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Lemon Kush stamp, No. 02 in the Official Cannabis collection: a lemon and a lemon slice on mustard yellow

Catalogue entry · lab-tested · every claim cited

Lemon Kush strain

Lemon Kush is a lemon-scented hybrid whose name covers several pedigrees: Leafly calls Master Kush × Lemon Joy the "general consensus", Alien Genetics bred its own from Lemon G and an Afghan Kush, and SeedFinder lists eight breeders’ versions with different parents.1,2 It tests at a median total THC of 15.53% across 29 state lab tests of Lemon Kush flower, with the middle half of results between 14.70% and 17.00%, a small sample: another 251 results carried near-miss names such as "Lemon Kush Headband" (119 results) and "Super Lemon Kush" (54) and are excluded.3 Leafly users most often report happy, giggly and uplifted effects and a lemon, citrus and lime flavor.1

Updated 29 lab tests 27 sources

Design
A lemon and a lemon slice on mustard yellow · No 02 in the collection
In the Strain Deck
Two of Spades · Gas & Kush suit
Type
Hybrid; seed versions run from 50/50 (AllBud) to 75% indica (Humboldt Seed Company)1,4,5
Parents
Accounts differ: Master Kush × Lemon Joy (Leafly’s "general consensus"), Lemon G × Afghan Kush (Alien Genetics) and six more seed pedigrees1,2,6
Origin
No breeder has claimed the name; Alien Genetics’ version used a clone-only Lemon G from Ohio and was never released in pure form7,8
THC (lab tests)
15.53% median; 14.70%–17.00% middle half; only 29 tests, a small sample, from 5 states3
CBD (lab tests)
Low: 7 of the 16 tests that reported CBD found none, none reached 1%, and the highest was 0.05%3
Terpenes (lab tests)
Too few tests for a profile: only 2 of the 29 tests reported individual terpene values3
Flavor (most reported)
Lemon, citrus, lime; earthy Kush undertones1,4,6
Effects (Leafly’s top three)
Happy, giggly, uplifted1
Flowering time
55 days (Humboldt Seed Company) to 9–10 weeks (Weedmaps; Zamnesia’s Female Seeds listing), depending on the version5,6,9

The guide one plate per section

Plate I

Genetics

No settled pedigree: Leafly says Master Kush × Lemon Joy, Alien Genetics says Lemon G × Afghan Kush, and eight seed versions differ. All accounts side by side.

Plate II

THC & terpenes

Lemon Kush flower tested at 15.53% median THC in only 29 state lab tests, 22 of them in 2019 and 2022: a small sample. CBD, published claims and caveats.

Plate III

Effects

Leafly users call Lemon Kush happy, giggly and uplifted; sellers of indica-leaning seed versions describe relaxation. Downsides: dry mouth, anxiety, dry eyes.

Plate IV

Grow

Lemon Kush seed versions flower in 55 days to 10 weeks, depending on the breeder. Eight sellers’ specs side by side, plant structure and the US seed-law note.

Plate V

Where to find it

Lemon Kush flower was listed by 50 stores in 9 of 27 US markets on Weedmaps on Oct 3, 2026, 18 near Los Angeles. Store counts and eighth prices by market.

Plate VI

History

No breeder has claimed Lemon Kush. How one lemon-scented name came to cover eight seed pedigrees, two records that borrowed it, and what the lab tests show.

Quick answers

Is Lemon Kush indica or sativa?

A hybrid, and the lean depends on whose Lemon Kush it is. Leafly files it as a hybrid and rates its effects mostly energizing, AllBud calls it a 50:50 sativa/indica mix, and most seed versions lean indica: Humboldt Seed Company says 75% indica, Female Seeds’ line is listed as mostly indica, and Zambeza, United Cannabis Seeds and Plantation Premium Seeds all call theirs mostly indica. Variety of Cannabis’ version is the exception, listed as mostly sativa.1,4,5,10,11,12,13,14

How strong is Lemon Kush?

Our only measurements come from a small sample: the median total THC across 29 state lab tests was 15.53%, 90% of tests came in below 18.91%, and none reached 25%.3 Strain databases publish higher numbers: Leafly lists 19%, Weedmaps says it often tests in the 20% range, and AllBud gives 17% in its facts box and 26% in its description.1,4,6

What are Lemon Kush’s genetics?

Nobody agrees. Leafly’s text calls Master Kush × Lemon Joy the "general consensus" while its own genetics chart shows Afghani and Master Kush; Weedmaps calls the origins unknown and repeats Alien Genetics’ Lemon G × landrace Afghani Kush; AllBud says Afghani Kush and Lemon G. SeedFinder lists eight breeders’ versions with eight different parent lists (see genetics).1,2,4,6

What does Lemon Kush taste like?

Lemon first. Leafly users list lemon, citrus and lime; on Weedmaps 42% of flavor reports say lemon, 31% citrus and 28% earthy; AllBud adds spicy and sweet, with earthy, herbal and Kush aromas. Wikileaf describes a sweet lemon scent over dank earth and musk, without the ammonia or diesel edge of other lemon strains.1,4,6,15

Is Lemon Kush Headband the same strain?

No. Humboldt Seed Organization’s breeding account makes Lemon Kush Headband from 215 Super-bud, an Emerald Headband male and an Emerald True OG male, with no Lemon Kush parent.16 It is more common in lab records than plain Lemon Kush: 119 results carried that name against 29 flower tests of Lemon Kush, so we excluded them.3

Who created Lemon Kush?

No one has claimed the name. The only breeder account we found is Alien Genetics’, which says it crossed a clone-only Lemon G from Ohio with a landrace Afghan Kush male and never released that Lemon Kush in pure form, using it only inside Lemon Alien Dawg. Female Seeds, Humboldt Seed Company, Zambeza and others sell their own, unrelated Lemon Kush seeds.2,5,7,11,17

How strong Lemon Kush tests

15.53%median total THC (small sample)
14.70%–17.00%middle half of tests
29lab tests, 5 states
7testing labs

THC in 29 lab tests of Lemon Kush flower

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Each bar counts tests in a one-point THC band; the shaded band is the middle half of results. 29 tests of Lemon Kush flower from 5 states, 2015–2022. Small sample: treat as indicative.3

Full lab data: by year, by state, terpenes and the downloadable dataset →

From the lab report

  • The small sample for Lemon Kush shows a 15.53% median total THC, with only 3.4% of tests at 20% or higher.3
  • Published single-number claims all sat above Lemon Kush's median; Leafly's 19% figure was reached by 6.9% of tests.1,3
  • The 15.53% median for Lemon Kush comes from 29 tests, below the 30-test threshold for ranking.3

Read the full Lemon Kush lab report →

A common name without a sales footprint

Lemon Kush is widely listed but never ranked. It does not appear in Leafly’s best-selling strains of 2025 or in The Marijuana Herald’s September 2026 list of the top-selling strain in each of 23 adult-use states.18,19 Its Leafly page carries 1,276 user ratings, AllBud’s 44 votes and 32 reviews, and Weedmaps’ flavor poll is led by lemon.1,4,6

On Oct 3, 2026, Weedmaps showed Lemon Kush flower at 50 store listings in 9 of 27 US markets, 18 of them within 50 miles of Los Angeles; our lab dataset holds only 29 strictly matched tests against 251 results under near-miss names.3,20

The name has a small cultural footprint of its own: Ozric Tentacles’ 2011 album Paper Monkeys has a track called "Lemon Kush", and Wikipedia’s article on Gucci Mane’s "Lemonade" lists Curren$y among the rappers who freestyled over it, citing a recording titled "Lemon Kush".21,22

Lemon Kush next to similar strains

Lab-tested THC: Lemon Kush and the 6 strains on our comparison pages

16% 20% 24% Sour Diesel Sour Diesel: median 21.68%, middle half 19.00%–25.30%, 1,071 tests 21.7% n=1,071 OG Kush OG Kush: median 20.87%, middle half 18.06%–23.36%, 379 tests 20.9% n=379 Super Lemon Haze Super Lemon Haze: median 20.84%, middle half 18.41%–23.48%, 1,543 tests 20.8% n=1,543 Lime OG Lime OG: median 20.28%, middle half 18.54%–22.02%, 29 tests 20.3% n=29 Blue Dream Blue Dream: median 19.96%, middle half 17.62%–22.37%, 2,118 tests 20.0% n=2,118 Hindu Kush Hindu Kush: median 17.91%, middle half 17.03%–18.89%, 17 tests 17.9% n=17 Lemon Kush Lemon Kush: median 15.53%, middle half 14.70%–17.00%, 29 tests 15.5% n=29 Median total THC (dot) and middle half of tests (bar)
Same state lab dataset and matching rules for every strain.3 See the comparisons.

Where it is sold

MarketStoresMenu itemsMedian eighth
Los Angeles, CA 18 21 $10.00 (n=12)
New York, NY 16 16 $23.01 (n=15)
Portland, OR 5 9 $18.00 (n=3)
Philadelphia, PA 3 4 —
Newark, NJ 3 3 $70.00 (n=1)
Oklahoma City, OK 2 2 $45.00 (n=1)

Stores within 50 miles listing Lemon Kush flower on Weedmaps, Oct 3, 2026.20

In Germany, where it is a prescription medicine, weed.de lists 1 pharmacy product made from Lemon Kush; in-stock flower starts at €4.39 a gram.27

All 27 markets, Germany and how we counted →

Genetics at a glance

Family tree

  • Master KushIndica; two Hindu Kush–region landraces, White Label Seed Company (Leafly’s consensus account)
  • Lemon JoyNamed by Leafly; no strain page or breeder record

Lemon Kush

  • Lemon JackJack Herer × Lemon Kush
  • Cherry PoppersLemon Kush × Cherry Zkittlez
  • Lemon Alien DawgAlien Dawg × (Alien Genetics’ Lemon Kush)
  • LemongrassLemon Kush Bx3 × Humboldt Gelato (Humboldt Seed Company)
The tree shows Leafly’s "general consensus" account (Master Kush × Lemon Joy) and the offspring Leafly, SeedFinder and Humboldt Seed Company list; seven other seed pedigrees are on the genetics page.1,23,24,25,26

Master Kush × Lemon Joy, Lemon G × Afghan Kush, or one of six more? The full genetics page →

The issue printed on demand, nothing on sale yet

The whole issue →

Sources

  1. Leafly, Lemon Kush aka Cali Lemon Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. SeedFinder, All Lemon Kush strains (8 breeders). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. AllBud, Lemon Kush marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Humboldt Seed Company via Weedmaps, Lemon Kush Seeds (brand product page). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Weedmaps, Lemon Kush strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Alien Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. Leafly, Lemon G weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  9. Zamnesia, Lemon Kush (Female Seeds) feminized: retailer listing. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  10. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Female Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  11. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Zambeza): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  12. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (United Cannabis Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  13. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Plantation Premium Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  14. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Variety of Cannabis): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  15. Wikileaf, Lemon Kush strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  16. Humboldt Seed Organization, HSO Lemon Kush Headband (breeding account) (2014-12-08). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  17. Female Seeds, Female Seeds: product list (Lemon Kush). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  18. Leafly, The best-selling weed strains of 2025 (2026-02-02). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  19. The Marijuana Herald, The top-selling marijuana strain in all 23 states with legal recreational sales (2026-09-18). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  20. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 3, 2026. Accessed Oct 3, 2026. Latest capture Oct 3, 2026.
  21. Wikipedia, Paper Monkeys (Ozric Tentacles album). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  22. Wikipedia, Lemonade (Gucci Mane song). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  23. Leafly, Cherry Poppers weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  24. Leafly, Lemon Jack weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  25. Leafly, Lemon Alien Dawg weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  26. Humboldt Seed Company EU, Lemongrass feminized seeds (Lemon Kush Bx3 × Humboldt Gelato). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  27. Weed.de, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weed.de pharmacy-product snapshot (1 exact matched products; complete; read Oct 3, 2026). Targeted sources checked: fresh Firecrawl site index and discovered strain pages, linked candidate products, plus exact matches in the prior catalogue. Candidate product metadata freshly verified; not every catalogue product was recrawled. Seed offers excluded.. Accessed Oct 3, 2026. Latest capture Oct 3, 2026.