RSC-GRC-ARC-0120050001

Arcadian General Population 2005 (RSC Repro)
RSC-GRC-ARC-0120050001
Acadian Greek Landrace (Photo taken from RSC website 26/03/2026)
At a Glance
Classification	Landrace
Accession Type	Reproduction
Pollination Type	Open pollination
Sex	Dioecious
Primary Purpose	Recreation
Plant Height	–2.5 m
Photoperiod	Short-day
Aroma	Sour fruit, hashy, herbal, woody, earthy, slightly spicy
Effects	Euphoric, calming, focused, introspective, creative, uplifting, meditative
Botanical Characteristics
Growth Pattern	Columnar
Branching	Extensive
Flower Structure	Loose
Processing
Method	Dry-sift
Notes	Historically processed as sieved hashish. Both dry-sieved and water-sieved hashish from these plants is of high quality.
Location
Country	Greece
Province/State	Arcadia
Locality	Mantineia
Coordinates	37.617, 22.393
Traditional Names
Local Name	kannàvi
Collection
Method	Seeds
Sourcing Type	Multi-generation reproduction
Autochthonous	No
Date	2005
Collector	Angus
Conservation
Priority	Low
Introgression	Minimal
Cultivation
Status	Unknown
System Type	Unknown
Cycle 1 Harvest	Early October–Mid October
Preservation
Seed Storage	The Real Seed Company

Arcadian General Population 2005 (RSC Repro) is a landrace cannabis accession reproduced by the The Real Seed Company, originally collected by Delicorganic around Mantineia, Arcadia, Greece in 2005.

Geography

Mantineia is located in the Arcadia region of the Peloponnese mountains in southern Greece, at approximately 37°N latitude.

The Arcadia region was historically renowned as a producer of sieved hashish of superior quality during the period when Greece served as the main exporter to East Mediterranean hashish markets. From the 1860s to the 1920s, hashish from the Peloponnese was smuggled from Greek ports and across the North African deserts to supply demand from Egyptian cities including Cairo and Alexandria.

Collection Details

The original accession of seeds was collected around Mantineia in 2005 by Delicorganic, a Greek grower who also maintains the Cretan and Kalamata landrace lines distributed by The Real Seed Company. The collection was made prior to the widespread introduction of modern hybrid cultivars to Greece and before any documented impact of modern strains on provincial regions such as the rural Peloponnese.

The accession may be representative of kannàvi, the drug-type cannabis (subsp. indica) that was cultivated on a large scale around Mantineia for over 60 years.

Seeds distributed by The Real Seed Company are from an open-pollination maintenance grow intended to preserve the full genetic diversity of the original accession.

Cultivation Details

In the Peloponnese, plants commence flowering around July to early August and reach maturation during the first half of October. The accession is suitable for outdoor, greenhouse, or indoor cultivation. Plants show resistance against mold and pests.

Botanical Characteristics

Plants reach heights of up to 2.5 meters with considerable lateral branching. Yields are moderate. Bud formation and maturation show some variation between individuals within the population but are dominated by classic Mediterranean hashplant morphology: resin glands are borne on long stalks, bud structure is loose, and bracts hold a high density of fully formed resin glands.

Despite more recent selection for use as bud, the main characteristics are consistent with historic domestication for production of sieved hashish.

Aroma

Aromas are mainly fruity, earthy, herbal, and slightly spicy. The quality of both dry-sieved and water-sieved hashish from these plants is high.

Effects

Euphoric, calming, focused, introspective, and creative. Also described as uplifting, active, with a vibrant visual quality, as well as calming or meditative.

Conservation Status

The accession is recorded at low conservation priority. The population is maintained ex situ by Delicorganic and distributed through The Real Seed Company via open-pollination maintenance grows. The original collection predates the introduction of modern hybrid genetics to provincial Greece.