2000s Cannabis Strains — The Diesel & Kush Era

The mysterious clone-only OG-family strain that gives Alien crosses their name — heavy, pungent, and deeply relaxing.

OG Kush crossed with Banana genetics. Banana Kush became a West Coast classic known for its sweet tropical banana aroma and deeply relaxing indica effects.

UK Cheese x Afghani. The definitive Cheese hybrid cup winner bred by Big Buddha Seeds, enhancing the classic Cheese skunk with sweet Afghan spices.

A sweet, earthy blackberry-flavoured indica from Blackberry and Afghani genetics with an instantly calming full-body high.

The definitive UK cheese cross: Blueberry x UK Cheese. Blue Cheese combines the sweet berry notes of Blueberry with the pungent, savory funk of Cheese to create one of the most distinctive and beloved indica hybrids in British cannabis culture.

Afghani x Skunk #1. The legendary Spanish clone-only selection from Bilbao that defines the entire Spanish cannabis market with its intense sweet honey-citrus aroma.

Sensi Star × Sour Diesel. Bred in Ohio in the early 2000s by Team Death Star, this legendary Midwest powerhouse is famous for wall-piercing skunk-diesel funk and crushing potency.

A Canadian-bred indica combining Hawaiian, Purple Skunk, and Purple Afghan genetics. God Bud became one of Canada's most beloved strains, known for its grape candy flavor and heavy sedative effects.

OG Kush × Granddaddy Purple. A mid-2000s California medical icon combining the grape-candy sweetness of GDP with the heavy lemon-fuel knockout of OG Kush.

Purple Urkle × Big Bud. Created in 2003 by medical activist Ken Estes, Granddaddy Purple defined the 'purple weed' revolution, pairing royal violet bag appeal with candied grape soda terpenes and profound therapeutic pain relief.

A three-way cross of Mendocino Purps, Skunk #1, and Afghani. Grape Ape became a West Coast classic prized for its intense grape flavor and heavy indica effects.

OG Kush × Blackberry. Originating in Southern California biker culture in the late 1990s, Hell's OG is notorious for heavy leather, diesel fuel, and crushing narcotic pain relief.

A UK underground legend. Jager emerged from the British clandestine scene in the early 2000s as a phenotype selection from the fabled Hannibal Lecter line — a clone-only cultivar famed for its distinctive grape-anise aroma, heavy resin production, and unshakeable reliability in cold, damp British conditions. It remains a cult favorite among UK growers and a key parent in modern indica breeding.

OG Kush phenotype. The legendary California clone-only OG Kush phenotype that entered California's Top 10 best-sellers list in 2025 with its intense pine-fuel aroma.

DNA Genetics' flagship indica. Kosher Kush is a Jamaican x OG Kush x Hindu Kush cross that won back-to-back High Times Cannabis Cups and set the standard for premium indica breeding in the late 2000s.

An indica-dominant cross of OG LA Affie and Afghani. One of the first strains to offer functional daytime indica effects without total sedation.

An OG Kush phenotype selected in San Francisco by a grower named Larry. Larry OG became one of the most respected OG Kush expressions and a key parent in modern breeding.

The unsung hero of the Mendo Breath dynasty. Mendo Montage is an old-school Mendocino County indica that has been hiding in plain sight since the early 2000s — a sweet, floral, deeply calming cultivar that formed half of one of the most celebrated modern hybrids: Mendo Breath. Its vanilla-berry aroma and heavy body relaxation represent the best of the Emerald Triangle's pre-legalization breeding culture.

G13 × OG Kush. Bred in Amsterdam by TH Seeds, MK Ultra won 1st Place Indica at the 2003 High Times Cannabis Cup for its hypnotic, narcotic full-body couchlock.

An OG Kush phenotype selected in British Columbia. Pink Kush became Canada's most iconic cannabis strain, known for its pink-hued pistils and heavy, narcotic indica effects.

A pure indica powerhouse crossing Hindu Kush with Purple Afghani. Known for extreme resin production and deep purple coloration.

The multiple-Cup-winning heavy indica from Paradise Seeds — pungent, spicy, and one of Europe's most decorated cultivars.

Strawberry Cough × Unknown Indica. An Upstate New York / Indiana legend prized for sweet ripe summer strawberries and tranquil, happy body relaxation.

An OG Kush phenotype selected in the Lake Tahoe region. Tahoe OG is a high-elevation OG Kush selection known for extreme resin production, pine-fuel aroma, and heavy-handed effects.

A mysterious, resin-soaked indica known for its complete white-out trichome coverage and subtle, mood-elevating effects.

Chem D × Double Dawg. Bred in New York by JJ NYC of Top Dawg Seeds, Tres Dawg is the foundational breeding stud that fathered Stardawg, Guava, and the modern Dawg empire.

Skunk selection × Sweet Indica. Bred in Amsterdam by Paradise Seeds, Wappa won multiple European cannabis cups for its sweet candied strawberry-cherry aroma and functional body stone.