In remote areas of Asia such as the Chitrali Hindu Kush, rural communities are being hit hard by Covid-19. Lockdown has pushed many Chitrali families to the edge. Most are small-scale subsistence farmers. Their breadwinners are usually ‘daily wagers’, which…
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Hybridization is the main cause of extinction and biodiversity loss in Cannabis. Here’s an important and freely available ecological study by Judith Rhymer and Daniel Simberloff, Extinction by Hybridization and Introgression. A key focus of the paper is loss of…
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The new Curious About Cannabis episode with Jason and Angus on endangered landraces and wild-type populations of subsp. indica is out! Get access to an exclusive extended 2.5 hour version of the upcoming behind-the-scenes episode by becoming a Curious About…
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Cannabis appears to have been domesticated at multiple times and sites across Eurasia, as suggested by Nikolai Vavilov back in the 1920s. Among the earliest evidence of for cultivation is domesticated pollen from sites on the Western Steppe, most of…
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‘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 Scythians were history’s original dope fiends. Here’s some first-class Scythian chat from Barry Cunliffe, ace archaeologist. Check out his new book, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe. The image is from Persepolis and shows defeated eastern Scythians submitting…
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New freebies with all orders from 06/05/2020 are as follows: 12 Rasoli Himalayan charas “Sativa” seeds 5 Afghan Mix seeds The photo is the Afghan Mix accession exhibiting var. afghanica leaflets.
Just recorded a new ‘Curious About Cannabis‘ episode on the crucial new taxonomy for endangered ssp. indica landraces and wild-type populations by Small & McPartland. Fingers crossed I didn’t get too much wrong, though I’ve already realized I misrepresented the…
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You may have noticed the homepage archives have been restructured. This in light of the significant new herbarium study by McPartland and Small published April 3rd 2020. The changes are as follows: ‘Northern Afghanistan’ category deleted due to examination of…
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Wild-type seeds exhibit slow and uneven germination. Almost all commercially available Cannabis seeds are of domesticated types such as hybrids or landraces. Recently, we’ve made some wild-type (“wild” or weedy) accessions from South and Central Asia available. Domesticated seeds readily…
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