Landrace

Colombia’s Native Cannabis Strains

The Colombian drug trade may be more known for its production of coca than cannabis, but Colombia’s native strains made their way to North America in bulk throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Like most landrace cannabis, pure Colombian strains are hard to find in today’s …

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Southeastern Asia’s Cannabis Genetics

Southeast Asia has one of the longest cultural associations with quality seed production for flower production (whereas other parts of Asia are known for their hash). In the words of Angus, proprietor of The Real Seed Company and Kwik Seeds, Asia is fascinating because “It’s the biodiversity …

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Panama Red

When we think about landrace strains, there are two that inevitably come to mind as classics that have attained pop-culture status, both of which have had a significant influence on literature, music, art and cinema. Acapulco Gold was first immortalized in an 1973 eponymous documentary, and …

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Viper Cookies

The Cookies parent in Viper Cookies is exactly what you think it is: Girl Scout Cookies (GSC). The GSC parent is often said to be a Forum Cut pheno. So where does the Viper part come from? The Viper part hails from the strain Viper …

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What are Landrace Strains?

Today we’re going to introduce you to the landrace strains of cannabis! Long before names like White Widow, Super Silver Haze, or AK-47 graced the centerfold of High Times, there were the landraces, weed that grew wild and free, like cowboys in country songs. Now, …

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