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{{Short description|Strain of cannabis}} |
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{{other uses|Kush (disambiguation)}} |
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| image_caption = A close up of dried "Bubba Kush" flowers |
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| origin = [[Afghanistan]]<br> |
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'''Kush''' generally refers to a pure or hybrid ''[[Cannabis indica]]'' [[cannabis strains|strain]].<ref name="Gloss2015">{{cite journal |last1=Gloss |first1=D |title=An Overview of Products and Bias in Research. |journal=Neurotherapeutics |date=October 2015 |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=731–4 |doi=10.1007/s13311-015-0370-x |pmid=26202343|pmc=4604179 }}</ref> Pure ''C. indica'' strains include Afghan Kush, Hindu Kush, Green Kush, and Purple Kush.<ref name="Gloss2015"/> Hybrid strains of ''C. indica'' include Blueberry Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush.<ref name="Gloss2015"/> The term "kush" is now also used as a [[slang]] word for cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://janest.com/article/2017/04/07/kush-420-now-officially-dictionary/|title='Kush' and '420' Are Now Officially in the Dictionary|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=February 11, 2022|publisher=Jane Street|author=Madison Margolin}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The origins of Kush ''Cannabis'' are from [[landrace]] plants mainly in [[Afghanistan]], Northern [[Pakistan]] and North-Western [[India]]<ref>{{cite book |author1=[[Geoffrey William Guy]]|author2=Brian Anthony Whittle |author3=Philip Robson |title=The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids |publisher=Pharmaceutical Press |year=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AznCzOxvrtwC&q=Kush&pg=PA61 |isbn=0-85369-517-2 |page=61}}</ref> with the name coming from the [[Hindu Kush]] 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.<ref>{{cite book |last=ElSohly |first=Mahmoud A. |authorlink=Mahmoud ElSohly|title=Marijuana And The Cannabinoids |publisher=Humana Press |year=2006 |url=https://download.e-bookshelf.de/download/0000/0069/11/L-G-0000006911-0002335966.pdf|isbn=1-58829-456-0 |page=10}}</ref> |
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Popular kush strains include OG Kush, [[Bubba Kush]], and [[Purple Kush]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-01 |title=What is 'Kush' cannabis? |url=https://www.leafly.com/news/strains-products/what-is-kush-marijuana |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Leafly |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Jimmy Kimmel Jury Held Trump ‘Accountable’|author=Sam Youngman|work=[[Los Angeles Magazine]]|date=June 5, 2024|url=https://lamag.com/politics/vp-kamala-harris-tells-jimmy-kimmel-jury-held-trump-accountable}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Medical cannabis]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Cannabis in Afghanistan]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 7 September 2024
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| Genus | Cannabis |
| Species | Cannabis indica |
| Origin | Afghanistan |
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Kush generally refers to a pure or hybrid Cannabis indica strain.[1] Pure C. indica strains include Afghan Kush, Hindu Kush, Green Kush, and Purple Kush.[1] Hybrid strains of C. indica include Blueberry Kush and Golden Jamaican Kush.[1] The term "kush" is now also used as a slang word for cannabis.[2]
The origins of Kush Cannabis are from landrace plants mainly in Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and North-Western India[3] with the name coming from the Hindu Kush 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.[4]
Popular kush strains include OG Kush, Bubba Kush, and Purple Kush.[5][6]
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Look up kush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Madison Margolin (April 7, 2017). "'Kush' and '420' Are Now Officially in the Dictionary". Jane Street. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ ElSohly, Mahmoud A. (2006). Marijuana And The Cannabinoids (PDF). Humana Press. p. 10. ISBN 1-58829-456-0.
- ^ "What is 'Kush' cannabis?". Leafly. 2017-02-01. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ Sam Youngman (June 5, 2024), "Jimmy Kimmel Jury Held Trump 'Accountable'", Los Angeles Magazine
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