Yea I figure with the industry going fully commercial, its only matter of time before some rare genetics and old school genetics are either lost to big corporations, or that eventually GMO type cannabis will enter the market. I havent heard of any confirmed GMO cannabis yet, but I do know that there are companies using Genetic markers to selectively breed so the next step may be using CRISPR to actually manipulate them. Plus I haven't ever bred with a male before, so its a learning opportunity for me to have plenty of seed stock for future crosses and potentially finding an awesome pheno to work with down the road, something special or if I'm lucky to bring back that pine flavor of the 90s
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I know that sooner or later though, the way the industry is going, more and more "commercial" influence may very well threaten old school strains, so I am ramping up my personal seed bank just in case
I also haven't seen many people actually grow Xmas Bud or Deep Chunk and post their results online, so its an opportunity for others who may be curious about hazeman's strains to see their results. I know I generally research strains and growing techniques before I attempt them, and its still quite hard to find good information within our industry.