Kush generally refers to a pure or hybrid ''
Cannabis indica
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''
strain
Strain may refer to:
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.
Pure ''C. indica'' strains include Afghan Kush, Hindu Kush, Green Kush, and Purple Kush.
Hybrid strains of ''C. indica'' include Blueberry Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush.
The term "kush" is now also used as a
slang
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word for cannabis.
The origins of Kush ''Cannabis'' are from
landrace
A landrace is a domesticated, locally adapted, often traditional variety of a species of animal or plant that has developed over time, through adaptation to its natural and cultural environment of agriculture and pastoralism, and due to isolation ...
plants mainly in
Afghanistan
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, Northern
Pakistan
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and North-Western
India
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with the name coming from the
Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is an mountain range in Central and South Asia to the west of the Himalayas. It stretches from central and western Afghanistan, Quote: "The Hindu Kush mountains run along the Afghan border with the North-West Frontier Provinc ...
mountain range. "Hindu Kush" strains of ''Cannabis'' were taken to the United States in the mid-to-late 1970s and continue to be available there to the present day.
Popular kush strains include
OG Kush
Kush generally refers to a pure or hybrid ''Cannabis indica'' strain. Pure ''C. indica'' strains include Afghan Kush, Hindu Kush, Green Kush, and Purple Kush. Hybrid strains of ''C. indica'' include Blueberry Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush. The ...
,
Bubba Kush
''Cannabis'' strains are either pure or hybrid varieties of the plant genus ''Cannabis'', which encompasses the species '' C. sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''.
Varieties are developed to intensify specific characteristics of th ...
, and
Purple Kush
''Cannabis'' strains are either pure or hybrid varieties of the plant genus ''Cannabis'', which encompasses the species '' C. sativa'', '' C. indica'', and '' C. ruderalis''.
Varieties are developed to intensify specific characteristics of th ...
.
See also
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Medical cannabis
Medical cannabis, or medical marijuana (MMJ), is cannabis and cannabinoids that are prescribed by physicians for their patients. The use of cannabis as medicine has not been rigorously tested due to production and governmental restrictions ...
References
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Cannabis strains
Cannabis in Afghanistan
Cannabis in Pakistan