An illustration of hashish-smoking mangas from ‘Thugs & Cutthroats’ by Elias Petropoulos, a great scholar of the Greek underworld and hashish culture.
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‘Arcadian’, ‘Cretan’, and ‘Kalamata Red’ old-school Greek hashish strains are available now, only at The Real Seed Company.
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Genomic analysis suggests these Greek strains are highly distinct populations, perhaps originating from early introduction of drug-type cannabis to the Balkans from further east during the heyday of the Bektashi dervishes – militant mystic hashish fiends who not only fought for the Ottoman Empire but against the Turks during the Greek wars of independence
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All orders receive 17 extra landrace seeds from the Hindu Kush and Himalaya, currently ‘Afghan Mix’ and ‘Kumaoni’, two accessions of authentic cannabis landraces.
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Here are some classic Greek hashish sounds from Markos Vamvakaris – note the accompanist calling Marko a ‘dervish’:
Mangas & Greek Cannabis Landraces
