Afghan refers to a broad-leafleted indica landrace brought from northwestern Afghanistan to California and the Netherlands in the 1970s. In Afghanistan, these varieties are cultivated to extract hashish. When hippies brought Affie from Asia to California, it led to the North American “indica invasion.” It became one of the foundation varieties of contemporary cannabis and today nearly all indicas have Affie as an ancestor. Prized because it could be harvested in mid-October outdoors, Affie is a squat, bushy plant up to 8 feet (2.5 meters) tall, which produces a profusion of resinous buds. In Southern California there is a very rare, clone-only phenotype called “The Affie,” which was subsequently used by seed company, DNA Genetics, to breed their “LA Confidential.” The Affie ranks among the great cannabis cultivars in the world. They are among the few true kush varieties of cannabis.
AFGHAN, also known as AFGHANI #1 or AFFIE
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