Best OG Kush to Celebrate OG’s Anniversary
“Where’s the real OG Kush?”
Leafly Nation, that’s a question we get asked all the time, like a stoner’s lament.
The strain won its first award 25 years ago this year, hitting the market at up to $6,000 per pound. But overproduction resulted in a drop in quality and critics said it was played out. In the 2010s, OG Kush ceded the sales throne to Cookies strains, then Cakes, and now Zkittlez.
Despite the lawsuit – there are certifiable banger OGs covering the country. Put aside your lacquered memory of OG from back then. In 2022, OG Kush and her progeny are still killing it at Cannabis Cups. They’re a must-have on apothecary shelves, and a major player in crafting growing into mega-farms. Popularizers Matt ‘Bubba’ Berger and Josh Del Rosso both have their own brands.
What are the best OG Kushes in your state? Leafly’s terpene sherpas distilled this hit list of the best-selling OG Kushes from award-winning brands on menus in nine top states. It’s a big country with a lot of OGs – so post your favorites in the comments below too.
Go to your state’s OGs
California
Double AND Chem
Usually, when a strain sweeps the Emerald Cup, you never get to find it. supplies disappear. But Double OG Chem by Rebel Grown Genetics has proven to be ubiquitous. Lead player Farmer and the Felon pumps it up in California. The same goes for big chains on the east coast who write their own names on them. Expect many of the best attributes of OG Kush, including a lemon, pine, and fuel smell with a buzzy, relaxing effect.
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madness AND
The smell of Insane OG is a benchmark for OG in 2022. Insane is the weed brand of Cypress Hill rapper B-Real, who told us that OG Kush first changed the weed game in LA in the late 90’s and they were selling by the ton from that.
“On the southern end of California, OG has been the queen for a very long time,” B-Real said. “It still is. It’s a high-yielding strain.”
In 2022, mad breeder Kenji Fujishima tells us if the gang doesn’t smoke it, they won’t sell it.
“When you’re talking about strains that are getting hot, people on the street say, ‘Gas is coming back.’ So – green weeds. And a lot of OGs,” he said. “This is us. That’s what we’re going to focus on. Heavy Gas.”
Four AND
Possibly the OG Best OG in California – Fire OG by Fire Cut of Monterey County, California defeated six other top OGs in Leafly’s California OG Kush Battle. Fire OG refines OG Kush with a cross to SFV OG.
Marathon AND
Affiliated with Los Angeles’ Nipsey Hustle, The Cure Co’s Marathon OG brand has had insane respect for years and continues to hold it for OGs in LA. The late rap great Hussle was an OG connoisseur before his tragic death in 2019. See also in Cali: Skywalker OG 2.0 by THC Design; Fig Farms’ OG x OGKB; Josh D Farms OG Kush.
Oregon
Josh D AND
Karma Genetics’ triple cross of SFV OG x Triangle Kush x Hell’s Angels OG was named Fuel/OG/Chem subcategory of Best Light Dep in honor of Josh D., the popularizer of OG Kush. Hooray!
Breeder Compound Genetics’ modern Marshmallow OG has marshmallow notes – sweet, vanilla and gooey, with a bitterness reminiscent of fizzy sugar. It is an intense cross of (Chedog D x Triangle Kush) x Jet Fuel Gelato). Organic greenhouse growers and award-winning cannassentials have some Marshmallow OG in stores. Greenhouse hits the sweet spot where affordability meets high THC levels and terpenes.
Washington
Tahoe AND
A popular theory has it that OG Kush originated in the Lake Tahoe, CA region before it made its way to Florida. Others say it was named by The Cali Connection’s giant seed vendor Swerve. The rugged mountains certainly produced some of the best OG Kush after their launch. Nowadays, the big Washington grower runs Phat Panda Tahoe OG all day on a large scale for a good price. See also: Equinox Gardens OG Kush.
Poison AND
This easier to grow Venom OG turns a bit purple and has a bit of sweetness. It’s a cross between Poison OG and Rare Dankness #1, and Washington breeder Cedar Creek Cannabis grows a mediocre cut of it.
AND Kush cold cure
Take your love of OG Kush to the next level with the strain’s isolated, purified essence – Oleum’s 77% THC OG Kush cold cure from Have a Heart. Cold curing means freshly frozen live rosin that has had a chance to stabilize (aka curing) as opposed to a more transparent, uncured hash rosin.
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Colorado
Triangle Kush
Many people think that TK OG preceded Kush and smoke the two to make up their own minds. The Natty Rems brand is said to have a perfect triangle, available from Lightshade.
“Anything that has TK or OG in it, I’m a fan,” Josh D, the ancestor of OG Kush, said in a 2019 Leafly chat. “I could just grow TK and OG for the rest of my life and I don’t have to grow anything else.”
High octane
Terrapin Care Station has an Heirloom OG x Nigel’s OG that is super gassy, citrusy and piney. Others have other things called “octane” and a lot of those are good too. See also: Terrapin Strawberry OG, Sour Alien OG. Marshmallow OG by Natty Rems.
Goji AND
Goji OG takes OG in a sativa-dominant direction. Bodhi Seeds crossed Nepali OG and Snow Lotus for a stickier berry OG flavor. So popular it’s labeled white at Local Product of Colorado.
brain AND
Lama brand cannabis grows this Sour Diesel x OG Kush analogous to Headband. Brain OG has an alias Snoop OG.
Arizona
FPOG cartridges
The influential Fruity Pebbles OG cross was mixed with Green Ribbon and GDP to add the fruity pebble part. This fresh injection of genes results in a variety of new flavors on the core chassis of OG. In Arizona, the Drip brand was recognized for their FPOG distillate carts.
AND #18 Live Hash Raisins
Farm Fresh in Arizona leads the way with this 72% THC solvent-free extract of the high-performance OG #18 strain.
Nevada
Kerosene
You’ll see that so much of the “fuel” line of weed comes from the OG Kush family. Cookies on the Strip in Las Vegas carries Jet Fuel, this influential OG Kush offspring with the super potent fuel note. Bred by Pheno Exotic.
Skull OG
Do you need to relax after this meeting? NLV Organics likes growing OGs, including OG #18 and Deadhead OG. Deadhead OG offers a more chemical OG Kush that crosses Chemdawg and SFV OG.
BTY AND
Fleur Cannabis serves up an OG that’s “better than yours” thanks to a no-till living soil growing method that avoids bottled nutrients – which can lead to weed going stale. See also: Fleur Katan OG; Leaf & Vine Banana OG.
Illinois
Hazardous substance AND
Two-year-old ruler-of-law Illinois climbs the learning curve with Hazmat OG – Hazmat OG by Archive Seed Bank is a cross between the original Chemdawg 91 and Face Off OG Bx1. Seen on Verilife.
SFV AND
After her debut, OG Kush quickly spread throughout the San Fernando Valley, filling the canyons with fresh lemon and chem throwroot. Swerve of The Cali Connection may have marketed SFV OG, which remains a staple to this day. Ozone grows for several pharmacies in Chicago. See also: Bubba Diagonal by Grassroots, 93 Boyz Jet Fuel OG; and Ozone OGKZ (OG Kush Breath x Zkittlez).
Oklahoma
double AND
True OG and Banana OG by Inhouse Genetics create the unique Dual OG, which has a strong sedative effect and is excellent for hash making. Oklahoma’s wide-open medical cannabis regime makes it a buyer’s market for OGs. Dual OG at 420 Cookies Club is $138 an ounce.
Massachusetts
Pina Grande
Skywalker OG and Pineapple Chunk come together in Pina Grande – an amazing product grown here by award-winning Bountiful Farms in Massachusetts. See also: Colorado Bubba (Katsu Bubba x Skywalker OG).
Chem #4
We’ve always liked Danny Danko’s theory that Chemdawg is a potential parent of OG Kush, or at least a close relative. There’s a reason OG, Sour Diesel, and Chem are often mixed or competed together. Explore for yourself authentic Chem #4 from original breeder Chemdawg, sold under the Smash Hits brand in the Canna Provisions Store.
And that’s just a taste of what OG Kush is doing for you out there in 2022.
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David Downs
David Downs leads news and lifestyle coverage as California Bureau Chief for Leafly.com. He has written for WIRED, Rolling Stone and Billboard and is a former cannabis editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and the author of several cannabis books including Ed Rosenthal’s and David Downs’ Marijuana Harvest. He is the co-host of the Hash podcast. TW: @davidrdowns | IG @daviddowns
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