G13 . . . why?

[darkravenAMP]

Why did the government develop the indica strain, G13? I've heard about it being a powerful and extremely mellow (no paranoia) high but never had any as i hear it's hard to get a hold of and/or grow. So . . . anyone know WHY G13 was developed? Military reasons? Research purposes? other?

Let me know what you guys think.

[darkravenAMP]

well okay, i couldn't find out why, but here's some info about G13 that you might find interesting:

100% indica, medium hight, likes to branch out. G-13 is a must have for any serious growers, and breeders. Whatever male I used to breed with the G-13 produced a large percentage of ultra high resin producing plants. High Producer, 6-7 weeks flowering. G-13 is easily cloned, can be sucessfully rejuvinated after flowering. G-13 as a female only exsists as a clone. Although I myself as well as many others are trying to assimilate this breed in seed.
You know that it is G-13 when you roll it. If you use your fingers to break up buds, they will become so sticky, that is is very difficult to roll. Smoking G-13 doesn't produce any sleepy, heavy head, or headache symptoms.

found this on the net, google search etc. interesting eh?

[darkravenAMP]

also:

G13 is the alleged codename for a strain of marijuana, supposedly developed by several U.S. government agencies during the 1960's. According to myth, the CIA, FBI, and other agencies procured the best strains of marijuana from breeders all over the world. At a secret installation in Mississippi, they bred many new hybrids. Putting these together, they created a strain that was more powerfully intoxicating than any of the original hybrids. This strain, G13, was a primarily indica phenotype strain and provided a very potent smoke and a completely mellow high. Allegedly a single cutting of this potent strain was stolen by an employee at this government facility and released into the public domain. This is of course a myth used by dealers to sell product, or seed banks to sell seeds. Some modern breeders claim to have strains which are descendents of the original G13 strain. While this is most likely not true, chances are the strain they are selling is much more potent than anything produced 30 years ago. To date, no government agency or independent verification of this strain has been released. Other rumors say G13 was developed by the University of Washington's cannabis-testing-facility in the 1970's for medical testing, but this, too, has not been quantified.

This strain was featured in American Beauty, a movie. In the movie a young dealer hands a bag of what looks to be about an eighth (1/8 of an ouce, commonly 3.5 grams) to another character saying, "This shit is G13. It was genetically engineered by the government. It's incredibly potent, but a super-mellow high. No paranoia", then charges him $2000. This bogus line is responsible for a boost in the mythical strain's popularity.

[chevyguy2034]

interesting little tidbit: apparently G13 is so named because it was in Grow room number 13