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Catalogue entry · lab-tested · every claim cited

OG Kush strain

OG Kush is a hybrid with disputed original parents: Leafly lists Chemdawg and Hindu Kush, while Weedmaps lists Chemdog and Lemon Thai.1,2 It tests at a median total THC of 20.87% across 379 state lab tests of OG Kush flower, with the middle half of results between 18.06% and 23.36%; those measurements describe labelled flower rather than one verified original cut.3 Leafly’s top user-report labels are hungry, relaxed and sleepy.1

Updated 379 lab tests 12 sources

Design
Green OG letters on yellow · No 16 in the collection
Type
Hybrid; AllBud gives 55% sativa / 45% indica, while two sellers label their separate lines 75% indica / 25% sativa1,2,4,5,6
Parents
Disputed: Leafly lists Chemdawg and Hindu Kush; Weedmaps lists Chemdog and Lemon Thai1,2
Origin
An attributed Florida-to-Los Angeles account involves Matt Berger and Josh Del Rosso; no definitive breeder record was found2,7
THC (lab tests)
20.87% median; 18.06%–23.36% middle half; 379 tests in 8 states3
CBD (lab tests)
245 of the 335 tests that reported CBD found none, and 1 reached 1% or more3
Top terpenes (median)
β-caryophyllene 0.41%, limonene 0.34%, β-myrcene 0.24%; individual-terpene data from 127 tests3
Flavor labels
Woody, pine and earthy (Leafly); earthy, strawberry and lemon (Weedmaps)1,2
Reported effects
Hungry, relaxed and sleepy (Leafly user reports)1
Flowering time
About 56 days on Leafly; 55–60 days for Humboldt Seed Organization’s separate feminized line1,5

The guide one plate per section

Plate I

Genetics

OG Kush parentage is disputed. Compare Leafly, Weedmaps and seed-seller accounts, plus GSC, Bruce Banner and Headband family links.

Plate II

THC & terpenes

OG Kush flower tested at 20.87% median total THC across 379 state lab results. The middle half ran 18.06%–23.36%; terpene and CBD caveats included.

Plate III

Effects

Leafly users most often report hungry, relaxed and sleepy effects for OG Kush. Weedmaps and AllBud publish different labels. These are not clinical findings.

Plate IV

Grow

OG Kush grow specifications differ by source and seed line. Compare published flowering time, yield, height, climate and federal hemp-definition context.

Plate V

Where to find it

A methodology-first guide to OG Kush flower-menu availability, exact-name matching, price coverage and limits. Snapshot copy appears only when data is loaded.

Plate VI

History

A sourced OG Kush timeline: reported Florida-to-Los Angeles movement, Bay Area and Emerald Triangle spread, plus disputed parent and OG-name accounts.

Quick answers

Is OG Kush indica or sativa?

Hybrid. Leafly and Weedmaps use that label; AllBud says 55% sativa / 45% indica, while Humboldt Seed Organization and White Label/Sensi Seeds label their own lines 75% indica / 25% sativa.1,2,4,5,6

What are OG Kush’s parents?

They are unresolved. Leafly lists Chemdawg and Hindu Kush, while Weedmaps lists Chemdog and Lemon Thai.1,2

How strong is OG Kush?

The lab median is 20.87% across 379 flower tests, and the middle half is 18.06%–23.36%.3 Leafly shows 25%, Weedmaps and AllBud show 20–26%, Humboldt lists 20% for its line, and Sensi lists 19–25% for its line.1,2,4,5,6

What does OG mean in OG Kush?

The initials are disputed. Leafly and Sensi Seeds mention Original Gangster and Ocean Grown theories, while Weedmaps says Josh D used OG as a shortened form of Original.1,2,6

What terpenes are in OG Kush?

The aggregate’s top terpene medians are β-caryophyllene 0.41%, limonene 0.34%, β-myrcene 0.24%, based on 127 individual-terpene results.3 Leafly lists myrcene, limonene and caryophyllene.1

Are all OG Kush seed lines the same?

No source establishes that. Humboldt Seed Organization sells Lemon Thai/Pakistan × Chemdawg, while White Label/Sensi Seeds describes a believed Chemdawg, Lemon Thai and Pakistani Kush pedigree; these are seller-specific lines.5,6

How strong OG Kush tests

20.87%median total THC
18.06%–23.36%middle half of tests
379lab tests, 8 states
32testing labs

THC in 379 lab tests of OG Kush flower

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Each bar counts tests in a one-point THC band; the shaded band is the middle half of results. 379 tests of OG Kush flower from 8 states, 2015–2024.3

Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →

From the lab report

  • Median THC for OG Kush rose from 17.64% in 2018 to 23.50% in 2023, changing by +5.86 points across qualifying years.3
  • For terpene leadership, β-caryophyllene led 50% of tests; Leafly's myrcene claim matched only 23%.1,3
  • 63% of flower tests met 20% total THC, but only 14% met 25% and 1.3% met 30%.3

Read the full OG Kush lab report →

A name that spread through related lines

Leafly’s OG-family account traces a surviving Florida cutting into Los Angeles in 1996, then to the Bay Area in 1997 and the Emerald Triangle in 2004; it presents these as lineage accounts rather than independent breeding records.7

Leafly’s graphs list GSC and Bruce Banner as OG Kush children and identify Headband as OG Kush × Sour Diesel.1,8,9,10

OG Kush next to similar strains

Lab-tested THC: OG Kush and the 6 strains on our comparison pages

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% Chemdawg Chemdawg: median 22.94%, middle half 19.25%–25.37%, 668 tests 22.9% n=668 Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 Lime OG Lime OG: median 20.28%, middle half 18.54%–22.02%, 29 tests 20.3% n=29 Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Hindu Kush Hindu Kush: median 17.91%, middle half 17.03%–18.89%, 17 tests 17.9% n=17 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Same state lab dataset and matching rules for every strain.3 See the comparisons.

Where it is sold

MarketStoresMenu itemsMedian eighth
Los Angeles, CA 148 309 $15.00 (n=130)
New York, NY 60 83 $40.00 (n=60)
Detroit, MI 34 40 $15.00 (n=8)
Baltimore, MD 28 41 $35.00 (n=29)
Oklahoma City, OK 26 34 $15.00 (n=11)
Boston, MA 15 15 $20.50 (n=8)

Stores within 50 miles listing OG Kush flower on Weedmaps, Oct 5, 2026.11

In Germany, where it is a prescription medicine, weed.de lists 18 pharmacy products made from OG Kush; in-stock flower starts at €3.09 a gram.12

All 27 markets, Germany and how we counted →

Genetics at a glance

Family tree

  • Chemdawg / ChemdogLeafly lists Chemdawg, while Weedmaps lists Chemdog
  • Hindu KushLeafly lists Hindu Kush; Weedmaps instead describes a broader Hindu/Pakistani Kush theory
  • Lemon ThaiNamed by Weedmaps and Leafly’s narrative but absent from Leafly’s parent graph

OG Kush

  • GSCAn OG Kush subtype × F1 Durban (Leafly)
  • Bruce BannerOG Kush × Strawberry Diesel (Leafly)
  • HeadbandOG Kush × Sour Diesel (Leafly)
The graph reports published lineage records; OG Kush’s original parentage remains contested.1,2,8,9,10

The competing parent accounts, lineage story and family records →

The issue printed on demand, nothing on sale yet

The whole issue →

Sources

  1. Leafly, OG Kush strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Weedmaps, OG Kush strain page. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  4. AllBud, OG Kush marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  5. Humboldt Seed Organization, OG Kush. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  6. Sensi Seeds, OG Kush Feminized Seeds by White Label. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  7. Leafly, A timeline of the OG Kush family. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  8. Leafly, GSC strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  9. Leafly, Bruce Banner strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  10. Leafly, Headband strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  11. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 5, 2026. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  12. Weed.de, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weed.de pharmacy-product snapshot (18 exact matched products; complete; read Oct 3, 2026). Previously captured catalogue of 2,150 product pages; exact listed-strain match.. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.