Philosopher Seeds News

2024 is coming to an end, and with it, a year full of successes for Philosopher Seeds and our community of growers. It has been a year in which auto-flowering strains have reaffirmed their place as the favorites of many, combining ease of cultivation, fast times, and high-quality harvests. Both novice and veteran growers have found in these seeds the perfect solution to get the most out of their growing spaces.

With each new season, we strive to work hard to expand our catalog and offer you a collection of automatic strains that meet your expectations, with solid results and a wide range of effects and flavors to choose from. Before closing the year, we want to share with you the five best-selling auto-flowering strains in 2024, so you can discover the reasons behind their popularity. Let's get to it!

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The medicinal properties of cannabis are a hot issue among the global scientific community. Today, studies and trials on the different cannabinoids and terpenes are more and more numerous, which is reliable proof of both the increasing interest about these molecules and the presence of a number of benefical effects that may help people around the world to treat a vast number of medical conditions.

Philosopher Seeds are aware that information on cannabinoid and terpene content is much more requested today than just a few years ago, so we're proud to publish here the first complete analysis of one of our top sellers, the amazing Lemon OG Candy. Hopefully, this will be the first of a series of tests performed on our cannabis strains. Let's check the results now!

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Philosopher Seeds wants to invite all you guys to the Mani-Fiesta-Acción, a march for cannabis legalization that will take place the next Sunday, 28th May (Puerta del Sol, Madrid) under the heading "A day for responsible regulation".

It'll start at 17h with a multitudinary march which will be closed with a great concert, where various cannabis friendly, renowned artists have been invited.

The main goals of this inititative are obvious: to claim for the rights of cannabis users and growers, for the cannabis sector to be understood as a generator of wealth for society, and also to dignify cannabis seeds as a cornerstone of this industry.

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Regular seeds are the basis of all cannabis varieties known today. Despite the success of feminized seeds, which took over the seed market almost a couple of decades ago, many growers still prefer regular strains for several reasons, such as originality of genetics, quality or breeding purposes.

The origins of most feminized seeds marketed today come from señlections of regular seeds made at the end of the past century, which were then used to make the first feminized cannabis hybrids. Philosopher Seeds want to honour these strains with our new Regular Line, a collection of regular seeds that we present you in this article fith the first inclusion, Jamaican Blueberry BX. We'll soon add new and amazing regular strains in this Line, so stay tuned!

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The Philosopher Seeds crew is amazed with the success of one of the last strains added to our catalog, especifically to our Golo Line: Lemon OG Candy. It is awesome to see how all the time and work invested in this project have borne fruit, thus creating one of the best and most appreciated strains in our collection. We're pretty sure that she'll give us plenty of joy and great moments!

Lemon OG Candy is a hybrid between an exceptional Haze plant and an own selection of the popular and acclaimed Super Lemon OG. It combines the best traits of both parents in an explosive mix of flavor, scent and stimulant, uplifting effect. As we see, these chacacteristics make it ideal for those looking for quality Haze genetics, rich in nuances and easy to grow, without a prolonged bloom period.

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Regulating cannabis, either for medical or recreational purposes, is still an issue that every country must face individually, especially after the failure of UNGASS 2016, where a way to develop global drug policies could not be found. However, in 2016 we've seen great advances with regard to decriminalise cannabis use, particularly in Latin America. In this article we'll take a look at the current situation of cannabis in Argentina (the last country to approve its therapeutic use) and also at the importance of social movements, which with their tenacity and efforts have achieved that the government takes a step forward.

Back in 2013, Uruguay already became the first country to legalize medical and recreational cannabis use, sale and production (controlled by the State). Soon after, Colombia and Chile regulated the therapeutic use. Now, it is time for Argentina, which has allowed the import and distribution of cannabis oil (although many people claim that this is not enough since growing is still illegal).

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A new edition of the LIFT Expo, one of the most important cannabis events in Canada, was held during the weekend of the 17th and 18th of September 2016 in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. Once again, and as happened on May at the Lift Expo Toronto, the most important brands of the sector gathered at the Vancouver Convention Center to present their new products and varieties for this year.

Nutrient brands, smoker paraphernalia, growing systems and of course seed companies take profit of this opportunity to meet canadian growers and users, who have a long tradition of cannabis cultivation in this province. Philosopher Seeds was also present in this event with our partners from 420Kingston, which are our seed distributors throughout Canada.

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The third edition of the LIFT Cannabis Expo in Toronto closed its doors leaving a very good feeling among all the companies and visitors that met at the Metro Convention Center of Ontario's capital, in Canada. During the weekend of the 28 and 29 May, 2016, tens of companies from around the world presented their new products for the coming season to an increasing number of public who is showing more and more interest on cannabis - especially on its medicinal properties - edition after edition.

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Recently, at Philosopher Seeds, we have had two wonderful news regarding Canada. On one hand, we have confirmed that Philosopher Seeds will be present at the next Lift Cannabis Expo in Toronto. We can’t wait to meet any grower, breeder or professional of the sector interested in our cannabis varieties. You can find us with our friends from 420 Canada at their awesome booth.

We are very happy to visit Canada, where people have been struggling for marijuana legalization for decades. Doubtless, Canada has a long history as leader of the marijuana industry, with renowned activists, seed banks and breeders, extract artists, etc. We are convinced that we’ll learn plenty of things about all aspects of plant, from varieties and growing systems to legality and policies. For us, it is a great opportunity to meet worldwide specialists on this subject and share experience and knowledge.

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Initially, when we started developing cannabis varieties, we were most concerned about genetics rather than anything else. After this time focused on breeding tasks, it is now time to pay more attention to communication. This is why we have changed some names of our strains, to make them easier to understand in other languages and thus avoid confusion.

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The 4th edition of Expogrow Irun takes place during the 11, 12 and 13 of September 2015 in Irun (Basque country).
Expogrow is the second most important fair in Europe; despite its young age, this fair grows faster in every new edition, since its organisers are familiar with the sector and manage to run a professional and entertaining event . We would like to express our congratulations to them for such a great job.

In this post, we’ll tell you about the different activities that take place during these days, also about the Expogrow Cannabis Cup 2015 - where Philosopher Seeds competed with the Cheesy Auto variety – the speakers in the forum and the artists who support the cannabis cause.

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Philosopher Seeds’ first steps in Italy

About two years ago, our team landed in Italy, just when the cannabis industry had just come out from a harsh persecution that had lasted several years. At that time, not many brands were interested in investing in this country. Both the stringent laws regarding drug use and the strong presence of the church in institutions made this beautiful country a difficult place where cannabis cultivation for self-supply was unlikely to prosper. At present, a change in the course of events seems to be happening, since the end of the Fini Giovanardi law has been the starting point for many growers to get out of the closet as they don’t feel persecuted for growing marijuana for their self-supply. Many people are interested now in starting cannabis-related businesses,  while growers and users are joining groups of cannabis activists to make their contribution.

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Last 7 February, in Tenerife, the awards of the 8th edition of the Canary Island Cup were held, one of the most recognized events in the Canary Islands. Besides this cup, the 3rd Grow Seminar also took place during those days, where we could also enjoy a zone with stands and music concerts.
This year, Philosopher Seeds entered the competition for the first time, winning the first prize in the CBD category with Jack el Frutero , which reached 10,76% of this valued cannabinoid.

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Last autumn, a group of members from Philosopher Seeds travelled to South America to see first hand the current situation of cannabis in South America, which has recently brought really good news.

To do this, we decided to travel to three countries where, for one reason or another, cannabis is gaining more and more importance.

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Philosopher seeds was established as a collective of marijuana breeders who share their genetic collections and create new hybrids with new features. Among this group of breeders we find the passion and experience of one of the pioneers of cannabis breeding in Catalonia, Jimi from Reggae Seeds, creator of the renowned strain Juanita la Lagrimosa - the first recognized high CBD commercial strain – and other famous hybrids that have entered the cannabis seed market through several seedbanks.

It all started when Jimi bought a batch of New York City Diesel seeds from Soma Seeds in which he found a male capable of transmitting its high CBD content to its offspring.  Jimi pollinated some female plants with this male, creating what would become his first breeding lines, where he found that all resulting hybrids offered CBD levels never seen before (up to 10%) in a variable percentage. This was also the beginning of the relationship between CBD and Philosopher Seeds.

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