CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · AFGHAN KUSH
Afghan Kush
2 independent sources put THC at 18.1%; 107 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 7.4 to 22.8%; 8 recorded parents; 94 recorded descendants.
Afghan Kush is a indica cannabis strain bred by Blimburn. Lab tests put its THC between 7.4 and 22.8% (the middle 80% of 107 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are myrcene, Beta Caryophyllene, alpha-Humulene. Recorded parents: Afghan × Afghani × Afghani 1 × Hindu Kush × Hindu Kush Afghanistan × Kush × Og Kush × Landrace Afghan Kush. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 2 independent sources
● type: indica
18.1%
THC, most-agreed claim
2 independent sources
7.4–22.8%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 107 samples
8
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
94
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
0/0
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
16
Pictures on record
shown with source and credit
CHEMISTRY, CLAIM BY CLAIM
Every THC claim, and who made it.
| THC | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 20% | 2 | cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 18.1% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 15.3% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 18.7% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 21.4% | 2 | replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 16% | 2 | medical_effects, bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 1.6% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 5.2 to 23.4% | 1 | phytochem_smith, phytochem_lab |
| 0.3% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 1.3% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 2.2% | 1 | nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 5.2% | 1 | smith_phytochem_sample |
Lab range 7.4 to 22.8% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 107 flower lab samples, median 18.1%; CBD 0 to 0.4% over 80 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: myrcene, Beta Caryophyllene, alpha-Humulene, Terpinolene, Linalool, alpha-Pinene
229 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 44 non flower, 27 quality flagged, 1 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 100 to 140 cm | 5 | alchimia, fastbuds, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 80 to 120 cm | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, cropking |
| 60 to 90 cm | 1 | fastbuds |
| 120 cm | 1 | bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 63 days | 4 | cannaconnection, seedcity, seedcity_local, fastbuds |
| 63 days | 3 | fastbuds, seedfinder, alchimia |
| 42 to 56 days | 2 | cropking, bank_blim-burn-seeds |
| 50 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 51 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 52 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 53 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 45 to 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 47 to 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 49 to 54 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 49 to 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | seedfinder |
| Afghani | 1 | seedfinder |
| Afghani 1 | 1 | seedfinder |
| Hindu Kush | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,cropking,master,seedfinder |
| Hindu Kush Afghanistan | 1 | seedfinder |
| Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Og Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Landrace Afghan Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
94 descendants through recorded links, including Afghan Kush Ryder Seeds, Afghan Kush X Black Domina Seeds, Afghan Kush X Skunk Seeds, Afghan Kush X Super Skunk Herbies Seeds, Afghan Kush X White Widow Seeds, Afghan Kush X Yumbolt Seeds, Currant Kush Seeds, Mazar Kush Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
No cup results on record.
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 3 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Best THC, Canarias Secret Cup 2015|3rd Outdoor Pro, Canarias Secret Cup 2015 | 2015 | herbies | edition_unresearched |
| Secret Cup | not stated | herbies | not_in_results |
| Secret Cup | not stated | herbies | not_in_results |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
16 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: blimburnseeds.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
How to read this page
Every value is a stated claim with its sources. Where sources disagree all claims are listed. The lab range is the 10th to 90th percentile of flower lab samples and is never blended with seed-bank claims. Parents are recorded links, never guessed. Pictures are shown with their source and credit; copyright is unverified. Nothing on this page was invented, averaged across sources or merged from another name.
Aliases on record: afghan-kush, bulk-seeds/afghan-kush, afghan-kush-plus, bsb-genetics/afghan-kush-plus, dopamine-seeds/afghan-kush, dr-blaze/afghan-kush, fatbush-seeds/afghan-kush, seeds-mafia/afghan-kush, semyanich/afghan-kush, white-label/afghan-kush, zativo/afghan-kush, afghan kush feminized, afghan kush feminized seeds bulk seeds, afghan kush feminized seeds canuk seeds, afghan kush feminized seeds merica seeds, afghan kush regular seeds bulk seeds, afghan kush regular seeds canuk seeds, afghankush, 018NY6XC00VT8ECEG78ASPNX9M
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dossier afghan-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Afghan Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/afghan-kush/