Scandinavia and the World
Scandinavia and the World

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The Doomsday Seed Vault on Svalbard has over 21,500 cannabis 20 8, 7:00am

The main reason for so many cannabis seeds is because there are so, so, SO many varieties of hemp and marijuana. Hemp's DNA is ridiculously easy to manipulate, and new strains can be bred very quickly. There are over 400 documented species of hemp, and that's not counting all the subspecies and varietals. It's also a very useful plant: fiber products, biodegradable plastic, building materials, CBD (non-psychotropic pain medication). It's a highly nutritious source of vegetable protein, fiber, fatty acids, iron, and other vitamins and minerals. Plus it's a nitrogen fixer for soil, so it will grow on and improve the quality of poor soil. So, yeah, they've earned their spots in the vault.