According to Genesys, of some 1400 Cannabis accessions in global genebanks, as few as five are of subsp. indica. Let that sink in… ‘A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa […]
…sativa… indica… ruderalis… afghanica… americana… chinensis… gigantea… Those are just a few of the names proposed for species—yes, species—of Cannabis. But the prevailing consensus among botanists, universities, authoritative floras, botanical […]
The full deep dive into landraces with the excellent Jason of Curious About Cannabis is now up at Youtube. NOTE: In passing, I inadvertently misrepresent the Schultes taxonomy as it […]
The full near-3-hour chat Angus had with Jason for the Curious About Cannabis podcast is now out on Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Landraces were what […]
First of all, thank you very much Angus for granting this interview to Grassyou and giving us the opportunity to meet The Real Seed Company. 1-Let’s start at the beginning. […]
The interview starts around 2 hours in, which was 7:30 am my time—an early start. But we managed to cover the Hindu Kush, Himalaya, Thailand, and Laos in an hour. […]
Oh dear…. I just had a look at the first n pages of Google for ‘cannabis landraces’. What an apocalyptic tidal wave of nonsense. Landraces are getting hit by as […]
A couple of responses to the recent post about charas have objected that it’s unreasonably harsh on Clarke and Merlin or even misrepresents what they wrote. So I’ve made a […]
Charas! What is it? Where does it come from? Ask most Western experts and aficionados and the answer you’ll get is that it’s hand-rubbed Cannabis resin from the Indian and […]
Bullshitting about cannabis has a long and inglorious tradition. It’s a particular problem among Westerners—not just prohibitionists in the mould of Harry Anslinger or Richard Nixon but also enthusiasts with […]
