Interview with a Breeder: Dutch Passion

Orange bud strain, outdoor. Firmly established in the cannabis industry as purveyors of top-quality cannabis genetics, Dutch Passion are renowned for inventing the feminised seed and creating strains such as Orange Bud, Power Plant, and more recently Frisian Dew and Frisian Duck. Here, Mahmoud Hanachi – Head of Genetics and New Territories at DP – chatted to us about the highs and lows of breeding cannabis and what’s in store ahead. How did you get into breeding cannabis, can you tell us a bit about your personal journey in the cannabis world?  I started out as a consumer of the product. When I realized you could “grow your own”, I started doing that as I had some friends that were already doing it. And I liked it. A bit later I got to know my current wife and she happened to be the daughter of Henk van Dalen, owner and founder of Dutch Passion. He was professionalizing his business at the time and I was working a sales job at another company. He then asked me if I did not want to do the same “trick” for his company and I agreed. When I started working at DP, my knowledge about our beloved plant and the breeding process increased and I took some breeding classes in The Netherlands. We are known for our greenhouse horticulture and I learned a lot from these classes about breeding and seed production. Not just for cannabis but for plants in general. Of course I applied my…

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