Indica

Tuna Kush Strain

Also known as: Tuna OG, BC Tuna Kush

THC17% - 22%

CBD0% - 1%

Flowering8 weeks

Top terpenes: Myrcene, Caryophyllene, Limonene

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Quick answer

Tuna Kush is a BC indica classic, widely reported as a Hindu Kush phenotype, typically testing 17% - 22% THC. Effects: Relaxed, Sleepy, Euphoric, Hungry.

Our TakeGord - senior buyer since 2016

Tuna Kush is a BC craft institution: a Hindu Kush family indica with a smell so loud and so strange that the name does half the marketing. Skunky, funky, honestly a little fishy in the best batches, and underneath all that: classic kush spice and a deep, slow, full-body stone. This is old-school sedation, the kind that ends evenings rather than decorating them. I hand it to insomniacs, pain sufferers and anyone bored by polite modern hybrids. I do not hand it to the smell-sensitive or the socially scheduled. The honest downside: the aroma will absolutely live in your ziplock, your jacket and your car.

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Reported effects

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Sleepy0%

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Lab Sheet

Strain facts – the numbers behind the high

THC Range

17% - 22%

Individual batches vary; craft lots often test higher.

CBD Range

0% - 1%

Trace amounts only. This is a THC-driven profile.

Type

Indica

Ratio drives the shape of the high.

Top Terpenes

Myrcene · Caryophyllene · Limonene

The terpene leaders behind the flavour and feel.

Flowering Time

8 weeks

Grower reference for cultivar finish time.

Lineage

Hindu Kush phenotype (BC craft selection)

Documented parent genetics.

Where this sits in the indica laneMost indicas test 15% to 22% THC

Lower

Typical

Upper

Tuna Kush Strain: 17% - 22% THC. Right in the sweet spot of the indica lane.

The takeaway: Published ranges describe typical batches. Check the in-stock list above for the exact lot on the shelf today.

The story of Tuna Kush

Tuna Kush is a British Columbia craft legend with murky paperwork: most accounts describe it as a Hindu Kush phenotype, selected over years for its outrageous aroma rather than a documented pedigree. What is certain is the reputation: a BC menu staple for a decade, traded on smell alone. It sits in the same family story as Black Tuna, its funkier craft cousin, but they are separate cultivars with separate lineages and both earn their own place.

Terpene breakdown

Myrcene leads with the heavy body sedation, caryophyllene adds the peppery kush spice underneath, and limonene keeps a little citrus in the finish. The infamous fishy-skunky punch is the volatile funk layer growers chase and regulators tolerate; it fades if stored warm.

Growing Tuna Kush

An 8 week finish with hardy kush structure and dense, resin-sticky flowers. It grows forgivingly but SMELLS from early flower, so carbon filters are not optional. The aroma is the quality signal: quiet batches are the disappointing ones.

How to consume Tuna Kush

End of day, and early in the end of day. The stone builds slowly and lands as full heaviness with a euphoric edge, so eat beforehand and make no plans. Insomnia and pain users are the core audience. Social smokers should stay at one hit.

Tuna Kush vs similar strains

Against Black Tuna, its funkier craft cousin, Tuna Kush is heavier and more purely sedating. Against Hindu Kush, its reported ancestor, it is louder in every sense. Indica dominant hybrids cover the wider lane.