‘Endangered Varieties of subsp. indica: A Few Thoughts‘ is new at the blog. I discuss McPartland and Small’s crucial new study, ‘A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives‘, and dive into some…
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The study, published April 3rd 2020 and entitled A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives, is available for download here. The abstract is as follows: Abstract Two kinds of drug-type Cannabis gained…
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‘On Indicas & Afghanicas’ is new at The Real Seed Company blog. It looks at the history of Cannabis taxonomy, particularly as it relates to proposed species, subspecies, and varieties from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The photo is from the…
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Angus’s deep dive into landraces with the excellent Jason of Curious About Cannabis is up at Youtube. The photo shows a page from a Sufi mystical text from Aceh, Indonesia. The role of Islamic mysticism in the diffusion of Cannabis…
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The full near-3-hour chat between Angus and Jason for the brilliant Curious About Cannabis podcast is now on Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Landraces were what this interview was all about, but that took us everywhere…
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Two Lao landraces are new in stock now. Highland Lao is from the mountains of Bolikhamsai Province, Central Laos, home to lots of commercial production for export to Thailand. Lao Village Landrace is an accession from Lao home gardens, where…
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Grassyou.com recently got in touch about an interview, which is up now at landrace.blog 1. Let’s start at the beginning. Tell us something about yourself. What was your first contact with cannabis, and how did you end up being who…
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Angus was on ADS on Friday discussing landrace strains from the Hindu Kush and beyond. The interview starts at about 2 hours in.
Q. Are your landraces pure or have they been crossed with modern hybrids? A. We aim to collect pristine, authentic landraces. Many of the regions where we collect are dangerous, which means that few foreigners visit. This greatly reduces the…
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In the first of a brand new series of articles, Seedsman sat down with The Real Seed Company to ask 10 quick questions about their seedbank. 1. How was The Real Seed Company born? Real Seed Co was born in…
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