Hello ALl - I have been getting in to CBD plants recently and try to always have one going alongside the THC plants.
Anyhow, after some reading about it seems to me that everything leads back to a lady called "juanita la lagrimosa" there are a few varying stories out there - but it certainly seemed that a lot of CBD rich strains can trace their roots back to this one.
The story that seemed to be the most prominent when reading was this version - I pulled the below from the RQS site.
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THE ORIGIN OF JUANITA LA LAGRIMOSA
The demand for
CBD is higher than ever. Breeders have developed
1:1 strains that offer equal parts
CBD and
THC. These varieties boast CBD’s non-psychotropic effects alongside a subtle high. However, breeders have pushed the envelope even further, giving rise to
1:20 THC:CBD strains. These offer a unique experience compared to traditional high-THC variants.
CBD cultivars have taken the market by storm. But where did it all start? Was it the result of intense selective breeding? Or maybe the discovery of an
ultra high-CBD variety?
According to cannabis legend, the creation of
Juanita la Lagrimosa was the catalyst.
Juanita la Lagrimosa’s lineage starts with New York City Diesel. Legend has it that a breeder named Jimi selected the strain from a pack of seeds purchased at Spannabis 2004. He selected three males from the group and crossed them with the sativa-dominant cultivar Reina Madre. This pairing gave rise to Juanita la Lagrimosa.
To begin with, the CBD level of Juanita la Lagrimosa remained elusive. She was a popular variety, and breeders used her to create novel strains such as Dancehall. It wasn’t until some of the offspring started winning High Times Cannabis Cup awards that Jimi decided to run tests. Laboratory analysis unveiled a cannabinoid profile of
22% CBD and around
0.7% THC. Such a staggering level of the cannabinoid was an exciting discovery. Her breeders went on to develop a stable feminized version in 2010.
Juanita la Lagrimosa has since been used to create some of the most popular high-CBD cultivars.
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Just thought I would put it up.
Has anyone tried any of this?
Z