Chris Jay

The man that made this board passed away a couple days ago. He was a hemp pioneer, surfer, grower, father, brother and friend. RIP Chipper. Just to say something. I was driving down the coast a couple weeks back, meaning to call him, pop past and say high. In these dark days, just do what you feel, dont miss an opportunity to say high to an old mate.

Just remember to give them some space, the grow large, but you can grow underneath them once you prune the lower leaves off. Happy growing.

Two tracks I been listening to heavily. Reminds me of when I was a kid watching a bakkie drive past in JHB with guys on the back, they whipped out AK's and robbed a bank, then started firing randomly. Took me sometime to find out the song at the end of the first video. It was worth it.

Alot, more than I can smoke and giveaway. Just gave away half a kilo at lunchtime, dried cured. Only have about 10 plants growing.

Only a pleasure bud and well done supporting local. She is a great person, healer and in love with cannabis. Her book is brilliant and I can recommend it to anyone interested in knowing more about the real medical facts about cannabis.

Looking great @Stinger96. Good luck with your first attempt at indoor, I am sure it will be great and looking forward to seeing your results.

Getting all hot and sweaty with all this geek speak. 420% understand, just wish I knew how to code properly, if only I had not dropped that Java book down on chapter 4. Its happening across the globe and here in SA and Lesotho, African Landraces. I am going to a licensed grow in Lesotho around end of March to see some landraces that have been grown for about 3 years, they are currently flowering 10000 plants!!

Great news for you. There is not just one book, I think there are 2 or 3 and a movie!!! One from his wifes perspective. But the original is worth the reread anyway. If you guys are talking and loving local, consider buying our own SA born smugglers book, The Unexploded Boer by Erich Rautenbach. He sadly passed away from cancer about 3 years ago and was then based in Canada. Its a great read too, you can buy it locally, try bidorbuy or takealot. He was a genuine man/smuggler/stoner. I got him to sign his book too, damn I am posting the message, it means alot.

I met Franco briefly many decades ago in London, never met Simon or Arjan. I got GHS hooked up with Dr Ben Dlamini ( ex Registrar of the Examinations Council, and cannabis activist ) and a couple growers we had been assisting. Iam not to sure why i did not meet them, I used to be very underground and avoid most things due to working for companies that did not appreciate cannabis. My best meet was Howard Marks, I think around 2007/08 when he was doing a tour in SA. His book was published in '95, Mr Nice, was one of the main reasons I started getting involved in cannabis and it was an absolute honour to meet him, share a joint and get his autograph. I love getting autographs, dont now why, its a fetish. 1 year ago today Dr Ben passed away from old age. He had been advocating for the legalisation of cannabis since the 80s. People laughed at him then, but now their heads are out their arses and they are still trying to work it out. RIP good man. Made this music video for Bushy Williams around 2007, with Dr Ben in it. Lol at @Ill_Evan, my eyes at the end looked a little like the image you created, not cooked though, more baked.

Not to sure how you set it up, but the API might be less resource intensive than using an iframe? Plus also the iframe would be pulling data from overseas servers. The pdf is perfect, exactly what I was talking about. Awesome work, now just to make it work for you. One of my best experiences, assisted Franco with his venture into SA/Swaziland, and afterwards he sent me 5 kilos of GHS stuff. Something I did not expect. What an amazing man, RIP. This has been happening since the 90's, but there still are landraces, its the reason why I say Durban is rated as the top 10% rarest genetics in the world, and still considered a dominant landrace. Its documented and catalogued. I dont think there are good enough reasons to dislike GHS, yes they did take landrace strains, swopped them with european genetics with farmers willingly. But the work they have done for cannabis?

I think it has gone way past users grow journals, but like I said before they are important. You have sites like https://en.seedfinder.eu/ and phylos.bio. They have good references to seeds, names, breeders, lineage etc. Including South African breeders, both here and abroad. What I would really like to see on seed sale sites is a rough cannabinoid profile of what to expect. One of the reasons is I am looking for high myrcene and THC seeds at the moment, and other reasons is the technology is available for it to be tested, so it can be made available.

I think you missed the point. They breed and sell internationally, so what you saying. Dont worry. You probably dont get out much. Do you know what it takes to show face, attend meetings, setup stands, speak to people, sell your product.

I think there is already an established local craft cannabis industry here in South Africa, for sometime too. Since Cannabist is a local seedbank I think you should invest heavily in local genetics, breeders. We have guys like @Totemic and AmaDeadlly who have already established reputations who probably would like an extra sales funnel. Offering these craft local seeds would only be a win win for everyone. Loco is lekker. If the price is right - Price can vary for rarity, demand or the reputation of the seed always. Only if bud tested - You should know what you are growing. Only if breeder has a grow log - goes without saying or grow journals like here. No, don't think SA is there yet - We already there. Breeder has a good reputation - reputation is everything, quality product, good service. I have to disagree, they most likely spend more on development of their product with operations here and overseas. They sell overseas breeders sealed packs, so they are international strains. For a bit of history and current affairs, I ended up going on Nigerian News Central about an hour ago trying to speak/waffle about Cannabis. WTF,,,,,, While doing some homework I looked at the Nigerian 99 i grew from Afropips in 2005, wish these seeds were still available here. Afroman, Maljim, Malawi Jim had hybrids of Malawi ,Durban, Congo, Swazi.... you name it. I remember him coming in a top place at HighTimes Cannabis Cup, in 2004 I think. Just a simple man born in the 60's in Durban who ended up making a name for himself in the Uk, USA, Canada. I support local and would love to see another breeder/bank offering solid local african genetics, that compete locally and internationally.

I am making my purchase tonight, I have followed her work for years and know its going to be a hell of a read and learning curve. What i love is she lives, breathes cannabis, and put it in words for us to understand more about the queen of the jungle. Its not just someone hopping on the bandwagon. I know I am go read it under my plants, outdoors, in the sun, STONED.

Great to know the author of a newly published book has finally completed her works. Sista Vee Nohombile as a herbalist has worked with the medical aspects of cannabis sativa for several decades. The book is for sale in good stores or can be directly ordered from her FB page, THC Plant. "Cannabis is the Human Companion Plant was born out of the urgent need to publish an introductory guide-line as to how the recently discovered human Endocannabinoid System (EC system, ECS) works, and the truth about the importance of the Cannabis plant to our health. As the writer it is important for me to present this vital information in such a way that even ordinary, non-medical people will be able to read with relative ease, even if they have never heard about Cannabis before. There is no doubt that people need scientific proof, and everyone should absolutely always insist on scientific evidence. The challenge has always been to search for literature and scientific proof about the healing properties of the Cannabis plant, and then to correlate authentic scientific evidence with ancient knowledge carried down by generations of herbalists and traditional healers."

Not as high as our salami and pork chops. We sell salami. R120 p/k, available right now. Tell me about it. During our first loadshedding this afternoon, took a gap and went fishing with the doos dogs. So the bully has not been on a trip for awhile and was lank keen. 10km down a dirt road, no one around, tranquil, peaceful. Straight away dumb and dumber are in the water doing laps while I am sorting my rod. Throw my first cast away from the egg heads, bully reckons its a game of fetch . He got caught in my line twice, scared the millions of fish away, wet my lighter, and eventually gave him the rest of the bait. Had a fun day in the sun, basically sun tanning and then the one boy fell out the bakkie on the way. Legend afternoon!!!

First time you purchased from Cannabist @Ill_Evan

Well done @Cannabist . Welcome back and wishing you the best for 2021. I will get in contact with you in the morning.

Looks like this is happening in March? Have not had a reply yet, would like to enter and attend if possible.

Looking delicious. You get any gooseberries? I have had hundreds, but all the animals get to them first. I have not eaten one this season.

Washed my buds last season due to being close to sandy piggery and you could see the dirt. It was a serious mission but you would be surprised at all the stuff that comes off the bud. The difference in before and after was huge. I cant for certain say the smoke was better, but I did know I smoked alot less junk. As per above, try and do it when its hot and sunny rather than cold and wet. Mold is horrible.

And bang, the final product, was hoping for better pictures and colors, but this was the result. Delicious. Also made a logo today for my bottles of liquor.

Hi @Feedaseed Congrats on your new journey and stepping out your comfort zone, site is looking great. If you looking for a leg up in the US market I can possibly assist as that is what I do for clients in SA, USA and Canada. Happy to chat, send a DM.