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Comparison

Lemon Kush vs Hindu Kush

Three Lemon Kush accounts reach back to the Hindu Kush range: Afghan Kush in Alien Genetics’ version, Chitral Kush in Female Seeds’, and the two landraces behind Master Kush in Leafly’s consensus account.1,2,3,4 Hindu Kush itself is a pure indica landrace named after the range.5 Both have small lab samples: 17.91% median THC for Hindu Kush (17 tests) and 15.53% for Lemon Kush (29).6

Side by side

Lemon KushHindu Kush
TypeHybrid; seed versions run from 50/50 to 75% indica7,8,9Pure indica landrace5
LineageDisputed: Master Kush × Lemon Joy (Leafly) or Lemon G × Afghan Kush (Alien Genetics), among others1,7None named: a landrace from the Hindu Kush range5
Median THC (state lab tests)15.53% (29 tests); small sample17.91% (17 tests); small sample
Middle half of THC results14.70%–17.00%17.03%–18.89%
Top terpenes (median)Too few tests for a profile (2 of 29 with terpene values)Too few tests for a profile (1 of 17 with terpene values)
Leafly top effectsHappy, giggly, uplifted7Sleepy, relaxed, hungry5
FlavorLemon, citrus, lime7Earthy, woody, spicy/herbal5
Flowering55 days (Humboldt Seed Company) to 9–10 weeks (Weedmaps), by version9,107–9 weeks5

Lab rows come from the same state lab dataset and matching rules for both strains.6

Lab-tested THC: Lemon Kush vs Hindu Kush

14% 16% 18% 20% 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)
Median and middle half of total THC in state lab tests. Small sample: Lemon Kush has only 29 tests; Hindu Kush has only 17 tests.6

Which is easier to find

On Oct 3, 2026, 18 stores within 50 miles of Los Angeles listed Lemon Kush flower on Weedmaps, against 19 stores for Hindu Kush; around New York the counts were 16 and 5.11

Its own site

Hindu Kush has its own guide in the Official Cannabis network at hindukush.com.

More comparisons

Sources

  1. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Alien Genetics): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  2. Leafly, Afghan Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  3. SeedFinder, Lemon Kush (Female Seeds): strain info and breeder description. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  4. Leafly, Master Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  5. Leafly, Hindu Kush aka Hindi Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  6. Cannlytics (CC BY 4.0), cannabis_results: public state lab results (filtered and aggregated by Official Cannabis). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  7. Leafly, Lemon Kush aka Cali Lemon Kush weed strain information. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  8. AllBud, Lemon Kush marijuana strain information and reviews. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  9. Humboldt Seed Company via Weedmaps, Lemon Kush Seeds (brand product page). Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  10. Weedmaps, Lemon Kush strain page. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.
  11. Weedmaps listings, compiled by Official Cannabis, Weedmaps flower menu snapshot, 27 US markets, Oct 3, 2026. Accessed Oct 3, 2026.