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Hunting for the World's Most Mythical Cannabis: Big Sur Holy Weed

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In this weed detective story, Lester Black goes on a year-long hunt for the legendary Big Sur Holy Weed. Did a monk named Perry really create the strain in the 1960s? Black clearly wants the myth to be true, but the world of weed is a hazy one. While it seems the Big Sur Holy weed may be more mythic reputation than a reliably preserved strain, in his fascinating search Black does uncover some plausible contenders—now themselves threatened by hea…
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Longreads broke the news in on Friday, February 20, 2026.
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