Arjan Roskam (born April 4, 1970) is a
cannabis
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entrepreneur
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, 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.
Roskam is also known as the (self-appointed) "King of Cannabis".
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Green House Seed Company
Together with Scott Blakey Arjan Roskam co-founded the Green House Seed Company in Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...
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.
Arjan's Haze #1 won the Cannabis Cup
The ''High Times'' Cannabis Cup is a cannabis festival sponsored by ''High Times'' magazine. The event features judges from around the world who sample and vote for their favorite marijuana varieties, with cups (trophies) being awarded to the ove ...
in 2006. Super Lemon Haze from the firm won the Cannabis Cup in 2008 and 2009.
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
A landrace is a domesticated, locally adapted, often traditional variety of a species of animal or plant that has developed over time, through adaptation to its natural and cultural environment of agriculture and pastoralism, and due to isolation ...
from around the world.
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.
National Geographic
Roskam appeared on the show '' Drugs, Inc.'', in the "Marijuana" Episode, in which he discussed his work in the Cannabis business.
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Living people
Cannabis in the Netherlands
1970 births