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Angus Pretty

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Angus Pretty
Occupation Seed collector
Institutions The Real Seed Company
Known for Landrace cannabis seed collected in South and Southeast Asia; cannabis seed given to the USDA National Plant Germplasm System
Collector name on accessions Angus

Angus Pretty is a collector of landrace cannabis seed and the founder of The Real Seed Company (RSC).[1] RSC's blog calls him Angus.[2]

Between August 2023 and September 2026 he gave seed to the National Plant Germplasm System of the United States Department of Agriculture. He is the source of 190 cannabis accessions in its database, GRIN-Global.[3] His donor notes give the places and seasons of his own collections in Pakistan, Thailand, India, Laos and Nepal between 2007 and 2024.

Collecting

RSC's blog places the first plant-hunting trip for its website in Pakistan in 2007.[4] A later post describes the trip, from Peshawar to the Yarkhun and Laspur valleys of Upper Chitral.[5] His donor note for the Mazar-i-Sharif lot dates its collection to May 2007, when he bought the original seed in Peshawar from an Afghan merchant.[6]

His donor notes for later lots name the places and seasons in which he collected them:

RSC's blog also credits him with a ganja landrace from Bokeo in north-western Laos.[16]

The Real Seed Company

Main article: The Real Seed Company

RSC dates its trading to 2007.[1] Its FAQ says that it offers feminised seed through a second shop, Kwik Seeds.[17] The donor narrative of a Cinderella 99 lot in GRIN-Global is a description that Pretty wrote for the Kwik Seeds website.[18]

Gifts to the National Plant Germplasm System

The seed went to the system's Northeast Regional Plant Introduction Station. The first consignment arrived on 22 August 2023 and became accessions G 33678 to G 33772, 95 in all.[3][19][20] A second arrived on 25 July 2024 (G 33861 to G 33897, 37 accessions) and a third on 3 August 2026 (G 34089 to G 34133, 45 accessions).[21][22][23] The other 13 arrived in smaller lots between 27 August 2024 and 22 September 2026.[3][24][25] RSC's blog says that the company gave more than 140 of the accessions, most of them from Central, South and Southeast Asia.[26]

His donor notes name other collectors for some lots: Lucas Strazzeri for lots taken from fields around Balkh and Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan in 2018,[27] and Sascha Eckstein for lots from Chitral in 2019.[28] The Highland Thai and Kerala seed came from maintenance grows outside their place of origin.[7][8] So did the Mazar-i-Sharif seed, several generations removed from the 2007 batch, which a hobbyist has kept going indoors since then.[6] The 2023 consignment also held modern cultivars such as Cinderella 99.[18]

Curator notes say that lots of the 2023 consignment were included, or attempted, in the 2024 genome sequencing and phenotyping trial of the USDA-ARS Hemp Germplasm Laboratory and HudsonAlpha.[8][29]

Views on landraces

On the Curious About Cannabis podcast in 2020, Pretty discussed the classification of high-THC cannabis that John McPartland and Ernest Small had published that year.[30] When the full episode was made freely available in 2023, he wrote that his ideas had changed since the recording. He objected to the classification's placing of all Himalayan cannabis in the wild-type var. himalayensis. In his view the cultivated Himalayan crops are multipurpose landraces with large seeds, high bast-fibre content and high resin production.[31]

In the same post he argued that the farmers who grow landraces in Laos, the Himalaya and Afghanistan are socially, economically and geographically isolated. In his account this isolation keeps their crops free of modern hybrids, outside drug-tourism areas such as the Parvati and Kullu valleys and Cambodia. He added that the effect was weakening with internet commerce and with legal change in countries such as Thailand.[31]

Interviews and podcasts

  • Grassyou.com, July 2019, published on landrace.blog.[32]
  • Curious About Cannabis, with its host Jason: a conversation of nearly three hours on landraces, released in December 2019,[33] and the 2020 episode on the McPartland and Small classification.[30]
  • CANNAMANtv, with Conor: a three-part episode on cannabis and alchemy in August 2022,[34] and an episode on landraces, their preservation and hybrids in May 2024.[2]
  • Breeders Syndicate, November 2024.[35]
  • The Aussie Gunja Project, December 2024.[36]

He has also written for landrace.blog. A post there in September 2019 took ten claims about landraces from the first page of Google results and set out why he considered them false.[37]

Accessions

Accessions collected by Pretty:

 NameCollectedCountryHeld by
NPG-IND-ODI-0020240001Odisha #1 General PopulationIndiaNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-IND-ODI-0020240002Odisha #2 General PopulationIndiaNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-IND-UTT-0020170001Johaar General Population 2017IndiaNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-LAO-BOL-0020200001Highland Lao #3 General Population 2020LaosNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-LAO-BOL-0020210001Highland Lao #2 General Population 2021LaosNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-NPL-KAR-0020210001Jumla General Population 2021NepalNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-NPL-KAR-0020210002Jumla Jungli General Population 2021NepalNational Plant Germplasm System
NPG-NPL-KAR-1120210001Dolpa General Population 2021NepalNational Plant Germplasm System
RSC-AFG-BAL-0120180001Balkhi General Population 2018AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-BAL-0120190001Balkhi General Population 2019AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-BAL-0120220001Mazar-i-Sharif #2 General Population 2022AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-BAL-0520070001Mazar-i-Sharif General Population 2007AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-BAL-0520070001-R12007 RSC Mazar-i-Sharif ReproductionAfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-HEL-0120220001Helmand General Population 2022AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-JOW-0120180001Sheberghan General Population 2018AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-JOW-0120180001-R12018 RSC Sheberghan ReproductionAfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-KAN-0120190001Kandahar General Population 2019AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-KAN-0120190001-R12019 RSC Kandahar ReproductionAfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-NAN-0120220001Nangarhar General Population 2022AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-AFG-PAN-0120220001Panjshir General Population 2022AfghanistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-EGY-UNK-0119900001Sinai General Population 1990EgyptThe Real Seed Company
RSC-EGY-UNK-0119900001-R11990 RSC Sinai ReproductionEgyptThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-HIM-0120210001Malana Cream General Population 2021IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-HIM-0120210002Rasoli General Population 2021IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-HIM-0120240001Parvati General Population 2024IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-KER-0120150001Kerala General Population 2015IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-KER-0120150001-R12015 RSC Kerala Second-generation ReproductionIndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-KER-0120150001-R22015 RSC Kerala Third-generation ReproductionIndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-MAN-0120200001Manipuri General Population 2020IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-ODI-0120240001Odisha (Orissa) General Population 2024IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-UTT-0120190001Nanda Devi General Population 2019IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-UTT-0120240001Kumaoni General Population 2024IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-IND-UTT-0120240002Nanda Devi General Population 2024IndiaThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOK-0120220001Bokeo #2 General Population 2022LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120190001Highland Lao General Population 2019LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120220001Highland Lao #4 General Population 2022LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120230001Highland Lao #5 General Population 2023LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120240001Highland Lao #6 General Population 2024LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120240002Hmong Ganja General Population 2024LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-BOL-0120250001Highland Lao #7 General Population 2025LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-CHA-0120240001Champasak General Population 2024LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-HOU-0120250001Hmong Hemp General Population 2025LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-UNK-0120230001Mango Thai General Population 2023LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-UNK-0120230002Mango Thai #2 General Population 2023LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-UNK-0120240001Lao Sa General Population 2024LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-UNK-0120260001Lao Gold General Population 2026LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-VIE-0120220001Central Lao General Population 2022LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-VIE-0120230001Mekong General Population 2023LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LAO-VIE-0120240001Mekong #2 General Population 2024LaosThe Real Seed Company
RSC-LBN-UNK-0120080001Lebanese Reproduction 2008LebanonThe Real Seed Company
RSC-MAR-HOC-0119900001-R11990 RSC Ketama 'Beldia' IBLMoroccoThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-BAG-0120210001Dakshinkali General Population 2021NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-BAG-0120220001Nepalese Mountain Ganja General Population 2022NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-GAN-0120240001Gorkha Nepali General Population 2024NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-GAN-0120240002Nepali Highland General Population 2024NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-GAN-0120240003Nepali Highland #2 General Population 2024NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-KAR-1020210001Humla Jungli General Population 2021NepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-NPL-KAR-1020210001-R12021 RSC Humla Jungli Feral ReproductionNepalThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-AZA-0120200001Kashmiri General Population 2020PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-AZA-0120200001-R12020 RSC Kashmiri ReproductionPakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-GIL-0120220001Hopar Valley General Population 2022PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-GIL-0120220002Yasin Valley General Population 2022PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-GIL-0120230001Hispar Valley General Population 2023PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120150001Chitrali General Population 2015PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120180001Chitrali General Population 2018PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120180002Tirah General Population 2018PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120190001Chitrali General Population 2019PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120190003Tirah General Population 2019PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120210001Chitrali General Population 2021PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120220001Tirah General Population 2022PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-PAK-KHY-0120240001Tirah General Population 2024PakistanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-SDN-UNK-0120080001Sudanese General Population 2008SudanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-SDN-UNK-0120080001-R12008 RSC Sudanese ReproductionSudanThe Real Seed Company
RSC-THA-NAK-0120240001Nakhon Phanom Thai General Population 2024ThailandThe Real Seed Company
RSC-THA-UBO-0420230001Isan Thai General Population 2023ThailandThe Real Seed Company

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "New Podcast Episode on Preservation of Cannabis Landraces". The Real Seed Company. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Cooperator: Angus Pretty". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  4. ↑ "Afghanistan: Fortress of Cannabis". The Real Seed Company. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Strain Hunting – Pakistan, 2007". The Real Seed Company. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "G 33740, Cannabis sativa L., Mazar-i-Sharif". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 27 October 2026.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "G 33712, Cannabis sativa L., Highland Thai". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "G 33725, Cannabis sativa L., Kerala". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "G 33707, Cannabis sativa L., Highland Lao #1". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. ↑ "G 33711, Cannabis sativa L., Highland Lao #5". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  11. ↑ "G 33736, Cannabis sativa L., Mango Thai". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  12. ↑ "G 33737, Cannabis sativa L., Mango Thai #2". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  13. ↑ "G 33717, Cannabis sativa L., Jumla". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  14. ↑ "G 33704, Cannabis sativa L., Dolpa". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  15. ↑ "G 33884, Cannabis sativa L., Odisha #1". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Sativas vs Indicas in authentic cannabis landraces". The Real Seed Company. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  17. ↑ "FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions". The Real Seed Company. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "G 33700, Cannabis sativa L., Cinderella 99". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  19. ↑ "G 33678, Cannabis sativa L., Afghan #1". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  20. ↑ "G 33772, Cannabis sativa L., Yaseen". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  21. ↑ "G 33861, Cannabis sativa L., Amritsar". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  22. ↑ "G 33897, Cannabis sativa L., Tirah (T.V.)". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  23. ↑ "G 34133, Cannabis sativa L., Uzbek". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 13 October 2026.
  24. ↑ "G 33898, Cannabis sativa L., Syrian". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  25. ↑ "G 34141, Cannabis sativa L." GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  26. ↑ "Ancient Yunnan and the Tai roots of Indian cannabis culture". The Real Seed Company. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  27. ↑ "G 33684, Cannabis sativa L., Balkh ('Long slim bud')". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  28. ↑ "G 33698, Cannabis sativa L., Chitral (Passom)". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  29. ↑ "G 33709, Cannabis sativa L., Highland Lao #3". GRIN-Global. USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "New landrace episode coming soon at the 'Curious About Cannabis' podcast". The Real Seed Company. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "'McPartland & Small's Cannabis Taxonomy' – Curious About Cannabis Podcast". The Real Seed Company. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  32. ↑ "New interview with Angus from The Real Seed Company". The Real Seed Company. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
  33. ↑ "Landrace Interview with Angus on the 'Curious About Cannabis' Podcast". The Real Seed Company. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  34. ↑ "Cannabis & Alchemy Podcast (Part 1)". The Real Seed Company. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  35. ↑ "Angus from The Real Seed Company Pt1". Breeders Syndicate 3.0. Spreaker. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2026.
  36. ↑ "Landraces chat with the Aussie Gunja Project". The Real Seed Company. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  37. ↑ "Landrace Strains: 10 False Claims from Page 1 of Google". The Real Seed Company. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
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