So, now with samples from Latin American, African, South and Southeast Asian varieties in the database, what is this saying about the history of cannabis in Latin America and Africa? The galaxy is clearly showing a close relationship between the gene pool of these regions, with Mexico, Nicaragua, and Jamaica being in a not-too-distant location from samples with origins in Angola, Tanzania, Ethiopia, India, and Thailand.
It makes me wonder when cannabis first entered SSA, and whether the gene pool around Latin America is more based in plants brought from Asia or Africa. Also, does the relationship between varieties in such distant countries in Africa and South/Southeast Asia represent a phenomenon related to the natural range of cannabis, or does it hint towards ancient trade/contact between the regions? There is also a Brazilian that is more related to the hemp from Europe.
This is all dependent on the accuracy of the labeling of the samples of course.
It makes me wonder when cannabis first entered SSA, and whether the gene pool around Latin America is more based in plants brought from Asia or Africa. Also, does the relationship between varieties in such distant countries in Africa and South/Southeast Asia represent a phenomenon related to the natural range of cannabis, or does it hint towards ancient trade/contact between the regions? There is also a Brazilian that is more related to the hemp from Europe.
This is all dependent on the accuracy of the labeling of the samples of course.