![]() Stachys minima in 2020 Flower spike, Purple flowers Would be sufficient (catalpa sp., for example). “I’m ready to go forward,” says Blair, “but I’m held back by what’s going on the in the marketplace.Read our landscape designer’s guide to flowering trees in dc, virginia, and maryland Purple flowering trees to add color to your landscape. In his mind, although not official, #26 feels like an Indigo Sunset. Blair says he kept the names as numbers for future collaborators who may want to name them something special. The seeds of Canna Country Farms’ favorite genetics, #3, #9, #26, and #27, are all on the road to being patented. The Ethical Data Alliance has more information on this process and offers optimism that the cannabis industry will have solid proprietary patents to lean on in the future. Canna Country Farms says they are patenting the seed, which wouldn’t technically be considered marijuana. ![]() There are more options for cannabis companies than there were in the past when it comes to legal side-steps to the overarching federal prohibition. This is the first step to patent,” says Blair. It’s all about data, so we have the data to go forward with the patent. It’s $5000 per ticket per cultivar and I’ve been working on it for three years. The farm is already on the road to patenting four of its unique strains. “You can’t find these strains anywhere else,” says Blair. Experts say the terroir can gift terpenes and medicinal effects that cannot be replicated indoors. Canna Country Farms’ genetics and the soil (or terroir) of this part of California, offers value to the consumer. Lindsey Bartlettīecause of these unique genetics, the potential for owning proprietary, patented strains would be an ideal future for the Blairs. Unique genetics grown by Canna Country Farms. ![]() If I did another year, I think I would kick my own ass.” “It comes down to, can I even sell it? If I can’t sell it, it’s year 2 of not selling all of my weed. “I’m on the fence about planting these,” says Blair. In the worst-case scenario, and thanks to the state’s overly strict regulations, they have to destroy some of their crop at the end of the season. Because of statewide supply gluts, the same goes for a lot of small farms in this area today. The quality of this cannabis isn’t always reflected in its demand. To grow and dry them takes a lot of time, stress, and labor.” To get the data, I would plant and let it grow and finish it on its own. One of the hoops we have to jump through as a small farm is collecting that data because it costs so much in labor. “Yes, we have not seen one herm flower yet on them. Is the unique lineup of Canna Country strains ‘stabilized’? “We are doing all the data on that,” says Blair. “For it (#26) to be less than 20% THC and place top 20, that’s huge to me.” “Most people don’t have the chance to smoke this terpene, it’s pretty rare,” Blair told Boveda in a recent video interview. #26 placed second for sun-grown cannabis at the 2021 Emerald Cup. “I’m trying to show the diversity of our strains in one garden.” Blair’s favorite cultivar? The #26.Ĭanna Country Farms is well-known for its #26, a rare ocimene-forward strain with a high terpene percentage and signature purple hue. He admires one of his favorite scenes on the property that looks down a long row of plants to the view of the mountains. “We have 11 strains,” says Blair as he walks the rows of ten-foot-tall plants. ![]() Canna Country Farms is cultivating some patent-worthy strains in Humboldt County.
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