The Official Cannabis Independent strain guides
The Official Cannabis collection · sheet 16No 16 · OG Kushvs GSC

Comparison

OG Kush vs GSC

Leafly describes GSC as an OG Kush subtype × F1 Durban cross.1

Side by side

OG KushGSC
TypeHybrid2Indica-dominant hybrid1
Published lineage / linkLeafly lists GSC as an OG Kush child2An OG Kush subtype × F1 Durban (Leafly)1
Median THC (lab tests)20.87% (379 tests)319.72% (567 tests)3
Middle half (lab tests)18.06%–23.36%317.80%–21.92%3
Top terpenes (lab tests)β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, β-Myrcene (127 tests)3β-Caryophyllene, Limonene, α-Humulene (158 tests)3
Published effect labelsHungry, relaxed, sleepy (Leafly)2Relaxed, hungry, happy1
Published flavor labelsWoody, pine, earthy (Leafly)2Mint, sweet, earthy1

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.3

Lab-tested THC: OG Kush vs GSC

16% 18% 20% 22% 24% OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 GSC GSC: median 19.72%, middle half 17.80%–21.92%, 567 tests 19.7% n=567 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests.3

A documented family link

GSC has a sister guide at gscstrain.com.1

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Sources

  1. Leafly, GSC strain information. Accessed Oct 5, 2026.
  2. Leafly, OG Kush strain information. 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.