Culture
Cannabis history, landmark cultivars and popular culture: where the names in the catalogue come from, and what they actually designate.
Culture
Culture6 October 2026·12 min
Afghan hash: traditional production, history and the CBD version
Garda, flame kneading, the Mazari variety: how Afghan hash is made, and what the word "Afghan" means on a CBD resin sold in France.
Culture6 October 2026·12 min
Lebanese hash: the Bekaa, sieving and the red and blond nicknames
Sieving in the Bekaa, slabs pressed in cloth bags, the red and yellow nicknames: the history of Lebanese hash, and what the word "Lebanese" means on a CBD hash.
Culture6 October 2026·11 min
Purple Haze: history of a strain, from Hendrix to CBD flower
The link with Hendrix, the Purple Thai × Haze lineage, where the purple comes from and how to read the analysis of a Purple Haze CBD: what is documented, and what is not.
Culture6 October 2026·11 min
Runtz: meaning of the name, origin and the CBD version of the strain
What the name Runtz means, who launched the strain in 2017, what sets White, Pink and Purple Runtz apart, and how to read the analysis of a Runtz CBD sold in France.
Culture16 September 2026·8 min
Hash maker: the 4 steps behind a batch of CBD hash
Choosing the material, separating trichomes in the cold, drying and curing the resin, building the batch: the hash maker's craft, tools and the French rules.
Culture16 September 2026·8 min
Moroccan hash: 2 kg of resin from 100 kg of plant
Moroccan hash is a resin sieved dry in the Rif. Its yield, where the technique came from, law 13-21 of 2021, and how it differs from a legal CBD resin.
Culture16 September 2026·22 min
Haze strains: from Santa Cruz to 4 compared CBD flowers
The origins of Haze, the lineages published by the breeders of Super Silver Haze or Amnesia, the limits of a strain name, and 4 CBD flowers from the catalogue side by side.
Culture16 September 2026·8 min
Kush CBD: 5 flowers compared, from 6.9% to 13.5% CBD
Five Kush CBD flowers compared batch by batch: stated CBD, dominant terpene, growing method and the price of 100 mg of CBD. What the Kush name does and does not tell you.
Culture16 September 2026·19 min
Skunk: the story of a cultivar and a hijacked word
Skunk is both a Californian cultivar of the 1970s and a British press word for high-THC cannabis. Two meanings, and a CBD flower that fits neither.
Culture11 August 2026·16 min
OG Kush CBD: the history, and what the name really tells you
The OG Kush story comes from growers' accounts, with no records. What genetics says about the name, its aroma, and the CBD versions at no more than 0.30% THC.
Culture18 May 2026·8 min
History of hemp in France: from 176,000 hectares to 632
French hemp growing from the 1666 royal ropeworks to CBD: 176,000 ha in 1840, 632 in 1960 and 22,930 in 2025. The dates, figures and laws behind that curve.
Culture16 May 2026·19 min
Why 420? The true story of cannabis's code number
How 420 came to mean cannabis: a 1971 high-school meeting time, a 1990 flyer, then High Times. The myths to drop, and what April 20 means under French law.
Culture16 May 2026·8 min
Celebrity CBD brands: 10 brands, 3 hurdles in France
Ten cannabis or CBD brands launched since 2015 by stars such as Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart and Mike Tyson, and the French rules that keep them off the shelves.
Culture16 May 2026·23 min
Gorilla Glue #4: the 2012 accident and the 2017 lawsuit
Gorilla Glue #4 came from an unplanned pollination around 2012 and changed its name after the glue maker sued. What is left of it in CBD flowers?
Culture16 May 2026·8 min
Amnesia Haze CBD: what the name says, what the lot says
Amnesia Haze CBD takes its name from a Dutch THC cultivar. What the name suggests, what it leaves unproven, and what the lot profile shows.
Culture16 May 2026·7 min
Gelato #33, #41: the story of a cult cannabis strain
Gelato was bred in California around 2014, and #33 and #41 are pot numbers. Its origin, its aroma, the limits of a strain name, and the legal CBD version.
Culture12 May 2026·7 min
Candy Kush CBD: what the name says, what the lab says
Candy Kush is a trade name with no guaranteed genetics. What the word 'Kush' suggests, what it leaves out, and how to check a lot before buying.
Culture12 May 2026·8 min
Lemon Haze CBD: a hazy origin, a lemon aroma to check
Lemon Haze: seven seed companies, different parents and a lemon aroma credited to limonene. The history, chemistry and side effects of the CBD version.