Master Kush
Hybrid
Hindu Kush × Skunk
No alternate names recorded
- Sourced
- Cannabinoids: Sourced
- Effects: Sourced
- Review date not recorded
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At a glance
- Type
- Hybrid
- High
- Head and Body
- Genetics
- Hindu Kush × Skunk
- Flowering
- 49–63 d
- THC Range
- 18% – 24%
- CBD Range
- up to 1%
- Dominant Terpenes
- Caryophyllene, Limonene, Humulene
Effect Profile
Reported by the community and curated from multiple sources.
- Reported
- Reported Negatives
Frequency not recorded
Deeply Relaxing
Reported
Euphoric
Reported
Happy
Reported
Sleepy
Reported
Uplifted
Reported
- Dizzy
- Dry Eyes
- Dry Mouth
- Headache
- The Scaries
Plant Profile
Cannabinoid Profile (As Reported)
View methodology- THC18% – 24%
- CBDa0.1%
- CBDup to 1%
- CBC0.1%
- CBG1%
- CBGa1.1%
- CBN1%
- Delta-8-THC0.1%
- THCV0.41% – 1.85%
Ranges reflect legacy lab reports and aggregated user data, as recorded.
Dominant Terpenes (Top 5)
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CaryophyllenePeppery, SpicyHigh- LimoneneModerate
HumuleneWoody, HoppyModerate- BisabololModerate
LinaloolFloral, LavenderLower
Flavor & Aroma
Flavor
Citrus, Earthy, Pungent, Sweet, Woody
Aroma
Citrus, Earthy, Lemon, Mellow, Pungent, Sweet
User-Reported Medical Usage New
Community- and source-reported, not medical advice.
5 reported uses
- 1DepressionReported as a reason for use.—
- 2PainReported as a reason for use.—
- 3AnxietyReported as a reason for use.—
- 4Loss Of AppetiteReported as a reason for use.—
- 5CrampsReported as a reason for use.—
Listed by how widely each use is reported across strains. The share of reporters is not recorded for these reports. Not a measure of whether it worked.
View all reported usesGenetics & Origin
Hindu Kush’s parents
Skunk’s parents
Hindu Kush
Indica
Parent Strain
Skunk
Hybrid
Parent Strain
Master Kush
Hybrid
Origin
Master Kush's exact genetics were never documented, but the strain is generally traced to Hindu Kush crossed with a pure Skunk line, built in Amsterdam under the name High Rise. Both sides are old, stable lines, which is part of why it grows so predictably. It has seven descendants on file. Its reputation rests on multiple Cannabis Cup wins and decades in Amsterdam coffee shops.
Abraxas Seeds's record agrees with 2 other breeders: Elev8 Seeds, YAK.
3 lineage claim sets recorded. The one shown is attributed to Abraxas Seeds; the others are in the tabs above, each with its own source.
The Grow
Best Results
Indoor and Outdoor
Preferred Climate
Warm
Grow Difficulty
- Beginner
- Easy
- Average
- Difficult
- Expert
Average
Outdoor
- Harvest
- Late October, Early October
- Height
- 2–3 m
- Yield
- 18oz/ plant
Indoor
- Harvest
- 8–10 wk
- Height
- 2–3 m
- Yield
- 14oz/ m2
- Flowering
- 49–63 d
- Resistance
- highly resistance to insects and diseases
The difficulty to grow Master Kush is known for being average. For growers cultivating indoors, expect 2–3 m height with a 14oz/ m2 yield with in about 8–10 wk. Outdoors, harvest around Late October, Early October.
Cultivation Notes
Master Kush flowers in about eight and a half weeks and resists pests and disease well. It yields around 14 ounces a square meter indoors and 18 ounces a plant outdoors. It is considered beginner-friendly, and climate is not recorded. Figures are grower and breeder reported.
When To Try It
Best:
Night
Occasions:
- at night
About
Master Kush lifts gently at first, then drops into a deep couch-lock.
It started in Amsterdam as High Rise and has taken multiple Cannabis Cups since. The genetics are unclear, usually guessed as Hindu Kush crossed with Skunk #1. The nose is lemon and earth, mellow rather than loud.
Gentle start, deep finish.
What to Expect
Master Kush opens with a mild, pleasant lift, then settles heavily into a narcotic body stone that most reviewers describe as full couch-lock. Leafly's reviewers lead with relaxed at 61 percent of a large sample, with happiness and a euphoric lift near 48 and sleepiness at 37, and its closest set puts relaxed at the very top. The second half is the dominant one.
Dry mouth is pronounced here, reported by 34 percent of reviewers and one of the highest in this batch, with dry eyes at 21 behind it. Nothing sharper clears the single digits. A moderate dose is plenty.
Flavor and Aroma
Master Kush smells of lemon and citrus over a pungent earthiness, all of it fairly mellow. The flavor is earthy and sweet with a woody, citrus edge. It is a subtle profile, easy to smoke without drawing attention.
Terpenes Explained
Master Kush's measured panel leads with Caryophyllene, in a narrow band near 0.3 percent, with Limonene and Humulene behind it and Myrcene notably low.
The panel is peppery with a citrus edge, which fits the lemon on the nose. Myrcene sitting this low is worth a note only because it is often assumed to be high in heavy indicas, and here it is not. A jar with a clear fresh-lemon smell over the earth is the well-grown one.
Cannabinoids and Potency
Master Kush THC is reported across a wide range, from about 15 to 24 percent, with the lab-measured sample in our data near 16. European sources cluster around 15 to 18; US listings run higher. CBD is a trace.
Master Kush tests anywhere from the mid teens to the low twenties depending on the source, so the jar's number matters more than the strain's reputation.
Awards & Recognition
Each award is bound to the exact entry that won it. Nothing is inherited by the strain as a whole.
2017 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2017 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2006 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2006 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
2004 Highlife Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
1994 High Times Cannabis Cup — entry recorded as “Master Kush”
Source: not recorded on this entry
0 verified recognitions. 6 unresolved entries shown but excluded from the count.
Competition historyBusinesses familiar with Master Kush 0
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How we verify businessesExperience Evidence & Sources
Where this record’s observations come from, and what each source covers.
Community strain database aggregation (Labster/Blaster/Grower/Writer)
Aggregated from third-party community strain databases — 8 source records.
Ascendancy Drupal preserved public extract
Carried over from the preserved Ascendancy archive — 1 source record.
One recorded conflict
3 lineage claim sets disagree. All are retained with their sources; none is presented as settled.
Source summaries only. Evidence bodies are not published on this page.
Methodology and sourcesReader Reviews 0
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