1. Briefly tell us about yourself, growing in Italy, and how you became involved with Strain Hunters, strain hunting. I grew up in Torino, a large industrial city in the North of Italy. I started smoking cannabis recreationally at 15, but soon I realized it had a medicinal effect on my hyperactivity, it helped me sleep better and made me feel more in tune...

While medicinal patients in California favor OG Kush above all else, the Colorado Cannabis community has a penchant for Sour Diesel and it’s relatives. Sour Diesel springs from the Chem Dawg line, that originated in Colorado, and has given rise to the most influential and beloved strains of Cannabis in the world. The Diesel, Sour D’s immediate predecessor,...

Strain Hunters are people that can’t sit still for too long. After completing the Malawi expedition in 2008, Arjan and myself began to think about the next mission. We had many destinations in mind, because the list of places where amazing landraces are awaiting is a long one. After much thinking and talking we selected a few “top-spots” on our list, and...

Our planet is home to millions of species of animal and plants with their own habitat, and each plays a unique role in the perfect design of nature. Unfortunately many species of plants and animals are victim of uncontrolled human development. Cannabis, one of the most ancient plants known to man, used in every civilization all over the world for medicinal and...

We began growth by successfully germinating 12 seeds. After a little over five weeks’ growth, we had 55 cuttings. In ten days, all the cuttings had taken root and we selected the most homogenous to fill two square metres. 40 plants in all. From the very beginning, we used a system of 12/12 lighting with a 600 W bulb connected to a light rail. This plant...

A polyhybrid plant created from different crosses and morphologies that give her multiple characteristics. The pollen¬receiving female is a Thai landrace stabilized in greenhouses under conditions that imitate typical photoperiods for our climes, which is why she’s adapted perfectly to indoors and outdoors, preparing her to receive the feminised pollen....