TURKISH KURDISTAN
Genetics: Turkish Landrace hash cultivar Sourcing: Collected at source by The Landrace Team Purpose: Bud and Hashish (sieved) Latitude: 37N-38N Elevation: 700-1000 m.a.s.l. Sowing/Harvest: February-March /mid July till mid August …
Northern Africa: Egypt and Morocco
Northern Africa: Egypt and Morocco A good example of cultural imperialism towards cannabis culture is provided by Napoleon, who during the Egyptian campaign published a proclamation in which he ordered …
From Landraces to the present day. The Importance of starting from seeds grown outdoors
It is called ‘landrace’ or ‘ecotype’, a variety of Cannabis that constitutes a group of populations that in a very long period of time have adapted to the environmental conditions …
The Plasticity of Cannabis Genome
How do plants adapt themselves to a new environment? We often ask ourselves the problem of having to grow plants whose original habitat is very different from what we are …
BLACK AFRICA
The Zulu chiefs put a handful of hemp into the ground, rest a piece of dry and burning dung on it, cover it all with earth, make two holes with …
Cannabis: Why Choose Seeds from Plants Grown Outdoors
The plants that grow and develop in large populations under natural conditions and that manage to overcome the various stages of growth until they reach the flowering phase with minimum …
How to Select a Vigorous and Productive Genetic Line
How to Select a Vigorous and Productive Genetic Line Have you ever wondered why some types of cannabis plants grow better than others or are more productive in certain environments? …
Cannabis in the Islamic Middle Ages
Beginning in the 5th century, cannabis comes more and more frequently in the prescriptions of Arab doctors and in the 12th century its influence began to be felt in some …
Cannabis in Archaic Europe
The discovery of hemp remains in a funerary urn of Wilmrdorf (Brandenburg, Germany), contained in a tomb of the 5th century BC and brought to light by the archaeologist Herman …
Cannabis History in Ancient Asia
Cannabis History in ancient Asia The first traces of hemp date back to China during the Neolithic period, around 3000 BC. The legendary Chinese emperor Shen-Nung, in a book of …
IRAN – RAZAVI KHORASAN
Genetics: Iranian landraceRegion: Razavi KhorasanStrain: Iranian geneticsSourcing: The Landrace Team in situLatitude: 34°NHarvest: As early as September and as late as early DecemberHeight: 1.5 – 2 metres (max.) outdoor depending …