A landrace hunter is someone who travels to regions with traditional cannabis farming to find and collect seed from local populations, usually to preserve them, breed with them or sell them.
In practice
Landrace hunting has saved material that would otherwise have vanished, and it has also taken farmers' work without credit or payment. A responsible collection looks like this: farmers know what is being collected and why, they agree to it, the collector records the village or region, date, local name and growing practice, and the source community receives credit and a fair share of any benefit. Collected seed should be grown out openly, documented and shared, not reduced to a brand name.
Taking cannabis seed across borders is illegal in many places, and access to genetic resources is regulated by national law in many countries. Check local and national rules.
Don't confuse with
- Seed bank (vendor): may sell "landrace" seed that was collected long ago, remade, or hybridised.
- Biopiracy: taking genetic resources or traditional knowledge without consent or benefit-sharing.
Myth check
GenetixBay position: landrace growers built the foundation of nearly every modern line and deserve far more credit. Landrace hunting vs biopiracy is a real distinction: consent, credit and compensation make the difference. See landrace hunting and biopiracy.
