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Until the 1970s Panama produced large quantities of high-grade cannabis, mostly to be exported to the United States and Europe. The Panama Red was grown mostly along the pacific coast, slightly less rainy and more fertile. Then the cocaine trade changed the balances of money and power, and the locals dedicated themselves to the more lucrative business option. Cannabis cultivation continued on small scale, for local consumption, but basically most of the forest areas that were previously used to grow fields were converted in landing strips or jungle labs.

The only area where the cannabis production continued basically unchanged was on a group of islands off the south coast, the Pearl islands (Islas de las Perlas). These islands have the perfect climate to grow sativas: mild temperatures, constant breeze, acceptable humidity, fertile soil, thick forest to hide and protect on the ground as well as from the air. Since a long, long time ago people grow on these islands, and seeds have been passed on from generation to generation, since hundreds of years ago. and they are still busy. This is the place where it is still possible, even if not easy, to find the true landrace.

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FRACTALife said:
Are Thai Sticks from the 80's the same deal?

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FRACTALife said:
Good point, Magash.


Are Thai Sticks from the 80's the same deal? That they are pretty much as good or even lower quality than today's top shelf strains?

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You know I've had some of the killer Thai weed and it's potent but not when compared to a say a real Diesel or a Haze. Breeders do work for a reason if they are truly into what they do. Nowadays it seems like people just cross two big name strains and release the seeds right away without trying to do any work to stabilize their strains. (Since they used two killer strains all the phenos are killer then they take credit for doing work they didn't actually do) Which is the big thing to do in Amsterdam these days. That or outright lying about having seeds of Cali strains.

Example: Cross a AK-47 with a GDP. Some of the seeds will put out plants like the AK that grow tall and are more of a sativa high. Some will be like the GDP and be short with a indica high. Then there is the shitload that have a mix of both. Now whether they are like the AK or the GDP there gonna be killer smoke. Everybody hoots and hollers about it and he looks like a killer breeder. Never mind that some are tall plants some short. Some smell like the AK some berry smelling like the GDP.

Now if the breeder did his job dude in NY grows the seeds and dude in TX grows the seeds they both have plants that grow alike. Both have plants with the same smell or at least very similar as well as the high and so on. This shows that the breeder did his job. He can say this seed is short and good for small spaces. This is tall and killer for outdoors. Most can't do that cause they did no work to stabilize the strains.

I'm buzzed so I'm rambling again sorry.