Humboldt Seed Company

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Humboldt Seed Company
Founded2001
FounderNathaniel Pennington
Website humboldtseedcompany.com

Humboldt Seed Company is a cannabis seed company based in the U.S. state of California. The company was founded by Nathaniel Pennington in 2001 in the Emerald Triangle of Northern California. [1]

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The company holds a database of Cannabis phenotypes covering thousands of individual plants, and an inventory of their seeds or living plants. Samples were obtained starting in 2018, in "phenotype hunts" with the participation of California growers. [2] [3]

In 2022, it was the first company to register autoflowering cannabis in Colombia. [4]

Marketing

In 2022, the company created the first scratch and sniff cannabis product packaging, incorporating terpenes matching the sealed contents. [5]

In July 2025, Humboldt Seed Company participated in the California State Fair’s Cannabis Experience exhibit, where visitors aged 21 and older could purchase cannabis seed packets for one penny to comply with state regulations. The company supplied over 15,000 seeds for the event, which organizers called one of the largest legal public seed distributions in U.S. history. The initiative aimed to promote home cultivation and reduce stigma around cannabis. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Ellen HOLLAND (March 16, 2023), "Seed Synergy", High Times , archived from the original on March 16, 2023, retrieved March 20, 2023
  2. ↑ Zack Ruskin (March 2022), "Humboldt Seed Company: Genetically gifted", Northwest Leaf, Seattle: New Leaf Publishing, pp. 46–47, archived from the original on 2023-02-26, retrieved 2023-03-20
  3. ↑ Thadeus Greenson (March 21, 2019). "Finding A Unicorn: Humboldt Growers Collaborate in a Quest to Find Superior Cannabis Genetics". North Coast Journal . Eureka, California. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "EXCLUSIVA: Humboldt Seed Company Busca Registrar Variedades de Cannabis en Colombia", El Planteo (in Spanish), August 16, 2022, archived from the original on October 7, 2022, retrieved March 20, 2023
  5. ↑ "First Cannabis "Scratch n Sniff" Packaging Hits Market", Packaging Strategies, December 28, 2022, archived from the original on January 20, 2023, retrieved March 20, 2023
  6. ↑ Garcia, Marlee (July 15, 2025). "California State Fair exhibit gives out cannabis seeds for a penny". CBS News Sacramento. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
  7. ↑ "California State Fair Exhibit Charges One Penny for Cannabis Seeds". Ganjapreneur. July 16, 2025. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
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