// Definition
The historical introduction of tropical cannabis cultivars to North America through soldiers and travelers returning from Southeast Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos) in the 1960s-70s, bringing seeds that established the genetic foundation for Pacific Northwest cannabis culture.
// From the Episode
Skunkman Sam recounted personally sending Sano refrigerators full of Buddha stick back from Vietnam in 1965 with no customs inspection for combat personnel. Before this era, cannabis in Canada was primarily hashish, not flower. The discussion traced how Colombian, Thai, Mexican, Jamaican, and Hawaiian genetics all came from people bringing tropical seeds to California, Oregon, and Washington in the 40s-60s, creating the genetic base for modern North American cannabis.
// Source
Ep. 140 Hash Church CXXXVII 137 →