Americans have a high opinion of Durban’s wacky weed
DURBAN is reaching new heights on the international scene, making headlines around the world not just for great surfing, but now apparently for some of the best dagga in the world – not that it’s a secret among Durbanites.
Famously known as the “ageing hippie” on That 70s Show, US actor, comedian and musician Tommy Chong recently launched a “designer range” of cannabis products – one of which takes its name from Durban.
Chong used the city’s name in his product called Durban Haze, as part of his US-grown range of legal cannabis, and launched it in Denver, Colorado, at the cannabis connoisseur shop, Northern Lights Cannabis Co.
His new range includes brands such as Blue Dream and Grape Stomper. These two strains and Durban Haze are popular hybrid strains that originated in California and Africa. His designer strains are available in Arizona, Califor nia, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Colorado, and are all described as organic, locally sourced, handpicked and packaged – as well as lab certified. The Northern Lights Cannabis Co. made history in January 2014 with the first ever legal recreational marijuana sale in Denver, Colorado.
According to numerous online reviews, Durban Haze is the best of the range.
Chong, who advocates the use of cannabis as a health and wellness product, had his association with the US’s National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) cut after a video emerged of him nodding off at the wheel and then trying to mask the odour of cannabis before meeting with his parole officer.
He had been the NCIA’s celebrity marijuana activist.