731–4. doi:10.1007/s13311-015-0370-x. PMC   4604179 . PMID   26202343.
2. Madison Margolin (April 7, 2017). "'Kush' and '420' Are Now Officially in the Dictionary". Jane Street. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
3. Geoffrey William Guy; Brian Anthony Whittle; Philip Robson (2004). The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Pharmaceutical Press. p. 61. ISBN   0-85369-517-2.
4. ElSohly, Mahmoud A. (2006). Marijuana And The Cannabinoids (PDF). Humana Press. p. 10. ISBN   1-58829-456-0.
5. "What is 'Kush' cannabis?". Leafly. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
6. Sam Youngman (June 5, 2024), "Jimmy Kimmel Jury Held Trump 'Accountable'", Los Angeles Magazine