Landraces and heirloom (Part 1)

[Dirt_Wizard]

@mexcurandero420

In the 19th century and 20th century till 1935, Xinjiang was a big supplier of hashish to India.

This is pretty interesting because I just found this comment about Thai stick growing in Isan Thailand and also Laos, positing Chinese horticultural techniques. Maybe genetics were exchanged as well, in one direction or both? The quote is from the author of a well-regarded book on Thai cannabis smuggling, from an interview with a Cambodian VOA journalist.

@Dirt_Wizard

“ How different was “Thai stick” from other marijuana available at that time?

It was probably the best marijuana in the world. It was grown in [the Thai province of] Isan. It was grown both in Laos and Thailand. It was very, very particular to that region. It had to do with the climate. It had to do with the soil. It had to do with the cultivation technique that we suspect came down from China. Before the Americans, before the Westerners, before anybody came to help them with the technical side of growing, the Lao and Thais were incredibly sophisticated. They really knew what they’re doing.”