Purple Kush reviews
Read people’s experiences with the cannabis strain Purple Kush.
My first taste of PK is actually with edibles. Chocolate bar with a total of 90mg in the bar. One square, relaxes and you’re ready for bed. Two squares and you’re locked to the couch without a worry in the world, you can go to sleep any time you want, or you can just enjoy the full body experience and removal of any anxiety or stress. Only strain more potent that I’ve personally experienced is Billy Kimber, unfortunately I haven’t seen it available with edibles yet.
This is my favorite strain. perfect for anxiety and insomnia!
Very nice.. It's got a great taste.. Fruit taste... At first I'm not sure how much to smoke because I really didn't feel the head high enough to realize how stoned I was... It's got a sensational body high but I was super high all up in my head.... Surprisingly excellent quality of combination sativa and indica feeling. Definitely going on my list.
Just to give you an idea of all time favorites:
1) forbidden fruit 💯
2) Durban Poison
3) Sweet Tusain (half Durban Poison half Rainmaker)
4) Purple Voodoo
and now this!
its actually purple wow. smells so good. all my pain and tension is gone and I'm just ready to enjoy whatever is in front of me :)
Definitely a great strain 😍
After about 2 hits of this my husband and I pretty much full body relaxed...no stress, and helps my husband with his herniated disc and muscle Skeletal issues. It helps me with my aniexty and gives me a nice relaxing feeling and puts me to a good deep sleep. Will definitely be getting this one again! This strain doesn’t give the real harsh burning feeling in throat either like others do!
Again, this is more of a commentary than a review...
Let me start off by saying that I am not personally a big fan of most versions and phenos of the famed Purple Kush, although I don't hate it. Just posed with an option, I usually won't choose the PK first.
That being said, Leafly has left out the fact is that there are a few known different versions of the widely popular Purple Kush strain... All 3 are supposed to be clone-only.
Where I'm located (toronto, the most commonly available version of PK is the SR-71 cut. It is usually very similar to Purple Urkle (possibly a hybrid) and has the typical "purple"/hashy grape flavor — it was distributed mostly by the SR-71 (now Blue Sky) Coffeeshop in the "Oaksterdam" section of Oakland, CA and most likely is a Purple Afghani x Hindu Kush. It was originally named "Ultraviolet" by its original grower in Oakland, CA (credited as "K" from Trichome Technologies according to SR71's catalog).
The Garberville Purple Kush (GPK) is most notably held by Swerve, of Cali Connection Seeds fame, and tends to grow with some foxtails and has more of a straight-up Kush taste/smell with hints of "purple". The original cuts of GPK are shrouded in folklore, so there are several different phenotypes around, but generally a flowering time of around 55 days should be expected. This can extend to 70 days with particularly late-flowering cuts. It grows most favorably in soil or hydro set ups, but yields heavily in all media as long as it’s tended to properly. As ever with Blue or Purple strains, cooler temperatures will bring out the great-looking coloration.
Kyle Kushman's Las Vegas Purple Kush (LVPK), was claimed in a New Yorker article, to be a special Purple Indica x Northern Lights find, but many have since claimed it's an S1 Bubba Kush of some kind due to the dark flavors present.
Still, many old-school people claim that none of the famous clone-only PK's around are in fact the original Purple Kush, which is said to be a very special Purple Pakistani variety that was found in the late 70's or early 80's. As you can see, the history of a strain that's been renamed several times and has several legit versions floating around gets very murky quickly.
Aroma:
Pungent, with notes of "purple" (incense, perfume, musky grapes), and the spicy Kush end of the spectrum as well. The SR-71 and Garberville cuts are more "purple" in both flavor and smell compared to the Kyle Kushman/Las Vegas Purple Kush.
Qualities:
Eminently relaxing and rather potent, Purple Kush is definitely in touch with its Afghani-Pakistani roots. Coming on with a slight rush of energy, that subsides quickly and leaves the user with a floaty, highly medicated body experience that makes aches and pains as well as anxiety/stress melt away. Purple Kush is also known for being a long-laster, normally going out to the 3 hour mark. Recommended highly for body pain, muscle relaxation, mood elevation, appetite stimulation, and sleep aid at higher dosages.
I suffer from anxiety disorder, PTSD, and had bad experiences with sativas. Tried purple kush for the first time, smoked a spliff, now I'm watching south park, relaxed, I love this strain