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Master Kush

aka High Rise, Grandmaster Kush, Purple SoCal Master Kush

IndicaTHC 17%CBG 1%
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4.3(1,821 ratings)
Master Kush
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Terpenes
Myrcene
Caryophyllene
Limonene
calmingenergizing

Master Kush effects are mostly calming.

low THChigh THC

Master Kush potency is higher THC than average.

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Master Kush, also known as "High Rise," "Grandmaster Kush," and "Purple SoCal Master Kush" is a popular indica marijuana strain crossed from two landrace strains from different parts of the Hindu Kush region by the Dutch White Label Seed Company in Amsterdam. The plant produces a subtle earthy, citrus smell with a hint of incense, which is often described as a vintage flavor. The taste of Master Kush is reminiscent of the famous hard-rubbed charas hash. This strain holds a superb balance of full-body relaxation without mind-numbing effects. Instead, Master Kush offers a sharpened sensory awareness that can bring out the best of any activity.

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Master Kush strain effects

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Positive Effects

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Sleepy

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Relaxed

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Negative Effects

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Dry eyes

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Master Kush strain flavors

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Master Kush strain helps with

  • Stress
    41% of people say it helps with Stress
  • Anxiety
    34% of people say it helps with Anxiety
  • Pain
    33% of people say it helps with Pain

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Master Kush strain reviews(1,821)

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May 26, 2013
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My chemistry with cannabis is a little different, some strains I have to do a lot to just start to feel some of the effects. Other times a strain will be nuclear strength and remove all my filters and make me feel like I'm dieing, blind, suffocating, and worsens my disability, to where I can't do a thing. Master Kush in the beginning was one of the "Do Not Touch" kinds of cannabis, something only your parents did when they we're our age. Very Lush smelling, interesting red and brown coloring of the pistols. Heavy Cough and instant couch lock. Gets harder and heavier the more you do it each hit, hits harder than the last! Felt like I was on mars hearing increased to louder sounds and you get lost in a different world. This strain will definitely throw a ticking time-bomb of total relaxation. I do not recommend doing this on an empty stomach.
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August 21, 2025
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Picked this up cause I just got a steroid injection in my back that cause terrible insomnia (known side effect). Needed something to help with easing back into sleep. Got this in a cart from Bud Bros. It’s a subtle creep up. First 2 hits I was relaxed. Not couch locked, but a happy relaxed chill. The high was like a blanket on the body. Took 2 more as I was getting ready for bed. Laid down put on my night time music and next thing I know it’s morning. The taste is good, smooth berry flavor on inhale and a bit of an earthy flavor on exhale. Can’t recommend enough for a nice end of the day wind down and those with insomnia.
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March 19, 2016
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Strain: Master Kush (two separate Landraces of the Hindu Mountains crossed -- Indica through and through) THC: Unknown CBD: Unknown Grower: Tom Location found: OMMP trade at Freddy’s parking lot Date acquired: 1.30.16 Weight: 29.1g Method of Consumption: Herb Iron and small bong Smell: Some think it is not a natural cannabis aroma. I smell some citrusy, earthy mountains. Almost as if I hiked to the top of a monstrous mountain at sunrise and licked the dew off a stone (the good part of the taste of course). This strain is what vinyl records smell like to the heads loving vinyl over computer generated. Bookworms smelling a library full of pungent paper over gazing into a screen. This is the original gangster. Not like kicking ass like Ice Cube but like the guys back in the mob during alcohol prohibition. The ones that did not have to talk to be heard. This is what Kush smells like to me. All the Kush smells in the world seem to stem from this strain to me (might be my history and trajectory). Find a beautiful representation of this strain and give it a taste; that is what the last century tastes like. Look: Not the most potent version but still pretty amazing. Light green nugs and the midsize ones and bigger were pretty dense too. One day trimming in Oregon will be something done fully. After trimming it up, changed the appearance from a shaggy vagabond to 007 tux . Taste: The spicy earthy straight up Kush profile is strong on the inhale and fade from the tongue fairly quick for how potent tasting it was immediately. I enjoy the citrus original flavor. Recommendation for medicine: Sleep at night. Not much activity if used during the day. Will definitely slow one down and have to sort out some deeper thoughts. It could have been Zen Master Kush and I would be down with that.
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Master Kush strain genetics

Strain parent
Hk
Hindu Kush
parent
Master Kush
Mks
Master Kush
First strain child
Plt
Platinum OG
child
Second strain child
Lk
Lemon Kush
child

Master Kush grow information

Type
indica
sativa
hybrid
Difficulty
easy
moderate
difficult
Height
short
average
tall
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medium
high
Flowering (weeks)
7 - 9
10 - 12
> 12
  • High calyx-to-leaf ratio makes for easy trimming
  • Grows best as a multi-branch plant
  • Does well with moderate to heavy nutrients
  • Yields typically fall between 400-500g/m²

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