G13

G13 is a cannabis variety with a movie star story. It is supposed to have originated in the 1970s within the confines of a top secret, secure U.S. government cannabis research facility. This special variety was alleged to have exceeded 29 percent THC. The reality is that the U.S. government does have an official secure marijuana plantation located at the National Center for Natural Products Research (NCNPR) at the University of Mississippi. Supposedly G13 was developed at NCNPR and liberated as a cutting through unknown means. Someone gave G13 to Neville, the Dutch breeder, and the legend grew. Today, G13 is typically used as a breeding plant, but it is also available in dispensaries.

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In the 1999 film American Beauty, the actor Wes Bentley plays a young marijuana dealer who specializes in selling G13 for $2,000 per ounce, an insanely high sum. This supporting role in an Oscar-winning film has further cemented the variety’s legend.