What’s the Real Meaning of ‘Landrace’?
‘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 […]
Category Archives: biodiversity
Do ‘Landrace Farmers’ Need Modern Hybrid Strains?
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 […]
Extinction by Hybridization
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 […]
New ‘Curious About Cannabis’ Episode on Endangered Asian Cannabis Populations
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 […]
Endangered Cannabis Landraces: An Overview
A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives is an essential new study from John McPartland and Ernest Small, published April 2020. Since […]
McPartland & Small Publish New Cannabis Taxonomy
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 […]
The Real Seed Company: The Honest Online Source for Cannabis Landraces Est. 2007 