Violator Kush

Violator Kush is flower from a cross of Malana and Hindu Kush genetics by Barney’s Farm, an Amsterdam breeder. Barney’s Farm describes an 80% indica, 20% sativa plant and calls it indica dominant; Leafly calls it a pure indica, and AllBud an indica dominant hybrid.

Himalayan genetics and Malana Charas

Barney’s Farm says it collected and selected genetics in the Himalayas and the Malana Valley, and chose Malana Charas for its potency and hash-making traits. The farm then crossed that Malana Charas with pure indica Hindu Kush to create Violator Kush, and Leafly calls the farm old-school Dutch breeders. Our guide Indica vs Sativa vs Hybrid explains what pure indica and indica dominant stand for.

Musty, earthy and spicy

Leafly describes a musty, earthy smell and taste with a strong body buzz, and tags woody, earthy and spicy/herbal flavours. One Leafly reviewer describes super-dense, army-green nugs coated in trichomes, with an earthy, peppery, slightly citrus and woody smell. Barney’s Farm describes extraordinary trichome density with a musty smell and taste.

AllBud describes a spicy, pungent, earthy aroma and a spicy pine taste with a hint of earth on the exhale. It pictures small to medium, dense, spade-shaped, bright neon green nuggets with amber undertones, thick fiery orange hairs, a fine dusting of milky white trichomes and sticky resin.

Three sources, three THC figures

• Leafly: THC about 18% and 1% CBG, with myrcene leading the terpene list ahead of pinene and caryophyllene.
• AllBud: THC 19% to 23%, and CBD 2%, which its text puts at 1.5% to 2% on average.
• Barney’s Farm: THC 22%.

A short, bushy plant and a body-first high

Barney’s Farm says the plant grows short, with big leaves, big stems and well-developed side branches that need support. Leafly describes large yields of very resinous flowers on a short, bushy plant.

Reviewers on Leafly tag relaxed and happy. AllBud tags body high, creative, euphoria, happy, relaxing, sociable, talkative and hungry, and Barney’s Farm lists body high, euphoria, social and talkative. Leafly’s score is 4.3 from 330 ratings, and AllBud’s is 4.4 from 21 votes and 18 reviews. Our best indica strains guide gives six indicas to compare.