Master Kush is a cross of Hindu Kush and Skunk #1. It was originally named High Rise after the blocks of apartments in the Bijlmermeer concrete jungle 20 minutes south of the urban centre of Amsterdam where it was developed. It is a tetraploid marijuana strain having four times the usual number of chromosomes.

Master Kush made such a splash on the Amsterdam coffee-shop scene that it was subsequently stabilised and sold as a new seed strain. It is a medium-sized plant that flowers in 7 - 9 weeks making it suitable for outdoor