Kush (cannabis variety)
Kush (also Hindu Kush ; Sanskrit / Hindi कुश घास Kush grass ; Persian کش) is an old cannabis variety ( local variety ) that belongs to the species Cannabis indica . The cannabis strain originally comes from Afghanistan , Pakistan , Iran and northern India . The name Kush Indo-Iranian or Middle Persian, (outdated Persian کش), New Persian or Dari Khush ( Persian خوش) (German happy , good , attractive , happy ) can be traced back to the homeland of the plant, the Hindukush mountains in Central Asia . In the mid to late 1970s, Kush was brought to the United States (and later to Europe ), where it is consumed and cultivated to this day. The THC content of the female plant is up to 20 percent or even more. Different hybrids have been bred on the basis of Kush , such as Master Kush (Hindu Kush and Skunk Hybrid ).
Kush is cultivated by the British company GW Pharmaceuticals for the commercial distribution of medical marijuana , among others .
music
Since Kush is often used as a synonym for marijuana in North America, there are hundreds of songs, especially in rap, that are in some way related to Kush. For example, the band Cypress Hill has a title called “KUSH” on their album “Rise Up”, an acronym that stands for “keeps us so high”. In 2010, Dr. Dre released his single called "Kush" (ft. Snoop Dogg & Akon). Even Lil Wayne released on the deluxe version (Disc 2) of his album "Tha Carter III" a song about Kush with the selfsame name. Furthermore, Snoop Dogg released the track Mountkushmore (2018) on his album Neva Left.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoffrey William Guy, Brian Anthony Whittle, Philip Robson: The Medical Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids . Pharmaceutical Press, 2004, ISBN 0853695172 , p. 61.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from February 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Mahmoud A. ElSohly: marijuana and cannabinoids . Humana Press, 2006, ISBN 1588294560 , p. 10.
- ↑ Trevor Jackson: Cannabis the wonder drug? . In: British Medical Association (Ed.): British Medical Journal . 323, No. 7321, November 10, 2001, p. 1136. PMC 1121619 (free full text).