SEED BANK: <\/strong>I\u2019d love to know a bit about what inspires you.<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS: <\/strong>What inspires me. I love growing and breeding and I\u2019m always excited to explore the plant more. There are so many gene pools from around the world and different time periods. The plant is endless! You\u2019ll always find new expressions you haven\u2019t seen before, and I really love smelling a new smell or seeing a new flower structure out of the ordinary. And of course the unbelievable range of psychoactive effects to discover especially in the more obscure sativa genetics. I really love growing and every aspect of it. Even just being in a bright environment during the middle of winter or a rainy day, brings the spirit up too! Also, the feedback I get from people who grow my strains. Especially when it helps them with a physical or mental health breakthrough. Many of my strains have literally changed peoples lives for the better, something I never imagined when I grew my first plants and made my own seeds!<\/p>

SEED BANK:<\/strong> What is your purpose or desire for breeding\/cannabis, what drives you.<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS:<\/strong> My purpose or desire is basically as stated above. I\u2019d add that it feels more like a service to the plant in some ways too. I like to keep alive the old rare varieties that are super hard to find, and get their seeds out to so many growers so that these rare types won\u2019t be lost. I like to explore and educate people and keep the gene pool exciting and diverse<\/p>

SEED BANK:<\/strong> What makes your seeds special and unique?<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS:<\/strong> For the most part, I try to avoid breeding with the same gene pools that the majority of people are using. I am looking for unique expressions and that\u2019s often found in strains you\u2019ve never heard of. I\u2019m also extremely in tune with the effects of every plant. Many breeders are not at all aware of the effects these days and it\u2019s one of the many reason so many people complain that weed isn\u2019t good like it was decades ago. I select things based off their effects, and people tend to agree with my experience of the effects more often than not. Each person is unique but there\u2019s still a general trend that a specific plant will effect a majority of people in a similar manner. Being in tune with these effects and being super picky has allowed me to create strains that really stand out and produce memorable positive experiences for so many people!<\/p>

SEED BANK: <\/strong>What are you seeing in the future?<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS:<\/strong> What I am seeing in the future is a big mix of things. Generally, things are going in a very bad direction for the plant, on so many levels, but I am trying to be one of the many people who influences things to a more positive direction. <\/p>

A lot of things have many angles to them, for example legalization is helping people to be free and not behind bars, which is super important. At the same time it\u2019s been leading to a lot of negative progress for the plant, and restricting people from honest interactions with it. Until anyone and everyone can grow and sell legally without barrier to entry restrictions, cannabis is basically reserved for the ultra wealthy large corporations, who usually grow on such a big scale and with such big risk, that quality goes down real fast. <\/p>

The gene pool is also becoming a bottleneck of GSC hybrids, with at least 95% of all strains being produced in America having one common shared ancestor, which means the possibilities are reduced and everything become more and more similar. I am trying to lead by example and produce a lot of exciting seeds of different varieties and there are other passionate breeders doing the same thing. I also do a lot of teaching about cultivation with a focus on health and quality. I encourage everyone to grow and breed at home. <\/p>

There are also a lot of problems starting to be uncovered by the widespread shift to LEDs which began with corporate lobbying and has a huge profit structure behind it, so I am helping growers go back to healthier light sources and learn the truth about MH technology, especially the wideband infrared and UV which are so critical to our health and the plants too. It\u2019s a misconception that LEDs can create UV and IR in their true wideband forms, they only produce narrow wavelength spikes, and this has huge implications as no light source on earth has ever been missing the full infrared a and b portions of the spectrum until now.<\/p>

SEED BANK: <\/strong>What\u2019s your opinion on the state of cannabis?<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS: <\/strong>My opinion on the state of cannabis is basically that it is following the footsteps of big agriculture. Where a majority of the varieties were lost, and big production focuses on profits above all else. Profit is fine, if you are doing something good, but most of them are poisoning people, the planet, and disrespecting the plant. However the state of cannabis in home grows is generally wonderful! There are so many people able to grow their own medicine and experience truly loved and healthy organic cannabis with no chemicals or pesticides! Home growing is always going to be number one and I hope for a world where most people who can\u2019t grow are able to get their herb from a small local home grower too!<\/p>

SEED BANK: <\/strong>What would you like to see occur?<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS: <\/strong>I would like to see home growers be allowed an unlimited amount of plants no matter where on earth they live. I\u2019d love to see real discussions on the actual benefits and harms of the plant, people smoking with more intention, a wider variety of genetics on the market and an end to the genetic bottleneck that threatens our plant. <\/p>

Most dispensaries have ten or more strains on the menu and 9 of them will all be relatives of the same parent line, making them essentially the same with different nuances in flavor if you\u2019re lucky. It would be great to see more unrelated lines grown again. I want to see growers switching back to MH bulbs, and or new innovations in indoor lighting to recreate the sun and move away from the harmful LEDs. <\/p>

Of course true legalization would also make it easier to grow in the real sun without fear! I don\u2019t expect a fair type of legalization to happen, because it doesn\u2019t fit the profit incentives of those big weed companies who lobby for legalization under their terms. But we can always hope for an envision a better future. For now, I encourage everyone to just grow anyways!<\/p>

SEED BANK: <\/strong>Where will Mass Medical be in ten years?<\/p>

MASS MEDICAL STRAINS:<\/strong> I have no idea where Mass medical will be in ten years. I\u2019d say hopefully in more home gardens than ever! It\u2019s been an amazing journey already, and I\u2019m grateful for everyone\u2019s support along the way!<\/p>