The plant is adapted to its environment and with "unique growing characteristics based on its flower, on the smell, on the flavor, even on the euphoria" it delivers to those who consume it, he said.īob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailers-founding members of the celebrated reggae group The Wailers-used landrace cannabis, he assures, amid the soothing, tropical ambience of his little garden of Eden-or Jah, the Rastafarian word for God.ĭr Machel Emanuel and his landrace cannabis, which grew naturally in Jamaica before it disappeared as a result of human intervention "In the 50s, 60s, 70s, Jamaica was known for its landrace cultivar which definitely gave Jamaica that international reputation," the rasta doctor explained, dreadlocks hanging down his back.
His specialty: landrace cannabis, which grew naturally in Jamaica before it disappeared as a result of human intervention. Amid mangos, lychees and other jackfruit, Dr Machel Emanuel has planted a field of cannabis plants measuring dozens of square meters-cannabis cultivated in the open, in greenhouses or in his lab in the botanical garden of the Biology Department at the University of the West Indies in Kingston.