WHITE WIDOW

White Widow was the first of the White family of cannabis varieties claimed by Scott Blakey. At that time, he was at Green House Seeds in Amsterdam, before he had left (with some acrimony) to found Mr. Nice. White Widow is a very potent cross of a Brazilian sativa with a South Indian hybrid of Afghan and Indian genetics. It won the 1995 High Times Cannabis Cup and its successors became known as the White family of cannabis genetics, going on to capture several more Cannabis Cups.

White Widow was one of the first cannabis varieties to be marketed worldwide within the cannabis cultivation community. That marketing push established White Widow as a brand and it remains one of the best-known varieties in modern cannabis culture.

Notes

Cannabis breeding for seed banks is an agricultural blood sport. Individuals that become breeders of great cannabis are rare and prized, and when they don’t feel understood or appreciated they can bolt. This is what happened with Scott Blakey at Green House Seeds. After creating White Widow, he left Green House and started Mr. Nice with new partners that included Neville Shoenmaker and Howard Marks.