CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · HINDU KUSH
Hindu Kush
5 independent sources put THC at 20%; 688 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 14.9 to 24.1%; 13 recorded parents; 355 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards, The Emerald Cup and 420 Magazine Nug of the Year.
Hindu Kush is a indica cannabis strain bred by Serious Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 14.9 and 24.1% (the middle 80% of 688 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are limonene, caryophyllene, pinene. Recorded parents: Afghan × China × Hindu Kush Bx × Hindu Kush Indica × Hindu Kush Pakistan × Indien × Nl 2 × Hindu Kush Landrace × Hindu Kush, Indien × Landrace From Hindu Kush × Pakistán × Brought To The Netherlands × Centuries Of Selection Done By The Locals. Stated flowering time 49 to 63 days. 7 cup placings on record, 1 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 5 independent sources
● type: indica
20%
THC, most-agreed claim
5 independent sources
14.9–24.1%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 688 samples
13
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
355
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
1/7
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
22
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22% | 5 | cannareviews, or_prr00150, allbud, replication_data, cannabis_intelligence |
| 20% | 5 | hytiva, or_prr00150, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder, cannaconnection, master |
| 21.5% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 18% | 2 | or_prr00150, medical_effects |
| 16.2% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 16.5% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 16.9% | 2 | replication_data, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 17% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150 |
| 17.5% | 2 | or_prr00150, or_olcc_rich_enrich |
| 17.5% | 2 | replication_data, smith_phytochem_sample |
| 18.1% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data |
| 18.2% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data |
Lab range 14.9 to 24.1% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 688 flower lab samples, median 19.3%; CBD 0 to 0.2% over 366 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: limonene, caryophyllene, pinene, camphene, terpinolene, caryophyllene oxide
1,719 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 355 non flower, 257 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm | 4 | alchimia, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 122 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 115 to 130 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 90 to 120 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 122 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 152 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 150 cm | 1 | cannabis_intelligence |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 49 to 63 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 63 days | 2 | seedfinder, alchimia |
| 45 to 50 days | 2 | alchimia, seedfinder |
| 56 to 77 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 83 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 53 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 55 to 65 days | 1 | alchimia, master |
| 48 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 49 to 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| China | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Hindu Kush Bx | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Hindu Kush Indica | 1 | seedfinder |
| Hindu Kush Pakistan | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Indien | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Nl 2 | 1 | seedfinder:parents |
| Hindu Kush Landrace | 1 | seedfinder |
| Hindu Kush, Indien | 1 | seedfinder |
| Landrace From Hindu Kush | 1 | cannaconnection |
| Pakistán | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Brought To The Netherlands | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Centuries Of Selection Done By The Locals | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
355 descendants through recorded links, including Auto Kush Seeds Female Seeds, Auto Yeti Seeds, Black Gold Auto Seeds, Flying Dragon Seeds, Hindu Cream Seeds, Money Maker Seeds, Narco Purps Auto Seeds, Og Kush Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 420 Magazine Nug of the Year | Nug of the Year | winner | unverified |
| 2017 | Terpestival (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy) | Concentrate (solventless/extract) – Limonene | winner | unverified |
| 2017 | Terpestival (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy) | Concentrate (solventless/extract) – Limonene | finalist | unverified |
| 2017 | Terpestival (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy) | Concentrate (solventless/extract) – Linalool | winner | unverified |
| 2017 | Terpestival (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy) | Concentrate (solventless/extract) – Linalool | finalist | unverified |
| 2015 | Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards | BRITISH COLUMBIA DISPENSARIES CATEGORY / BEST INDICA FLOWER | 2nd | verified |
| 2004 | The Emerald Cup | Cup (flower) | 1st | unverified |
Award claims checked 0 confirmed · 1 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH TIMES Top 10 Strain | 2007 | 2007 | archive.org | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
22 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: cannaconnection.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: alchimiaweb.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: allbud.s3.amazonaws.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: hindu-kush, barneys-farm/hindu-kush, sensi-seeds/hindu-kush, afghan-selection/hindu-kush, anesia-seeds/hindu-kush, christiania-seedbank/hindu-kush, divine-seeds/hindu-kush, dr-blaze/hindu-kush, dr-hemps-seeds/hindu-kush, hemcy-genetics/hindu-kush, indian-landrace-exchange/hindu-kush, kiwiseeds/hindu-kush, nirvana-seeds/hindu-kush, positronics/hindu-kush, seedsman/hindu-kush, turn-it-up-genetics/hindu-kush, zamnesia/hindu-kush, hindu kush feminized seeds bulk seeds, hindu kush feminized seeds canuk seeds, hindu kush feminized seeds sensi seeds
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dossier hindu-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Hindu Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/hindu-kush/