Heirlooms & Landraces with Angus of The Real Seed Company
Part 2 of the chat with Angus of The Real Seed Company and Matt of Riot Seeds is now online. You can find Part 1 at The Real Seed Company Blog.
Author Archive: Real Seed Co
Is Cannabis Addictive?
‘Addiction’ is a controversial concept. To my mind, the jury is out on the whole question of what addiction even is, particularly in the context of substances such as cannabis or coffee and ‘tonic’ use. Most days, my go-to sources…
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Interview with David Watson – aka, Sam the Skunkman
David Watson – aka, Sam the Skunkman – discusses his cannabis seed collection and the importance of preserving cannabis landraces in order to be able to create advanced cannabis cultivars in this 2021 interview. A controversial figure, Watson is widely credited…
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Cannaman – Series 1 – Episode 2 – ‘PHARMING’
Scotland’s number one organic animation series: Cannaman!
‘Lao Sa’ – Thai Stick landrace seeds
Here’s a shot of our ‘Lao Sa’ landrace at 40° N in mid-July. This is an old-school tropical Sativa of the type grown in the ethnic Lao region of north Isan, the heartland of Thai Stick. The late 1960s and…
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Mel Frank – Origins of Modern Cannabis Hybrids
Here’s a great interview with Mel Frank on the origins of modern hybrids and cannabis cultivation in the United States.
Chronic with Ali G
Spark one up and enjoy this classic Ali G interview about ‘drugs’ like Moroccan hash with Professor John Henry of the UK’s National Poisons Information Service:
Special Offer – 1990 Skunk Special x 1990 Durban Skunk
[Offer closed as of 11th July 2025] Each pack of these 1990 cannabis heirlooms and crosses gets you a free 5-seed pack of 1990 Skunk Special x 1990 Durban Skunk: 1990 Durban Skunk 1990 Master Kush 1990 Master Kush x…
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Seeds of Lao and Thai Landrace Strains
Seeds of new accessions of Lao and Thai cannabis landraces are available here and at The Real Seed Company. The image shows a ganja landrace from the Pakse region of Laos, on the Mekong River directly opposite the ethnic Lao…
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Old-school Cannabis Heirlooms from the ’80s and ’90s
Here’s the Afghaan 90 – a dwarf phenotype of this ’89/’90 Amsterdam cannabis heirloom. Lime scents are a sign of really nice plants. The warmth and positivity of the high from these ’90s cannabis heirlooms has to be experienced to…
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