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As legalization continues to spread and regulated cannabis markets mature, a critical vulnerability is appearing at a fundamental link on the supply chain: unstable, poorly sourced genetics.
In the push for new strains that look different, sound different, or test at higher levels of THC, the $32 billion legal cannabis industry has drifted away from reliable cultivars. Yet the more we scale, the more it becomes clear that the future of cannabis hinges on heritage genetics.
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Legacy cultivars – the Blue Dreams, Trainwrecks, and Sour Diesels fondly remembered from the legacy market and early-stage medical cannabis era – provide a foundation that many modern
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