OG Kush

Genetic roots in northern Florida (the Gainesville-Tallahassee corridor), early 1990s; the cutting traveled to Los Angeles in 1996. Two central figures: Matt "Bubba" Berger of Florida and Josh Del Rosso ("Josh D") of Los Angeles. ⚠️ Lineage officially undocumented and widely disputed. The most credible chronology, per Josh D and ICMag documentation, begins with Alec Anderson popping seeds c. 1991–1992 from an ounce of bud (possibly Emerald Triangle × Hindu Kush stock), sharing cuts with Berger and the Gainesville crew; a crew member remarked the flower looked like "Kushberries," shortened to "Kush." In 1996, Berger flew to Los Angeles with the cut; Josh D dialed in indoor hydroponic cultivation in Silverlake. Berger and Del Rosso added "OG" to distinguish their line from imitators. Common theorized parental combinations include Chemdog × Hindu Kush × Lemon Thai. OG Kush became the foundational West Coast strain of the modern era, making "Kush" shorthand for premium cannabis; it was name-dropped extensively in West Coast hip-hop and became the parent of SFV OG, Tahoe OG, Fire OG, Bubba Kush, and — through GSC — nearly the entire modern dessert-strain lineage. Remains a clone-only line.