Talk:White Widow (cannabis)

Classification
By Haroun I always thought white widow was a pure sativa/mostly sativa. Am I wrong? There's no source for the 40/60 thing in the article. 12.29.165.193 (talk) 19:29, 30 April 2009 (UTC)

Ezzeb La7mer
Well, If you go back to the original breeder, Green House, which you can easily find since they won the cup, you will see that they themseves classify it as a cross between Indica and Sativa genetics, but they don't dare to specify any percentages. If you look at the length of the internode spaces and the way it branches, White Widow is more Indica than Sativa. If you look at the shape of the leaves, they are somewhere in between Sativa and Indica. And if you look at the composition of the resin, (high THC, low CBG and CBD), then it looks more like a Sativa.

This article has major NPOV issues. Big junk.

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Green House was the original breeder in name only. The true White WIdow line is, and always was, in the hands of Shantibaba. When he left GHS in 98, he took his genetics with him. "Real" White Widow can only be procured through Shanti's new comapny, Mr. Nice seeds, under the name Black Widow.

The so-called white widow that Green House still sells is at best an inbred line made from leftover seed stock that Shanti didn't take with him. At worst, it shares no lineage with the original White Widow. No one knows but GHS.

As far as the distribution of sativa/indica attributes, it depends entirely on the phenotype. The Mr. Nice black widow seeds are F1s that still come from the original parents so phenos are all over the place. You can get a pack of 18 seeds and chase whatever pheno you want, be it sativa dom or indica dom.

Hope this helps. At some point I'll do a rewrite of all the elite strains like this one because you're right, this article is junk. thc% is a silly marketing gimmick, and price anecdotes don't belong on wikipedia.

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Hydroskep (talk • contribs) 06:36, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Edits
I went ahead and did edits on this page, removed some nonsense and inappropriate links but it still needs work especially external links.Help is appreciated as I would like to prevent the strains pages from being deleted.mike (talk) 19:33, 8 February 2008 (UTC)mike (talk) 19:31, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Not the highest THC content in the world. It does vary depending on what seedbank the seeds come from, but either way the THC content is not high or even notable. Lgolos (talk) 22:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

You will not die because of the high TCH percentage! And 60 - 80% THC is also not true. so deleted that BS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.194.234.60 (talk) 17:35, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

"In the state of Colorado, White Widow ususally ranges in the 30's -60's area because it is very good cannabis." I'm not sure what this means. Is it saying '30-60 dollars?'? If so, for what amount? This simply does not make sense. Can anyone possibly edit it so it makes sense? Thanks. 98.207.248.160 (talk) 10:03, 8 February 2009 (UTC)

I edited the section which stated dutch breeder Ingemar bred the original white widow to Australian breeder Shantibaba. The reason for this being that the two references linked to the Ingemar entry actually assert Shantibaba to be the one most likely to have bred the original. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.97.197.200 (talk) 16:29, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

Capitalization
Should "White widow" be changed to "White Widow"? -- Another Believer ( Talk ) 00:04, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Background
The original cross-pollination seed stock came from Amsterdam in 1993. The hereditary traits were selected from a 4-way skunk hybrid, an original passion, and a very dominant haze sativa hermaphrodite. The genetic selection was painstakingly retrieved through seven generations of accomplished starts based on potency (haze), caffeine/nar6cotic plateau (4 way), and taste (passion). Yes nar6cotic based on a level of 1-X. The haze was genetically altered using chemicals to increase the female plant ratio. This resulted in a genetic hermaphrodite mutation from which the seeds were harvested. The grower originally named the hybrid based on a really hot female communications engineer with alabaster white skin. She also slept with the most prominent JFK space center political figures, and had all of the warmth of a Black Mamba. AKA. The White Widow. This was In relation to the massive amount of crystal clear THC glands from the sativa characteristics on a dark green leaf (stunning). It was revealed as a massive undertaking to create such a thing of beauty and potency. It was during the height of the techno club scene in the Orlando/Gainesville area (circa 92-95). It was also the height of the DEA crackdowns. The grower mentioned military helicopters constantly surveying the operation and the need to move elsewhere (Sanford). It garnered a lot of attention from unwanted individuals and Lunar SEAclipse Productions in Scottsmoor Fl agreed to give up seed stock as long as the grower’s original name was retained for his or her creation to keep the strain viable. This ultimately led to two more creations based on a mutation from a closely guarded trade secret, and the later a photo reactive somatic mutation. The second creation is known as the Big Green Monster (underwater nar8cotic) and distribution is highly controlled as a gift for medical neccesity. The third creation is called the Legend of the Storm (caffeine narXcotic) and is still under development. Lunar SEAclipse Productions has since moved to a friendlier state environment awaiting licensing. I have not been in touch with the grower in quite some time, but I know the somatic mutation allows for the growth of the plant using very very inexpensive methods. Time to time he/she stops by to chat and I definitely know why they call it the Legend of the Storm. Genre, [ttp://www.firestonelive.net/],. I'm sure Florida regret having lost a legend in suburban gorilla growing tactics. Original THC grain specific weight 9-16% of biomass. Original seedbank stock is near Eden. Scottsmoor (talk) 02:28, 2 June 2010 (UTC)

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This is 100% BS but an entertaining read — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hydroskep (talk • contribs) 06:42, 11 June 2011 (UTC)