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Mel Frank’s seeds are world famous. Frank provided thousands of marijuana seeds freely to numerous growers in the mid-1970s and early 1980s. He managed a vast collection of marijuana landraces and bred and hybridized for increased potency and earlier harvesting, so that growers in northern, colder areas could grow high-quality marijuana. In 1977, by request, he donated 9 landraces as seeds and samples to the US government marijuana research program at its facility at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi.
He also freely donated two varieties he developed, Afghani #1 and Durban Poison, which, along with Haze, Hindu Kush and Skunk #1 from another colleague, became the basis for the commercial seed industry in Amsterdam. A majority of all Dutch seed “varieties" have genetic roots from these five cultivars that came from California.
www.melfrankconsulting.com
He also freely donated two varieties he developed, Afghani #1 and Durban Poison, which, along with Haze, Hindu Kush and Skunk #1 from another colleague, became the basis for the commercial seed industry in Amsterdam. A majority of all Dutch seed “varieties" have genetic roots from these five cultivars that came from California.
About — Mel Frank Consulting
Mel Frank is one of the world's experts on cannabis history, botany, and cultivation. Read more about his contributions and legacy.
www.melfrankconsulting.com
