// Definition
The theory that prohibition inadvertently eliminated CBD from cannabis varieties. Because farmers worldwide selected for maximum psychoactive effect (THC) over centuries, and prohibition further incentivized high-THC production for maximum value per weight, CBD was bred out of most drug cannabis varieties. High-CBD varieties only persisted in northern hashish-producing countries and fiber hemp lines.
// From the Episode
Skunkman Sam explained that imported ganja from Mexico, South America, Africa, and India was basically just THC because farmers selected away from CBD for hundreds of years. The marketplace drove this selection. Northern hashish-producing countries were the exception where some CBD persisted. This is why high-CBD varieties like Harlequin were revolutionary when rediscovered.
// Source
Ep. 134 Hash Church CXXXI 131 →