CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · OG KUSH
OG Kush
7 independent sources put THC at 20%; 2,804 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 12.3 to 25.8%; 16 recorded parents; 1,631 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Highlife Cup (Netherlands), CannaSwissCup (Canna Swiss Cup) and Oregon Growers Cup.
OG Kush is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Phytoca. Lab tests put its THC between 12.3 and 25.8% (the middle 80% of 2,804 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are linalool, myrcene, limonene. Recorded parents: 91 Og × Chem Cookies × Chem Dawg × Chemdawg × Chemdog × Emerald Triangle × Genetics × Hindu Kush × Joe S Og Kush × Lemon Thai × Pakistan Kush × Pakistani × Pakistani Kush × Female Og × Lemon Thai, Pakistani Kush And Chemdawg × Lemon Thai/Paki Kush (Probably, Some People Say Its A Chemdawg-Cut). Stated flowering time 56 to 70 days. 25 cup placings on record, 24 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 7 independent sources
● type: hybrid
20%
THC, most-agreed claim
7 independent sources
12.3–25.8%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 2,804 samples
16
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
1,631
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
24/25
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
83
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% | 7 | cannareviews, cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, cropking, bank_blim-burn-seeds, allbud, seedfinder |
| 25% | 6 | cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, leafly_flat, cannabis_intelligence, leafly_flat_enrich, cannaconnection, master, nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 19% | 5 | rqs, cannlytics_expand, replication_data, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder |
| 21% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data, seedfinder, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
| 23% | 4 | cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, replication_data, seedcity_local |
| 24% | 4 | cannareviews, cannlytics_expand, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 17% | 4 | or_prr00150, replication_data, or_olcc_rich_enrich, https://archive.org/details/hightimes1974-2018 |
| 16% | 4 | cannareviews, cannlytics_expand, or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 18 to 22% | 4 | seedcity, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder, bank_medicann-seeds |
| 18% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, replication_data, medical_effects |
| 18.2% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_ccb_lab_library |
| 19.4% | 3 | or_prr00150, replication_data, nv_gnfvbs_2018_2019 |
Lab range 12.3 to 25.8% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 2,804 flower lab samples, median 19.8%; CBD 0 to 0.3% over 1,925 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: linalool, myrcene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, α-humulene, β-pinene
4,987 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 1,138 non flower, 462 quality flagged, 4 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 90 to 160 cm | 7 | alchimia, bank_azarius_seeds, fastbuds, rqs, truenorth, cannaconnection, seedfinder |
| 90 to 110 cm | 3 | cannabis_intelligence, cropking, bank_auto-seeds |
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 151 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 154 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 100 to 150 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 90 to 150 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 61 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 61 to 152 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 80 to 100 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 90 to 155 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| 100 cm | 1 | seedfinder |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 70 days | 6 | bank_azarius_seeds, seedcity, seedcity_local, cropking, seedfinder, bank_medicann-seeds |
| 56 days | 4 | cannaconnection, seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 56 to 63 days | 4 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder, hytiva |
| 63 days | 4 | fastbuds, cannabis_intelligence, seedfinder, alchimia |
| 63 to 70 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 60 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, seedfinder |
| 55 days | 2 | alchimia, seedfinder |
| 60 to 70 days | 2 | cannabis_intelligence, bank_auto-seeds |
| 66 days | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 49 to 56 days | 1 | seedfinder |
| 50 to 60 days | 1 | rqs |
| 49 to 63 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 91 Og | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Chem Cookies | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia |
| Chem Dawg | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Chemdawg | 1 | strain_fact:allbud,seedfinder |
| Chemdog | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Emerald Triangle | 1 | weedtree |
| Genetics | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|literal_cleaned |
| Hindu Kush | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,allbud,seedfinder |
| Joe S Og Kush | 1 | seedfinder |
| Lemon Thai | 1 | strain_fact:alchimia,seedfinder |
| Pakistan Kush | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Pakistani | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder|split_of:Lemon Thai x Pakistani |
| Pakistani Kush | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Female Og | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Lemon Thai, Pakistani Kush And Chemdawg | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
| Lemon Thai/Paki Kush (Probably, Some People Say Its A Chemdawg-Cut) | 1 | strain_fact:seedfinder |
1,631 descendants through recorded links, including King S Kush, Auto Dark Purple Auto Seeds, Auto Og Kush Seeds, Blue Medi Kush Seeds, Bruce Banner 3 Seeds, Bruce Banner Herbies Seeds, Bruce Banner Seeds, Bruce Banner Seeds Blackskull Seeds.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Categorie F – Kush varieties | 1st | verified |
| 2022 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Indica Flower | 3rd | verified |
| 2022 | The Emerald Cup | Sungrown Greenhouse Flower | 6th | verified |
| 2021 | Oregon Growers Cup | BHO | 3rd | verified |
| 2020 | CannaSwissCup (Canna Swiss Cup) | Greenhouse | 1st | verified |
| 2020 | THC Classic (Rooster Magazine) | Disposable Vape | 1st | unverified |
| 2019 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Kush Strains | 2nd | verified |
| 2019 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Kush Strains | 3rd | verified |
| 2018 | Oregon Growers Cup | Indoor | 1st | verified |
| 2018 | Karma Cup | Indica Bud | 2nd | verified |
| 2018 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST VAPE PEN CARTRIDGES | 3rd | verified |
| 2018 | The Emerald Cup | Licensed Mixed Light | 9th | verified |
| 2018 | Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards | Top Sativa Flower | winner | verified |
| 2016 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST INDICA FLOWER | 2nd | verified |
| 2016 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Interior Bio | 3rd | verified |
| 2015 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Cannabis Cup / Best Cannabis | 1st | verified |
| 2015 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Kush Strains | 1st | verified |
| 2014 | Lift & Co. Canadian Cannabis Awards | BRITISH COLUMBIA DISPENSARIES CATEGORY / BEST HYBRID FLOWER | 3rd | verified |
| 2013 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST HYBRID | 2nd | verified |
| 2013 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Bio | 3rd | verified |
| 2012 | Highlife Cup (Netherlands) | Bio | 1st | verified |
| 2012 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | BEST INDICA | 1st | verified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (United States) | Hybrid Cup | 1st | verified |
| 2011 | High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) | Indica Cup | 3rd | verified |
| 2010 | Spannabis Champions Cup | Mejor variedad de interior Hydro | 2nd | verified |
Award claims checked 5 confirmed · 19 unchecked. Only confirmed claims count as results.
| Claim | Year | Source | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Cannabis Cup 2014 Climate Dry Harvest Month All Season Height 9.84 ft | 2011 | bank_blim-burn-seeds | confirmed |
| Cannabis Cup | not stated · matched 2011, 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated · matched 2011, 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| National and International Cannabis Cup Winner | not stated · matched 2011, 2016 | seedfinder | confirmed |
| Emerald Cup | not stated | seedfinder | confirmed |
| High Times | not stated | cannaconnection | event_ambiguous |
| 2011 and the High Times Medical Cups in Los Angeles during 2013. The strain is a indic | 2011 | cannaconnection | edition_unresearched |
| 1st Place at the HighLife Cup (Autoflower) - 2023 | 2023 | seedsman | not_in_results |
| High Times Medical Cups Los Angeles 2013 | 2013 | cannaconnection | not_in_results |
| High Times Amsterdam Awards 2011 | 2011 | cannaconnection | not_in_results |
| HighLife Cup | not stated | seedsman | not_in_results |
| HighLife Cup | not stated | master | not_in_results |
| 1st | FIRST-PLACE HYBRID | HIGH TIMES Medical Cannabis Cup | 2018 | 2018 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Best Indica | San Francisco Medical Cannabis Cup | 2018 | 2018 | archive.org | unchecked |
| third place | Cannabis Cup third place | Cannabis Cup | 2012 | 2012 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-cannabis- | unchecked |
| third place | Cannabis Cup third place | Cannabis Cup | 2012 | 2012 | runner:brain-data-staging-book-high-time | unchecked |
| 1st | Best Indica | High Times Medical Cannabis Cup | 2012 | 2012 | archive.org | unchecked |
| first place | First-place concentrate | San Francisco Medical Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| third place | Third Place | Cannabis Cup | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| Top 10 Kush Strains of All Time | 2011 | 2011 | archive.org | unchecked |
| best herbs in Amsterdam | 2009 | 2009 | archive.org | unchecked |
| 1991 in the same garage of Marty. The mother was called Emerald Triangle （in our circl | 1991 | forum_phenohunter | unchecked |
| 1991 in the same garage of Marty. The mother was called Emerald Triangle （in our circl | 1991 | seedfinder | unchecked |
| #1 on The List: The 25 Greatest Strains of All Time | not stated | archive.org | unchecked |
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
83 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: alchimiaweb.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · 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: O.G. Kush, OG Kush, og kush autoflowering feminized seeds bulk seeds, og kush autoflowering feminized seeds canuk seeds, og kush feminized seeds barney s farm, og kush feminized seeds bulk seeds, og kush feminized seeds canuk seeds, og kush feminized seeds growers choice, og kush feminized seeds white label seed company, og kush regular seeds bulk seeds, og kush regular seeds canuk seeds, 7579 og kush.html, humboldt-seed-company/og-kush, medicann-seeds/og-kush, silent-seeds/og-kush, apothecary-genetics/og-kush, kush-cannabis-seeds/og-kush, victory-seeds/og-kush, growers-choice/og-kush, humboldt-seed-organisation/og-kush
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dossier og-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). OG Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/og-kush/