There are many marijuana strains that
include “OG” in the name. The OG name comes from kush seeds
rumored to have been bought at a Grateful Dead show. The meaning has
many urban legend theories. All strains that have the OG name are
typically a phenotype of the original OG Kush strain.
The most widely accepted theory behind
the name is based on the strain originator. He grew a new phenotype
of Kush. His friend gave him some cannabis to smoke and told him it
was mountain grown. The grower smelled it and recognized the
marijuana as his own original strain. He corrected his friend saying
it wasn't mountain grown but instead ocean grown. Over time the name
was shortened from Ocean Grown Kush to OG Kush.
The distributor of OG Kush seeds is DNA
Genetics. San Diego's CityBeat.com asked them what the origin of the
OG name was. DNA Genetics believed the name came from the rap group
Cypress Hill. The singers use it as slang to say Original Gangster.
The original gangster in music refers to a gangster that has been
around from the beginning.(Source)
An alternative theory is comes from the
website Overgrown.com. This forum was the largest internet site for
marijuana cultivation. The website was closed by the Canadian
government for illegally distributing seeds. Some people believe this
name serves as a tribute to this website.
The original grower left cuttings of
his strain in Downey California. The cuttings spread to other
growers in San Fernando Valley and Orange County. Popular new
strains later developed including; Tahoe OG, SFV OG and Larry OG.
Both the grower and the name origin
still remains a mystery. By not growing correctly the strain can
result in low yields. The difficulty of growing can make OG Kush a
high demand strain. It is thought that it is a cross between
Chemdawg with a male that is a cross of Lemon Thai and Paki Kush.
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