Arjan Roskam
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Arjan Roskam | |
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| Born | April 4, 1970 South Africa |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Citizenship | Dutch |
| Organization(s) | Green House Coffeeshops, Green House Seed Company, Strain Hunters, Green House Feeding, Green House Kitchen, GH Medical, GH mental help |
| Known for | Seeds salesman and marketer, Coffee Shops,The Strain Hunters documentary |
| Notable work | Hawaiian Snow, Super Lemon Haze, Flowerbomb Kush and many more |
| Title | self-touted "King of Cannabis" |
| Partner | Rose Np |
| Children | Dax, Storm, Celester, Loulou Roskam |
| Awards | 32 Cannabis Cups |
| Website | https://www.greenhouseseeds.nl |
Arjan Roskam (born April 4, 1970) is a cannabis entrepreneur, the founder of Green House coffeeshops and co-founder of Green House Seed Company. Roskam is known being part of the team that bred the Super Lemon Haze cannabis strain by crossing Lemon Skunk with Super Silver Haze.[1] Roskam is also known as the (self-appointed) "King of Cannabis".
In popular culture
Greenhouse Seed Co.
Together with Scott Blakey Arjan Roskam co-founds the Green House Seed Company in Amsterdam in 1994 based on the seed collection Scott B. brought with him upon his arrival in the Netherlands four years prior. In 1998, Blakey also known as "Shantibaba" sold his share of the company to Roskam, thus making him the sole owner of Green House Seed Company. [2]
Although the Green House Seed Company has received a variety of awards and honours since its establishment, cannabis growers around the world acknowledge that the companys success arguably stands on the merit of Scott Blakeys and Nevil Schoenmakers seed collection and their subsequent selection of plants yieding superior end products and winning Cannabis Cups in the 1990s. . .
Strain Hunters
In 2008 Roskam started a series of documentaries called Strain Hunters, in which he portrays to seek out rare or vulnerable landraces from around the world.[3] [4]
However, it is critically viewed that, throughout his "Strain Expeditions", Roskam exploits local Cannabis farmers around the world by trading rare Cannabis heirloom varieties against his feminised varieties, which has likely led to homogenisation and disparition of highly sought after Cannabis varieties.
Roskam fell under public scrutiny since his claims of being involved in working and selecting world-famous Cannabis varieties known as "White Widow" and "Super Silver Haze", as well as his attempts to register trademark patents for popular Cannabis seed varieties. Arjan Roskams claims to his success largely contradicts Scott Blakeys life story and work, who is widely believed to be the originator of world renowned varieties such as "White Widow", "Super Silver Haze" and many others. [5]
National Geographic
Roskam appeared on the show Drugs, Inc., in the "Marijuana" Episode, in which he discussed his work in the Cannabis business.[6]
References
- ^ "Super Lemon Haze Strain". allbud. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Shantibaba - setting the record straight". THCFarmer - Cannabis Cultivation Network. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ http://strainhunters.com/
- ^ "About". Strain Hunters - Purveyors of Fine Landraces. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "Shantibaba - setting the record straight". THCFarmer - Cannabis Cultivation Network. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
- ^ "National Geographic Goes to Pot". www.celebstoner.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17.
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