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Afghanistan: Fortress of Cannabis

November 29, 2022by The Real Seed Company Leave a comment

Now available as a hard copy or e-book, Afghanistan: Fortress of Cannabis is a wonderful photographic book by Lucas Strazzeri which documents his 2018 journey through Balkh Province during the […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, charas, history, landraces

Cannabis & Alchemy Podcast Episodes

August 10, 2022by The Real Seed Company Leave a comment

All three parts of the Cannabis & Alchemy podcast episode I recorded with the most excellent Conor of CANNAMANtv are now up. For clarifications of a few of the inevitable […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, charas, drug policy, ganja, history, landraces

Cannabis ramble at CANNAMANtv

December 5, 2021by The Real Seed Company Leave a comment

New at CANNAMANtv – enjoyed this and looking forward to the next one on Cannabis & Alchemy. The homepage image shows – at the Royal Albert Dock in East London […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, charas, history, landraces

The Real Seed Company on the Growroom420 podcast

June 20, 2021by The Real Seed Company Leave a comment

Endangered Cannabis strains and wild populations, ancient centres of cultivation in Central Asia, what “landrace” really means, the Indian origins of sinsemilla, and more… A new chat on the Growroom420 […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, charas, landraces

What’s the Real Meaning of ‘Landrace’?

January 29, 2021by The Real Seed Company 27 Comments

‘Landrace’ was once an obscure technical term employed only by botanists and other experts who understand what it means. Now it’s used worldwide by non-experts who mostly clearly don’t. Confusion […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, history, landraces

Do ‘Landrace Farmers’ Need Modern Hybrid Strains?

June 19, 2020by The Real Seed Company 15 Comments

Finally, “icons” from the world of pot are starting to talk about landrace preservation. To date, the biggest corporate foray into the landrace realm is the now-infamous Strain Hunters. Watching […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, landraces

Extinction by Hybridization

May 31, 2020by The Real Seed Company 5 Comments

Hybridization is the main cause of extinction and biodiversity loss in Cannabis. Indigenous Asian populations hold the vast majority of Cannabis biodiversity. For “drug-type” Cannabis (aka, subsp. indica) that particularly […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, landraces

New ‘Curious About Cannabis’ Episode on Endangered Asian Cannabis Populations

May 23, 2020by The Real Seed Company Leave a comment

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 […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, landraces

Endangered Varieties of subsp. indica: A Few Thoughts

May 13, 2020by The Real Seed Company 7 Comments

According to Genesys, of some 1400 Cannabis accessions in global genebanks, as few as five could be from subsp. indica. A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) […]

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biodiversity, cannabis, charas, history, landraces

McPartland & Small Publish New Cannabis Taxonomy

April 14, 2020by The Real Seed Company 8 Comments

After posting ‘On Indicas and Afghanicas’  I then discover that on April 3rd 2020, John McPartland and Ernest Small already published a new taxonomy for Cannabis. Crucial reading, it’s entitled […]

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biodiversity, cannabis

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