G `day DS
Thanks for the diagnosis Dr Doggie .
Just wonderin what medical school you attended ?
Surely it was that respected institution ; Trollingston Park College of Ineptitude and Confusion ?
Thanks for sharin
EB .
Regarding "Colombian Gold" .... the problem with defining something as "Colombian Gold" is flawed in itself. In 1978-79, I was getting some Colombian Gold that was, by far, the most potent 'gold" I ever saw. All the older guys in the neighborhood & - their friends were just crazy for it. It was "expensive" compared to the other good bud going around but it was the best by far, full of seeds (damn wish I would kept some lol) , 1-2,3 hits from a tiny joint would slam even the hardest daily smoker.
Then, by 1980-81, what was being passed off as "Colombian Gold" was nowhere near as potent, some was just average Mexican made "gold" = the cocaine trade ruined the awesome Colombian bud imports, far more profit in coke.
I have seen it speculated that there was some indica introduced in that earlier - not sure about that, but one toothpick joint would nail 4 daily smokers hard.
All these "back in the day strains" were never just one strain, similar for sure but ...
I speculated earlier that these english denominations like Colombian red or Colombian Gold rescribe nothing but the color of the buds in question. Both may be just phenotypes of either Punto Rojo or Mangobiche or whatever the growers might have called it.
This particular green haze (link)clusters close to three different "Colombian Golds" and one Panama on Phylos. Keep clicking the different names and you'll find them connected to "Punto Rojo", "Pelo Naranja", "Red Corrento" and other supposedly red strains.
Somebody posted a genetic study that I had forgotten about, can't find it right now. In this study they found a marker that was present in most African strains and in addition one strain from Colombia. Phylos clusters African strains close to Colombians, again a consistent result and backed up by a reputable study.
The research paper said that Africans cluster near Thai and that only one Colombian sample had a specific allele found in Southern African samples.
The Allele was also found in one sample from Colombia and one from West Africa.
That one Colombian could have come from west africa.
From my eyes it looks like Thai/Indian is the connection to Africa by looking at the clustering
I posted the link to the research in the African thread.
Was it from Ghana or Nigeria perhaps.Still have both in the fridge.
The research paper said that Africans cluster near Thai and that only one Colombian sample had a specific allele found in Southern African samples.
The Allele was found in one sample from Colombia and also one from West Africa.
That one Colombian could have come from west africa.
From my eyes it looks like Thai/Indian is the connection to Africa by looking at the clustering
I posted the link to the research in the African thread.
It all fits pretty well in what has been speculated. Austronesian migrations from SE Asia to Madagascar and East Africa, Indian trade routes after that. Introduction of African cannabis strains to South America during and after colonial times.View Image
“Marijuana arrived in Colombia thanks to the aid of the USA in 1930. Seven years before the USA made Marijuana illegal.. In 1930 the department of agriculture of the United States (USDA) created a project to promote the different uses of marijuana. United States knew that marijuana had immense medicinal potential and industrial. The USA did not want to use American lands so they decided to go to Colombia to develop the project. The Marijuana utilized for this project was brought from The Island of Borneo. Borneo and Colombia are very similar countries in question of environment. Both countries are situated in tropical rainy forests, the perfect environment to grow Marijuana and for this reason the USA chose Colombia for the project. Colombia is a very tropical country. In1937 the USA made Marijuana illegal. The projects were canceled. The gringos that were working in Colombia on the project had to return but they never destroyed the plants. They left the ones that were working with in Colombia.”
In fact in the early 20th century Parke Davis seed collectors introduced Indian sub-continent seed into Southern Appalachia to create Cannabis Americana of equal or greater potency to the Indian sub-continent product they were having difficulty importing due to disruption of shipping from world war one! Parke Davis collected seeds from India, Turkestan, and Nepal, and sent them back to be grown in the Blue Ridge mountains and Mexico!
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