Afghan Kush Strain

Afghan Kush Strain is Afghan Kush flower. Leafly lists the strain as an indica rooted in the Hindu Kush range near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, and refined there over centuries.

Traditionally grown for hash

Leafly calls Afghan Kush one of the top sources of hash, including charas and sticky black Afghani hash, and AllBud says it was traditionally harvested for higher hashish counts. Leafly credits White Label Seed Company, a Sensi Seeds partner in the Netherlands, with making its seeds available to growers.

In Leafly’s genetics box, Afghani is the parent, and Black Afghan and Sapphire OG are shown as its children. Leafly also gives Afghani Kush as another name, and AllBud gives Afghan OG.

Big, blunt-topped and tacky

Leafly describes massive, blunt-topped nuggets heavy with resin, and big yields. AllBud pictures a sturdy plant with light-coloured nugs, resinous trichomes and buds covered in red or dark-orange hairs.

Robert Misic’s tip in our Afghan Kush guide is to expect tacky fingers from all that resin. Citing Leafly’s curing guide, he notes that the stickiness comes from trichomes rather than moisture, so damp-feeling buds or a smell of cut grass are what should raise concern; our storage guide covers keeping flower fresh.

Wood, tar and a mango-orange nose

Leafly’s flavour tags for Afghan Kush are woody, tar and earthy, and Leafly’s lab data shows myrcene as the most abundant terpene, followed by caryophyllene and pinene. AllBud compares the aroma to a mango-orange farm with a pinch of funk and describes the taste as bland and fruity rather than harsh. AllBud’s tags add herbal, pine, spicy and sweet flavours, with kush, pungent and floral among the scents.

Hungry, relaxed and happy

Hungry and relaxed are the two effects Leafly reviewers name most, and AllBud’s users add a body high, euphoria and happiness. AllBud says typical indica body effects last up to 2 to 3 hours. The strain averages 4.0 from 1,273 ratings on Leafly and 4.6 from 54 votes on AllBud.

Leafly’s figure for THC is about 15%, and AllBud’s is 21%. Health Canada’s lower-risk page advises starting with 1 or 2 puffs of a product with 10% THC or less, and notes that the effects of smoking may keep building for up to half an hour.