// Definition
A South African narrow-leaf drug landrace cultivar that became critically important in cannabis breeding as the earliest-maturing narrow-leaf variety available. Originally found by Ed Rosenthal at the Transkaai coffee shop in Amsterdam, it provided a source of terpinolene genetics independent of the Haze line.
// From the Episode
Rob Clark describes Durban Poison as the earliest narrow-leaf drug variety -- earlier even than most Afghan-influenced cultivars. He explains it was heavily bred with because it combined the desirable narrow-leaf terpene profile with practical maturation times for outdoor growing. Clark was discussing terpinolene sources with Simone earlier the same day and credits Durban Poison as an important second vector for that terpene alongside Haze.