Plant history
Kush names and plant lineage
A name can start a history question; it cannot settle one.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-14
The basics
When a product is sold with a Kush name, ask for the producer’s cultivar and lineage records. Separate a documented breeding history from a retail name or a story about a region.
What the evidence means
Research on commercial cannabis shows variable chemical consistency within strain names. A name alone is not a verified genetic record, a growing method or a reliable promise of effects.
A useful question
Who documented the lineage, and is there batch information for the product in front of me?
Sources and further reading
Use the sources to check the scope of each claim. A chemical measurement, a laboratory experiment and a study in people answer different questions.