
The real meaning of ‘OG’ is subject to a lot of speculation. The growers soon called the West Coast version of the strain ‘OG Kush.’ The group used these genetics to create a phenomenal new strain which was selling for up to $8,000 per pound in 1997. Bubba soon returned to Florida to bring his cuts of Bubba, Kush, and another strain named ‘KY’ back to Hollywood.

Along with a mutual friend named Chris, the trio moved into a Hollywood apartment and began growing weed. The name stuck and soon, it was shortened to ‘Kush.’īubba moved to Southern California and met a grower called Josh D. The name was a coincidence as the individual seemingly had no knowledge of strains that came from the Hindu Kush Mountains. He also uncovered a strain called Kryptonite, shortened to ‘Krippy’ which apparently came from Seattle.Īccording to legend, one of Bubba’s friends began calling Krippy ‘Kushberries’. In the 1990s, a grower in Florida named Matt ‘Bubba’ Berger created a strain known as Bubba.

There are several stories surrounding the origins of OG Kush, but we are focusing on what is arguably the most likely.
