Durban Poison - 3.5g
(South African Landrace)
Durban Poison isn’t just a strain, it’s a legacy. Straight from South Africa’s legendary landrace, this pure sativa is a cornerstone for any serious cannabis connoisseur. Known for its crisp, sweet pine and earthy spice, Durban Poison’s aroma is instantly recognizable and always fresh. The buds are dense, glossy, and packed with sparkling trichomes, a testament to its potent heritage. It boasts an energizing, clear-headed high that kicks in fast and keeps you focused, creative, and uplifted without the crash. It’s the strain for those who demand sharp mental clarity and long-lasting effects, whether you’re powering through the day or looking to spark inspiration.
Our flower is hand trimmed and hand packed with only the best whole nugs in every jar.
- Earthy
- Woody
- Spicy/Herbal
UpNorth is a premier indoor cannabis brand located in California's Emerald Triangle. With roots tracing back decades, UpNorth preserves commitment of honouring the heritage of legacy and landrace strains.
Durban Poison has deep roots in the Sativa landrace gene pool. The strain’s historic phenotypes were first noticed in the late 1970s by one of America’s first International strain hunters, Ed Rosenthal. According to cultivation legend, Rosenthal was in South Africa in search of new genetics and ran across a fast flowering strain in the port city of Durban. After arriving home in the U.S., Rosenthal conducted his own selective breeding process on his recently imported seeds, then begin sharing. Rosenthal gave Mel Frank some of his new South African seeds, and the rest was cannabis history.
Frank, who wrote the “Marijuana Grower’s Guide Deluxe" in 1978, modified the gene pool to increase resin content and decrease the flowering time. In search of a short-season varietal that could hit full maturation on the U.S. East Coast, Frank’s crossbreeding efforts resulted in two distinct phenotypes, the “A” line and “B” line. The plant from Frank’s “A” line became today’s Durban Poison, while the “B” line was handed off to Amsterdam breeder David Watson, also known as “Sam the Skunkman.”
Durban Poison has a dense, compact bud structure that’s typical of landrace Indica varieties, but the flowers’ elongated and conical shape is more characteristic of a Sativa.