Origin of the word kush?

[Knotty_Budz]

So for as long as i can remember the whole story behind kush being named that was it was a variety of cannabis originating from the hindu kush mountainous regions. This always made perfect sense to me so i had never thought anymore about it.

Last week i had the tv on for background noise as i was doing some work on the laptop and some people were on trip to the middle east and were talking about the significance of the camel caravans through out history and how they are still relevant today. After the presentation it was time for them to get up on the camels and take a trip along an old route. The camels being so tall unlike a horse you cannot simply saddle and hop on them they usually lay down to make it easy for the riders. The old men who were in charge of the camels instructed to them "KUSH!" and all the camels began kneeling and laid down so everyone could hop on for a ride.

It would make sense to me that the term would also be used for marijuana and the heavy indicas that would knock you out and make you lay down. This would make more sense and would also help put rest the debate of the origins of what we know and consider "kush strains" . If the word came from the term that is used to tell camels to lay im sure the term is used for people and other animals not just reserved for camel trainers ( although they were/are the smugglers with their camel caravans so it could possibly be a reference since this is the way a lot of cannabis is moved around the middle east) with all the "hippies" that were flocking to Afghanistan in the early 60s-70s its quite possible that it was picked up as a slang term that simply described good cannabis and not an actual strain someone literally brought back as many people now days preach...?

 

[Natural high]

Last century some indica's sourced from the Hindu Kush mountains were appropriately named as such. Now the name is merely a marketing tool for every so called breeder and his dog for any indica-dominant mashup that they can pass off as a "kush".

Just my 2 cents..

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

Ironically, Kush means killer... but all these kids bandying around the term have no idea.

Hindu Kush = Indian killer, mountains so harsh that Indians will not survive, only the Afghanis from there can

 

[St. Phatty]

Ironically, Kush means killer... but all these kids bandying around the term have no idea.

Hindu Kush = Indian killer, mountains so harsh that Indians will not survive, only the Afghanis from there can

Good place to grow. The cops are too wimpy to go there and don't like to admit it.


also I remember the term "hashischins", something like that ... could be a French word.

referred to the old-times practice of pirates getting loaded on hash before robbing and/or assassinating people.

 

[DeluxeBerry]

also I remember the term "hashischins", something like that ... could be a French word.

referred to the old-times practice of pirates getting loaded on hash before robbing and/or assassinating people.

Its arabic, hashishin, it means hash eater.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

Its arabic, hashishin, it means hash eater.

Yes, but the original story was that they were lured with hash and women, then used for killing ...IIRC ?

 

[mean mr.mustard]

They were Assyrian.

They would sweat lodge with cannabis colas placed on the hot rocks seeds and all.

Then they would rampage or berserk whilst high.

Assassin comes from hashischin due to the victim being taken unaware, similar to the raids preformed by the horsemen.

 

[kaochiu]

(Citing from memory and roughly, but i went a lot into it a few years ago)
Hassassin comes from Hassan followers, and that Hassan is Hassan Ibn Sabbah, aka "The Old Man from the Mountain", although not the only one to hold that post, Alamut, somewhere in Persia, circa XI and XII century
Them ismailites had resources as a militia very much alike we see today for yihadist camps, but hashish wasn't part of the game, for Hassan Ibn Sabbah was very drastic in behaviour and hashish was for pariah or dissolute folk.
The first time recorded of Hassassin related to evil drugged comes from the XV century by a catholic priest, up until then and afterwards it meant something like "cunny" or "effective".
The sect of hassassins is still running, and its head is the actual Aga Khan. The link between assassin and hassassins comes from late XIX century. Ask Edgar Allan Poe for the actual use, as it's his own work.
The perceived story about the Old Man of the Mountain leader of the Hassassins is by mid XX century the work of Vladimir Bartol trying to alert youth of the perils of communism in his entertaining youth novel "Alamut", but it's as real as comparing Santa Claus with Saint Nicholas, and then Saint Nicholas with Nicholas himself.
Bartol's novel is freely based in the Marco Polo's description in his Book of Marvels. I'm not even getting into that.
Hindu Kush is as Chaoscatalunya puts it, Killler Mountains. Seems like weed was first spotted there, too.

 

[Dognponyshow]

There is a movie about all of it called, "The Deceivers". Pierce Brosnan is in it.


kaochiu is pretty on point with it with the exception of the hashish not being part of the game. It was very much part of the game. The hashashin would live sporadically throughout the territories. From China to Rajastan and then all the way to Turkey. When from Africa or Europe wanted to trade with India or China they had to go overground at first. LONG JOURNEY! The people bringing gold and silver from Spanish and French mines to trade for spices were approached on various trails by these "hashashin" and would be put at ease with various charming elements, music or whatever, THINK OF THE LONG JOURNEY. As night fell, these turkish,mongol,arab, worshippers or Kali or (death) would put HASH in the pot of stew. Later, as everyone is sleeping like a baby, the assassins strangled them to death and buried them in shallow graves. The #4 in traditional cantonese chinese sounds like "say" and the sound has a dual meaning. The second meaning means "death", which is why the chinese find the #4 unlucky. Tan means "king" in the asian languages. SAY , TAN. DEATH KING. The aga khan gets a 21 gun shot salute in England, what's that all about?

This pretty much explains the drug war in modern times, with Caribbean drug running since the khan lives on St James island with his allegedly underage red and blonde haired haram.

The aga khan was also the secretary-general of the FIRST United Nations Security Council.

more can be found about the aga khan on wikileaks.

 

[Goodherb]

Yes,all the above are truthful.but the origin of the word , is the name of the eldest son of Ham .
His descendants eventually populated pockets along the nile river , Arabia, into those mountains range that take on his name, likewise that genepool of marijuana !

 

[CannaRed]

Yes,all the above are truthful.but the origin of the word , is the name of the eldest son of Ham .
His descendants eventually populated pockets along the nile river , Arabia, into those mountains range that take on his name, likewise that genepool of marijuana !

His descendants were the kushites, I thought they went to ethiopia.
Kush is also a variant of the Persian word for mountain.

 

[shithawk420]

I saw an episode of "fresh out" with big Hurk on YouTube and he was interviewing a pot dealer who claims he made kush famous by dealing to the rappers or something.it was pretty long but it's a great story.now the guy is a famous artist.he does the Monopoly guy paintings I think.fucking idiot knew the feds we're coming for him and still said fuck it and dealing by the hundreds of pounds

 

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[BadTicket]

I saw a pr0n movie once, the starring "actress" was called Carla Kush (or something). Well, she at least got most of the seeds that were shared among the ladies.. You could say she was the headliner, main attraction, got some guys high.. Some even got that 2nd hand high. And she was clearly very experienced in trimming a nice bush..

Oooh, sorry, this isn't the bad pr0n pun forum (dot) com. My bad!

..I'll get me coat..

 

[shithawk420]

Lol Sativa Rose is a hot pornstar too if your curious bad ticket

 

[Goodherb]

the new kushites

the new kushites

His descendants were the kushites, I thought they went to ethiopia.
Kush is also a variant of the Persian word for mountain.

Yes CannaRed ,they stayed in africa primarily, but kush had two first born sons (by two wife's) Raham and Nimrod.

Raham, territory was in Arabia.he also had two first sons.

Nimrod, territory was in the Tigris- Euphrates valley.

Ever india , kushites prominent, Greek father of history!

The cannabis kushites "gelatos, weddingcakes, game, sfv..." has taking off marijuana landscape ,in this time !