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G-13 (Gaby) is a potent strain of cannabis that is the subject of urban legends.1
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University involvement
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There are rumors that the University Of Mississippi1 and/or University of Washington were involved in the development of this strain. Seeds from the G-13 originating in Seattle,were leaked by students and some local growers managed to cross-breed with Blueberry strains, making "PG-13" in the late 90s, nicknamed such because it is a purple colored G-13. PG-13 remains the most common version of G-13 available in the Northwest, as almost all legitimate full breed G-13 has long since disappeared. Examples of PG-13 and its closest relatives are not always easily recognizable, but they are consistently more potent and pungent than most high end indoor buds available in the Pacific Northwest region. However, the University Of Mississippi study was completely unrelated; it was part of an international effort to properly classify Cannabis through research and information collection about its scientific and medicinal applications. No strains or hybrids were (reportedly) developed through this study.
CIA involvement
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It has been alleged that G-13 was created by government agencies such as the CIA and the FBI who focused on hybridizing different strains of cannabis from Michael Hallman in the 1970s. Supposedly, these organizations bred a strain of cannabis through hybridization that was more potent than any other. It also supposedly has a concentration of THC of 28% (approx) by weight, which is almost double the average amount of the chemical in most high-grade sinsemilla grown commercially. One story states that a single cutting of this potent strain was liberated from the government facility in Mississippi 2. Although the man they call Michael Hallman assembled a world class cannabis collection during the late 1960s and early 1970s, there is no evidence that these researchers were ever involved in breeding high quality cannabis.3
Afghanistan
In some regions, stories state that a potent Afghani strain was most likely the basis for these rumors1; over time, the potent strain's qualities were exaggerated mostly into modern urban legends. Because the sale of cannabis is illegal in the United States, it is not monitored by the government; for this reason, it is common for vendors to exaggerate the qualities of their product, possibly accounting for the urban legends. Many cultivators and distributors of the strain continue to claim that it was developed through government experiments as evidence of its high potency.who?
In popular culture
The G-13 strain was mentioned in the film American Beauty. In the film, a young dealer named Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley) hands a bag of what looks to be about an eighth (1/8 of an ounce, commonly 3.5 grams) to Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) and says, "This shit is top of the line. It's called G-13. It's genetically engineered by the U.S. Government. It's extremely potent, but a completely mellow high. No paranoia."
Performance in Competition
For the 2006 Cannabis Cup, Barney's Coffeeshop of Amsterdam produced a strain of cannabis which they named "G-13 Haze". Barney's gave away 1.0 gram samples of G-13 Haze to those who had purchased a Judges Pass for the festival. This specific strain won 2nd place on that year's Cannabis Cup, and 1st place on the 2007 Cannabis Cup4.
References
- ^ a b c Jason King (2006). The Cannabible 3. Ten Speed Press, 27 et seq. ISBN 1580087868. "No cannabis strain on the planet has more herban legend and rumor associated with it than G-13"
- ^ The Seed Bank. 1988 Catalogue. Ooy, The Netherlands
- ^ Doorenbos, Norman J., Patricia S. Fetterman, Maynard W. Quimby, and Carlton Turner. 1971. Cultivation, extraction, and analysis of Cannabis sativa L. Annals New York Academy of Sciences 191: 3-14.
- ^ "Cannabis Cup Winners 2007". nederwiet.blogspot.com. Retrieved on Nov 26, 2007.
External links
- G-13 at Wikistrains (the cannabis strain Wiki)
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