COC-IND-HIM-0120210001
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| Lapash General Population 2021 | |
|---|---|
| COC-IND-HIM-0120210001 | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation |
| Aroma | Spices, pepper |
| Processing | |
| Made into | Charas |
| Hierarchy | |
| Regional Complex | Hindu Kush Himalaya |
| Growing Region | Western Himalayas |
| Growing Area | Parvati Valley |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Province/State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Kullu District | |
| Locality | Lapas |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Collector | Rob Stone |
| Provenance Evidence | |
| Regional Corroboration | Kullu police report cannabis destroyed on 6,175 bighas in 2019 against 2,700 bighas in 2018 Police arrest 34 and find 2.83 lakh cannabis plants on forest land in the Manikaran valley |
| Population Corroboration | None recorded |
| Identity Confirmation | None recorded |
| Conservation | |
| Main lot | Coco Genes Seed lot: no data yet Nothing has been reported about this seed lot yet. What this means |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | Coco Genes |
Lapash, also spelled Lepas or Lapas, is a landrace cannabis accession from Lapas village, Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India, listed as Lapash Village : RobStone Collection in the catalogue of Coco Genes and filed there under "2021 season".[1]
Geography
The listing states: "Lapash / Lepas /Lapas Village is a small mountainous village in the state of Himachal pradesh, District Kullu", reached by "a trekk ~45 min from Manikaran Gurudwara".[1] It describes the village as "an offbeat location for travelers", with "the few true homestays managed by village members" the only accommodation.[1]
Collection
The listing credits the collection to "Rob Stone", described as "Teacher, Traveller and a real Hashishin", stating that "Robstoned has spent years in the mountains interacting with the villagers and learning their customs and traditions."[1] No individual village source or exact date is named; the listing is filed under "2021 season", treated here as an identifier, not a stated collection date.
Botanical Characteristics
The listing states that "traditional Cannabis growing and processing has become a huge source of employment and financial support for the community", and that "Lapas hand-rubbed resin is famous for its oily and creamy texture with a unique and distinguishable aroma exclusive to the products from these fields," with "smells [attributed] to resemble spices and pepper".[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Lapash Village : RobStone Collection". Collector's Collective. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2026.