RSC-LAO-BOL-0120240002
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| Hmong Ganja General Population 2024 | |
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| RSC-LAO-BOL-0120240002 | |
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| Hmong Ganja seed (photograph from the RSC listing) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Chemotype | High THC |
| Primary Purpose | Recreation |
| Plant Height | –4 m |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Aroma | Aromatic, resinous |
| Effects | Strong, uplifting |
| Botanical Characteristics | |
| Growth Pattern | Christmas tree |
| Leaf Shape | Narrow |
| Processing | |
| Method | Ganja |
| Notes | Sinsemilla or semi-sensi |
| Location | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province/State | Bolikhamsai Province |
| Coordinates | 18.58, 104.15 |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 2024 |
| Collector | Angus |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | High |
| Introgression | Minimal |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Unknown |
| System Type | Unknown |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | The Real Seed Company |
Hmong Ganja General Population 2024 is a landrace cannabis accession from Bolikhamsai Province, Laos, listed as Hmong Ganja in the seed catalogue of The Real Seed Company (RSC).[1] RSC classifies it as a Tai ganja landrace grown by a Hmong household.[1]
Geography
RSC places the household in Bolikhamsai Province, in the northern Annamite Range of Laos, at a latitude of about 18° N.[1] The Kwik Seeds listing of the same line, on the shop RSC calls its other site,[2] places the cultivation in the central highland region of Laos.[3]
History
RSC writes that hemp is a traditional crop of the Hmong, whereas Hmong villages have only recently begun to grow ganja landraces.[1] According to RSC, Hmong clans began to migrate south out of China in the 19th century to escape strife with the Chinese state, which imposed forced labour on Hmong villages as a form of tax. RSC reports that in Thailand and Laos the Hmong re-established their villages on remote hilltops beyond the reach of the Thai and Lao kingdoms, and that they brought hemp with them from southern China.[1] It describes hemp as a Hmong crop for cordage and textiles, including shoes, garments and funerary shrouds.[1]
RSC considers ganja a distinct crop that needs specific landraces and techniques. It says Hmong communities acquired both only through relatively recent contact with Lao and Thai people at the southern limit of their migrations, in provinces such as Phrae and Bolikhamsai.[1] An RSC blog post of April 2023 states that there is no established Hmong tradition of growing drug-type cannabis. It reports that Hmong villagers in Bolikhamsai told the author they had tried growing ganja a few times and found it a hassle.[4]
Collection Details
The listing gives the sourcing as The Real Seed Company, Laos (2024) and describes the line as grown by a Hmong household in Bolikhamsai Province. Neither listing names the household or its village.[1][3]
Cultivation Details
RSC gives the purpose as ganja, which it glosses as sinsemilla or semi-sensi, and the regional growing period as six months from seed to harvest. It lists greenhouse or outdoor growing.[1] RSC describes the variety as large, potent and aromatic, and grown for bud.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
RSC gives a height of up to about 4 metres. It describes narrow leaflets, aromatic and resinous inflorescences and classic tropical Sativa morphology.[1] RSC lists high THC among the line's characteristics.[1] In July 2024 the listing classified the line as Cannabis sativa subsp. indica var. indica.[5]
Effects
RSC describes a strong, uplifting high.[1]
Smoke Reports
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Hmong Ganja". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hemp & Multipurpose". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hmong Ganja". Kwik Seeds. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Cannabis & the Hmong: Hemp vs Ganja". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hmong Ganja". The Real Seed Company. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2026.