G-13

This article is about a type of cannabis, for the group of research intensive Canadian universities, see Group of Thirteen, for the engine see Suzuki G13, for the Logitech product see Gaming-Keyboard. For the anime see Golgo 13

G-13/White Widow hybrid

G-13 (Gaby) is a potent strain of cannabis that may or may not be the subject of urban legends.

History

CIA involvement

It has been alleged that G-13 was created by the CIA who focused on hybridizing different strains of cannabis in the 1970s. Supposedly, these organizations bred a strain of cannabis through hybridization that was more potent than any other. It also supposedly has a concentration of THC of 28% (approx) by weight, which is almost double the average amount of the chemical in most high-grade sinsemilla grown commercially. One story states that a single cutting of this potent strain was liberated from the government facility in Mississippi . Although the University of Mississippi assembled a world class cannabis collection during the late 1960s and early 1970s, there is no evidence that these researchers were ever involved in breeding high quality cannabis.

University Involvement

There are rumors that the University Of Mississippi and/or University of Washington were involved in the development of this strain. Seeds from the G-13, originating in Seattle, WA, were leaked by student's Kyle White and Will "Ill Will" Renshaw. Local growers managed to cross-breed the G-13 with Blueberry strains, creating PG-13 in the late 90s, nicknamed such because it is a purple colored G-13. PG-13 remains the most common version of G-13 available in the Northwest, as almost all legitimate full breed G-13 has long since disappeared.

Afghanistan

In some regions, stories state that a potent Afghani strain was most likely the basis for the strain; over time, the potent strain's qualities were exaggerated mostly into modern urban legends. Because the sale of cannabis is illegal in the United States, it is not monitored by the government; for this reason, it is common for vendors to exaggerate the qualities of their product, possibly accounting for the urban legends. Many cultivators and distributors of the strain continue to claim that it was developed through government experiments as evidence of its high potency.

In popular culture

The G-13 strain was mentioned in the film American Beauty. In the film, a young dealer named Ricky Fitts (Wes Bentley) hands a bag of what appears to be approximately one half (1/2 of an ounce; 14 grams) to Lester Burnham (Kevin Spacey) and says, "This shit is top of the line. It's called G-13. It's genetically engineered by the U.S. Government. It's extremely potent, but a completely mellow high. No paranoia." The sound byte is used in the stoner metal band Bongzilla's song "Grim Reefer." This strand is referenced in the song I Smoke Every Weed by Walker Young, which received time in the movie Super High Me.It has been postulated that the late, great, comedian, Bill Hicks is actually responsible for the G-13 reference, with American Beauty giving a sideways nod to none his routines in which soldiers in the Gulf War flick through a weapons catalogue choosing which one to fire based on how cool they think it will be. G-12, apparently, "destroys everything but the fillings in their teeth", whilst G-13 is only alluded to as being the next one to choose, which allows for the American Beauty writers to make G-13 a genetically engineered military-grade weed, the anathema of the warlords.

The nerdcore hip hop artist mc chris mentions smoking "Gen-13" in his song entitled "Wiid"

Performance in Competition

For the 2006 Cannabis Cup, Barney's Coffeeshop of Amsterdam produced a strain of cannabis which they named "G-13 Haze aka saballer green". Campini gave away 1.0 gram samples of G-13 Haze to those who had purchased a Judges Pass for the festival. This specific strain won 2nd place on that year's Cannabis Cup, and 1st place on the 2007 Cannabis Cup. we see

Sources

• G-13 Strains From marijuanaculture. Retrieved on January 10, 2009.