In the heart of downtown Los Angeles, Clade 9 marches to the beat of its own drum. Dave Holmes and his team of experts exude passion and perfection at every step of the growing process. But they are more than experienced growers who love the plant. Indeed, through a meticulous process of phenotype-hunting and conducting thousands of live trials, Clade 9 has narrowed the genetic pool—which is more like a sea—to a handful of extremely successful home-bred strains. In fact, 60% of the varieties they grow are original strains with household names among Angelinos.
These names are flavored by local landmarks and culture. For instance, Fig Bar is named after Figueroa—the main street through downtown LA; and Diamond Bar shares its name with a city in Southern California. Other popular original strains, such as Orange Push Pop and J1, undergo an intensive classification and naming process based on principle component analysis of terpene groups and chemical profiles. The passion and precision at Clade 9 is truly a sight (and a pungent, sweet lemony smell) to behold.
It is not surprising that Angelinos and Californians have fallen in love with Clade 9’s flower and community-centric, home-grown brand. It’s like watching the kid from down the street win gold in the Olympics. Their cannabis is that good, that pungent, and that ground-breaking in its composition and classification.