ganja
A 128-year-old sample of ganja – Berar, India (1896)

Behold, a 128-year-old sample of ganja! If you believe the Internet, the sinsemilla technique was developed in the 1970s by Mexican cartels. But check out this botanical sample of ganja from 1896. This material was collected in Berar Province in…
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THC content (%) of cannabis landraces – 1970s

Check out these figures showing the THC content (%) of UK customs seizures of landrace cannabis strains in the mid to late 70s. Sample sizes are very small and results are from TLC (thin-layer chromatography) but still show the potential…
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Rare semidwarf ganja landrace from Nepal

Here’s that highly unusual semidwarf Nepali ganja landrace at 40° N in late August (foreground plant only). This is not just one freak individual. All plants in this landrace show this unusual compact, leafy morphology – rather like bamboo or…
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Sativas vs Indicas in authentic cannabis landraces

Take a look at these photos showing the clear differences between Sativas and Indicas in real cannabis landraces. These were shot in mid-July at 40° N. Above is a ganja landrace from Bokeo, NW Laos, collected by Angus. Below is a charas…
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Indica vs Sativa in real cannabis landraces

These are some shots showing how the terms ‘Indica’ and ‘Sativa’ can still be used in a meaningful way when the cannabis plants we’re talking about are authentic landraces. In the context of the kind of cannabis you find in…
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Semidwarf ganja landraces and Sativas

Here’s an image of a field of ganja being destroyed in Tripura state in Northeast India in December, 2014. The farmers have used a compact, semidwarf ganja landrace which they’ve clipped and planted like tea bushes – tea being a…
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Island Time – Jamaican Lambsbread x Maui Wowie

‘Island Time’ is an F1 of two classic, old-school Sativas: ‘Jamaican Lambsbread’ and ‘Maui Wowie’. If that sounds like your kind of cannabis, then check out these beauties – all available as regular seeds: ‘Colombia 90’ ‘1990 Durban Skunk’ ‘Colombia…
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New Podcast Episode on Preservation of Cannabis Landraces

Here’s a new podcast episode with Angus of The Real Seed Company and Conor talking cannabis landraces, preservation, hybrids, and British plutocracy in the modern and historic cannabis trade. The image shows a plant from a maintenance grow of an…
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Greek Heirlooms – A Wise Choice for Northern Latitudes

Greek cannabis strains are a wise choice if you’re working outdoors beyond the 30th parallel and want to use the crop as bud. Greek strains have two major advantages: They’re early maturing and they’ve undergone decades of selection for use…
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