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Kush
A flowering OG Kush plant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Cannabaceae
Genus: Cannabis
L'Hér.
Species

Cannabis indica
A close up of dried "Bubba Kush" flowers.

Kush refers to a subset of strains of indica cannabis. The origins of Kush cannabis are from landrace plants mainly in Afghanistan and sometimes, Iran, Pakistan, and Northern India,[1] with the name coming from the Hindu Kush mountain range.[2] "Hindu Kush" strains of cannabis were brought to the United States in the mid to late 1970s and continue to be available there to the present day.[3]

Kush strains were among those cultivated by the British firm GW Pharmaceuticals for its legally licensed commercial trial of medicinal cannabis.[4]

Congressman Mark Kirk, a Republican member of the House of Representatives from Illinois, introduced legislation to increase the penalties for selling kush.[5] The High-Potency Marijuana Sentencing Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2848)[6] increases the penalties for the possession with intent to distribute, manufacture, importation and exportation to maximum fines of $1 million for an individual and $5 million for a group, with a maximum sentence of 25 years from the standard sentencing for marijuana which calls for a maximum fine of $250,000 for an individual, $1 million for a group and up to five years in prison.[7] Kirk said that as kush may sell for up to $600 (USD) per ounce these increases are justified, saying that "if you can make as much money selling pot as cocaine, you should face the same penalties." [7]

References

  1. ^ Guy, Geoffrey William; Brian Anthony Whittle, Philip Robson (2004). The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Pharmaceutical Press. p. 61. ISBN 0853695172. http://books.google.com/books?id=AznCzOxvrtwC&pg=PA61&vq=Kush. 
  2. ^ "Hindu Kush Cannabis seeds & Marijuana Seeds", Cannabis.us.com, accessed 4 March 2008
  3. ^ ElSohly, Mahmoud A. (2006). Marijuana And The Cannabinoids. Humana Press. p. 10. ISBN 1588294560. http://books.google.com/books?id=fxoJPVNKYUgC&pg=PA10&dq=kush+cannabis&lr=&sig=4yXx95UacMuZ3wMpYKmlX8q2lVY. 
  4. ^ Jackson, Trevor (November 10, 2001). "Cannabis the wonder drug?". British Medical Journal (British Medical Association) 323 (7321): 1136. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1121619. Retrieved 2008-03-14. 
  5. ^ "Congressman Wants to Tackle "Super Pot"". WGIL News. http://www.wgil.com/localnews.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=062009&newsid=189. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  6. ^ "111th Congress 1st Session: H.R. 2848" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111hr2848IH/pdf/BILLS-111hr2848IH.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-02. 
  7. ^ a b "Kirk and Law Enforcement: Super-Marijuana “Kush” Hits Suburbs". June 15, 2009. http://www.house.gov/list/press/il10_kirk/kush.html. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
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