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| Hmong Hemp General Population 2025 | |
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| RSC-LAO-HOU-0120250001 | |
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| Seed of a Hmong hemp landrace just collected in northeast Laos (RSC blog post, April 2023) | |
| At a Glance | |
| Classification | Landrace |
| Accession Type | General population |
| Primary Purpose | Fibre, Seeds |
| Plant Height | –4 m |
| Photoperiod | Short-day |
| Processing | |
| Method | N/A |
| Location | |
| Country | Laos |
| Province/State | Houaphanh Province |
| Coordinates | 20.24, 103.62 |
| Collection | |
| Method | Seeds |
| Sourcing Type | Point of Origin |
| Autochthonous | Yes |
| Date | 2025 |
| Collector | Angus |
| Conservation | |
| Priority | Medium |
| Introgression | Minimal |
| Cultivation | |
| Status | Unknown |
| System Type | Unknown |
| Preservation | |
| Seed Storage | The Real Seed Company |
Hmong Hemp General Population 2025 is a landrace cannabis accession from Houaphanh Province, Laos, listed as Hmong Hemp in the seed catalogue of The Real Seed Company (RSC).[1] RSC classifies it as a Hmong hemp landrace grown for fibre and seed.[1]
Geography
RSC reports that Hmong villages grow the landrace in the highlands of Houaphanh Province in northeast Laos, at a latitude of about 20° N.[1]
History
According to RSC, traditional Hmong cannabis culture involves growing hemp for fibre, which is used in textiles including clothing, shoes and funeral garments.[1] RSC writes that the widespread Western belief that the Hmong traditionally grow ganja reflects very recent social changes. It points to Hmong communities that have migrated south into central Laos and northern Thailand, where, RSC says, they find themselves in economically precarious and socially marginalised positions. In such cases, RSC says, Hmong farmers obtain seed of Southeast Asian ganja landraces from Lao or Thai communities.[1] In RSC's view, the only drug crop that can be called traditional among the Hmong is the opium poppy, which some villages began to grow in the 19th century, mostly for markets in urban China and cities such as Vientiane and Bangkok.[1]
An RSC blog post of April 2023 makes the same distinction. It gives the Lao names of the two crops as sah (ຊາ) for ganja and bahn (ປ່ານ) for hemp. It states that hill villages in Laos that grow ganja, whether Hmong or of another highland people, were at some point in the recent past given seed and taught the techniques by outsiders, usually Thais.[2]
Collection Details
The listing gives the sourcing as The Real Seed Company, Laos (2025) and describes the line as a pure hemp landrace, direct from Laos.[1] The Kwik Seeds listing of the same line, on the shop RSC calls its other site,[3] dates the sourcing to 2023.[4] RSC's April 2023 blog post shows seed of a Hmong hemp landrace, just collected in northeast Laos and about to be tested for germination.[2]
Cultivation Details
RSC gives the purpose as fibre and seed and the regional growing period as five to six months from seed to harvest. It lists greenhouse or outdoor growing.[1]
Botanical Characteristics
RSC gives a height of up to about 4 metres and lists high bast fibre among the line's characteristics.[1] It states that the landrace is not grown for ganja, although the plants can produce enough THC to have "intoxicating" effects.[1] The Kwik Seeds listing classifies the line as Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa var. sativa.[4]
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 "Hmong Hemp". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cannabis & the Hmong: Hemp vs Ganja". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ "Hemp & Multipurpose". The Real Seed Company. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hmong Hemp". Kwik Seeds. Retrieved 16 September 2026.