Africa, the continent famously known for her abundance of natural resources, such as diamonds, sugar, salt, gold, iron, cobalt, uranium, copper, bauxite, silver, petroleum and cocoa beans, but also woods and tropical fruits. Not forgetting, of course, cannabis; a ton of it. Glorious, sublime, majestic cannabis. I’m not talking about the fields of gorgeous hemp, rich in CBD and natural oils. No no no, I, my dear friends, am talking about some of the best AAA grade stanky danky psychosomatic icky sticky furry sparkly Marijuana out there. Yes, and I’ll dare say it, in the entire world.

The term Landrace is not a technical one, but it is, however, one I need to lay down the exact definition for, as this word forms the cornerstone of this piece.

“Definition of landrace cannabis strains (also called landraces or purebreds) are cannabis strains that have developed in their natural environment and have never been crossed with any other strain but inbred through many, many generations. Most landrace genetics are therefore 100% Sativa or 100% Indica, although there are some exceptions.”

I’ve decided to do a simple list for you as I know many of you may be stoned reading this (I know I am while writing this; I just hit a joint of some yummy though strangely floral Blue Cheese
and it’s hit me directly in the side of the face).

As the equator runs slap-bang straight through sub-Saharan Africa, no one can argue that it makes for some of the most perfect weather for growing some serious bud. In fact, Africa actually produces mostly uplifting sativa dominant strains making for lovely clear-headed highs. Africa’s landrace strains contain extremely high percentages of THC.

Right, going forward, here is an informative straight-to-the-point list of some of the BEST African landrace strains.