Arjan Roskam

Arjan Roskam (born April 4, 1970) is a cannabis entrepreneur, the founder of Green House coffeeshops and co-founder of Green House Seed Company. Roskam is known being part of the team that bred the Super Lemon Haze cannabis strain by crossing Lemon Skunk with Super Silver Haze.[1] Roskam is also known as the (self-appointed) "King of Cannabis".[2]

Arjan Roskam
Born (1970-04-04) April 4, 1970
South Africa
NationalityDutch
CitizenshipDutch
Organization(s)Green House Coffeeshops, Green House Seed Company, Strain Hunters, Green House Feeding, Green House Kitchen, GH Medical, GH mental help
Known forSeeds salesman and marketer, Coffee Shops,The Strain Hunters documentary
Notable workHawaiian Snow, Super Lemon Haze, Flowerbomb Kush and many more
Titleself-touted "King of Cannabis"
PartnerRose Np
ChildrenDax, Storm, Celester, Loulou Roskam
Awards32 Cannabis Cups
Websitehttps://www.greenhouseseeds.nl

Green House Seed Company

Together with Scott Blakey Arjan Roskam co-founded the Green House Seed Company in Amsterdam in 1994 based on the seed collection Scott B. brought with him upon his arrival in the Netherlands four years prior. In 1998, Blakey also known as "Shantibaba" sold his share of the company to Roskam, thus making him the sole owner of the firm.[3]

Arjan's Haze #1 won the Cannabis Cup in 2006.[4][5] Super Lemon Haze from the firm won the Cannabis Cup in 2008 and 2009.[2]

In media

Strain Hunters

In 2008, Roskam started a series of documentaries called Strain Hunters, in which he portrays to seek out rare or vulnerable landraces from around the world.[6]

Roskam fell under public scrutiny since his claims of being involved in working and selecting world-famous Cannabis varieties known as "White Widow" and "Super Silver Haze", as well as his attempts to register trademark patents for popular Cannabis seed varieties. Arjan Roskams claims to his success largely contradicts Scott Blakey's life story and work, who is widely believed to be the originator of world renowned varieties such as "White Widow", "Super Silver Haze" and many others. [7]

National Geographic

Roskam appeared on the show Drugs, Inc., in the "Marijuana" Episode, in which he discussed his work in the Cannabis business.[8]

References
  1. "Super Lemon Haze Strain". allbud. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  2. Jimi Devine (August 13, 2022), "The Reigning King of Cannabis: Catching up with Arjan Roskam, the head of Green House Seed Company", High Times
  3. "Shantibaba - setting the record straight". THCFarmer - Cannabis Cultivation Network. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. "Amsterdam cafe owner wins the top prize for his Cannabis at the weed fair". National Post. Toronto. 28 January 2006.
  5. Tierney, John (August 26, 2006). "Lighting Up In Amsterdam". The New York Times. p. A15.
  6. "About". Strain Hunters - Purveyors of Fine Landraces. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  7. "Shantibaba - setting the record straight". THCFarmer - Cannabis Cultivation Network. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  8. "National Geographic Goes to Pot". www.celebstoner.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-17.
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