Marijuana Market Incentives May Be Reducing Biodiversity In The Plant, Causing A ‘Bottlenecking Of Cannabis Genetics,’ New Study Says

Marijuana Market Incentives May Be Reducing Biodiversity In The Plant, Causing A ‘Bottlenecking Of Cannabis Genetics,’ New Study Says

New research on cannabis genetics suggests that incentives in the legal marijuana market—such as the desire for plants to mature faster and produce more cannabinoids for extraction—may be leading to a decline in biodiversity of the plant worldwide. A graduate thesis published this month combines observations about genetic trends in cannabis with interviews with dozens of plant breeders to explain the factors behind what author Caleb Y. Chen, at …

Marijuana Market Incentives May Be Reducing Biodiversity In The Plant, Causing A ‘Bottlenecking Of Cannabis Genetics,’ New Study Says - Cannabis News World

New research on cannabis genetics suggests that incentives in the legal marijuana market—such as the desire for plants to mature faster and produce more cannabinoids for extraction—may be leading to a decline in biodiversity of the plant worldwide. A graduate thesis published this month combines observations about genetic trends in cannabis with interviews with dozens The post Marijuana Market Incentives May Be Reducing Biodiversity In The Plant…