CANNALIB · STRAIN DOSSIER · ROYAL KUSH
Royal Kush
3 independent sources put THC at 17%; 453 flower lab samples give a 10th to 90th percentile band of 4.4 to 25%; 2 recorded parents; 59 recorded descendants. It placed in results from Cowboy Cup Cannabis Championship.
Royal Kush is a hybrid cannabis strain bred by Sweet Seeds. Lab tests put its THC between 4.4 and 25% (the middle 80% of 453 flower samples), with CBD around 0.1%. The terpenes most often reported are Beta Myrcene, Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene. Recorded parents: Afghani × Skunk 1. Stated flowering time 56 to 63 days. 2 cup placings on record, 2 verified against published results.
● frozen 2026-09-29 · API 0.7.1-stdlib
● evidence bar: thc 3 independent sources
● type: hybrid
17%
THC, most-agreed claim
3 independent sources
4.4–25%
Flower lab range
10th to 90th percentile of 453 samples
2
Recorded parents
with sources, never guessed
59
Recorded descendants
through stated parent links
2/2
Cup results, verified/total
placings found in published results
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17% | 3 | cannlytics_expand, leafly_flat, leafly_flat_enrich, medical_effects |
| 23% | 2 | cannlytics_expand, allbud |
| 25.5% | 2 | or_prr00150, replication_data |
| 0.3% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 0.3% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.2% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 0.4% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.5% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.5% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 0.6% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
| 0.6% | 1 | steep_hill_chemotypes_zenodo_3986252 |
| 0.6% | 1 | wa_wslcb_leaf_new |
Lab range 4.4 to 25% THC is the 10th to 90th percentile of 453 flower lab samples, median 19.6%; CBD 0 to 0.4% over 361 samples.
top terpenes by stated value: Beta Myrcene, Alpha Humulene, Alpha Pinene, Beta Caryophyllene, Limonene, Linalool
895 chemistry rows on record. Flagged rows never used as potency: 226 non flower, 68 quality flagged, 0 percent outliers.
GROW CLAIMS
Height and flowering, as stated.
| Height | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 80 to 120 cm | 2 | seedcity, seedcity_local |
| 152 to 244 cm | 1 | cropking |
| Flowering | Independent sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| 56 to 63 days | 3 | seedcity, seedcity_local, hytiva, master |
| 56 to 70 days | 1 | cropking |
| 60 days | 1 | seedfinder |
LINEAGE
Recorded parents, and how many sources agree.
| Parent | Sources | Who states it |
|---|---|---|
| Afghani | 1 | strain_fact:hytiva,master |
| Skunk 1 | 1 | strain_fact:hytiva,master,seedfinder |
59 descendants through recorded links, including Ak4Way, Candy Kush Express, Flawless, Fuel Royale, Furly, Haile Selassi I, Hella Kush, Hillbilly Queen.
COMPETITIONS AND AWARD CLAIMS
Cup results with sources; claims with verdicts.
| Year | Competition | Category | Place | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cowboy Cup Cannabis Championship | SUNGROWN | 1st | verified |
| 2022 | Cowboy Cup Cannabis Championship | SUNGROWN — Best of Terpene | winner | verified |
No seed-bank award claims on record.
PICTURES, WITH CREDIT
4 pictures on record. Three shown, each with its source.
credit: images.hytiva.com · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: seedfinder.eu · shown with credit, copyright unverified
credit: cropkingseeds.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: Royal Kush, royalkush, 018NY6XC00VTV6H7MND4KQSZ9F
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dossier royal-kush · frozen 2026-09-29 · published by CannaLib, a Plausible Deniability project · Cite as: CannaLib (2026). Royal Kush strain dossier. https://cannalib.org/strains/royal-kush/