The koalas speak to Lelehnia about the report she has been working on for the past six years

REPORT AT A GLANCE – ONE PRESERVED SELECTION. MANY ENVIRONMENTS.

Ten completed Grow-Off samples documented differences in measured cannabinoid and terpene composition among samples from one preserved selection produced under independent cultivation conditions.

MEASURABLE VARIATION. A RECURRING THC-DOMINANT, MYRCENE-LED PATTERN.

Total THC ranged from 8.88% to 25.35%; total terpenes ranged from 0.58% to 1.78%, while the completed samples remained THC-dominant and myrcene-led.

VALUE BEYOND POTENCY.

Among the ten respondents who answered the primary-choice question in a small exploratory consumer survey, none selected THC percentage as the primary reason for interest.

PEOPLE, HISTORY, AND RESPONSIBILITY.

The project combines scientific evidence with provenance, community knowledge, consent, and ethical stewardship.

WHAT THIS REPORT INCLUDES

PROVENANCE • GENETIC RESEARCH • LABORATORY DATA GROW-OFF • CONSUMER RESEARCH • ETHICAL FRAMEWORK

Executive Summary 

The Humboldt Legacy Project was launched by Humboldt Grace in 2020 to explore ethical and practical ways to protect, document, and value cannabis genetics and the knowledge connected to them. HLP Skunk #1 became the project’s first cultivar-level case study.

The work centered on two preserved selections donated to the project: HLP Skunk #1 No. 1 and HLP Skunk #1 No. 3. HendRx Farm served as the primary preservation partner. No. 1 supported consumer research and was later lost as living material. Both selections were registered through Canopyright; No. 3 was used for DNA-supported lineage research and the multi-farm Grow-Off. Distinguishing the selections was essential because findings from one plant cannot automatically be assigned to the other or to every plant sold as Skunk #1.

The project combined historical research and private interviews with David Watson; provenance and acquisition records; whole-genome sequencing through Medicinal Genomics; a THC synthase gene comparison; Canopyright distributed-ledger registration; cultivation by independent growers; cannabinoid, terpene, and exploratory thiol testing through Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs; consumer research; educational programming; and finished-concentrate analysis involving ArcataX, Lightwork Distributors, and SC Labs. Twenty-nine farms and cultivators registered for the Grow-Off, and ten completed samples were represented in the primary Certificate of Analysis dataset. The research was community-led and conducted with approximately $1,463 in direct cash funding, extensive volunteer labor, and donated professional services.

The scientific work contributed useful evidence, but it did not provide a complete answer. HLP Skunk #1 No. 3 showed consistency with the Weiblen Skunk #1 reference at the THC synthase gene examined. This supports continued investigation of the reported lineage; it does not prove complete cultivar identity, ownership, authenticity, or chain of custody. The project therefore uses the language “DNA-supported lineage research” rather than claiming that a laboratory test authenticated all of Skunk #1.

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