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Grow landrace cannabis strains with ‘fair trade’ seeds from the source

SpeedWeed

The Indian Landrace Exchange describes itself as a “collective of Indigenous frontline farmers, seed collectors, and preservationists” with the goal of supporting these communities economically while helping spread and preserve their landrace strains. Landrace seeds are harvested by hand in the local villages where the plants grow.

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Searching for the origin of Blue Dream marijuana strain

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Today the strain is considered ubiquitous, well-liked, and basic. Adequately dense, but not rock hard, the nugs are pale green with orange hairs and, while its appearance does showcase a bit of frostiness from the trichomes, it’s not incredibly sticky to the touch. Few places on Earth have a cannabis culture as deep and influential.

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Minorities in cannabis, with Steven Philpott Jr.

The Cannigma

one of our science reviewers at The Cannigma and a cannabis trichome expert who is getting his master’s in Plant Sciences. As part of his master’s degree, Steve is currently using electron microscopes to take super close-up pictures of trichomes, tiny protrusions on cannabis plants.

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10 badass sustainable cannabis flowers, joints, hash, and more

SpeedWeed

Did it have trichomes that stuck to your fingers? Think about the best weed you ever bought from the local dispo. What did it look like? Did it emit an odor so loud you had to double bag it? It definitely left you on your ass. Now think about how it was grown. Did it grow in soil under the sun or a temp-controlled warehouse?

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