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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]
See also
- Medical cannabis
- ((Medical Marijuana))
References
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.