Biography:
- Scott Blakey (Shantibaba) was born in 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- He started smoking cannabis at 13, completed high school at 16, and studied science at The University of Melbourne from 1981 to 1985.
- During his university years, he traveled to Mullumbimby to sell cannabis.
Early Seed Research and Collection:
- In the 1980s, Scott traveled around Asia, covering close to 40,000 miles on a motorbike.
- He collected cannabis seeds in countries like Burma, Thailand, and India, and spent time in an ashram in Pondicherry.
- In 1986, he toured South America for 11 months, collecting seeds.
The Amsterdam Years:
- Scott moved to Amsterdam in 1988 and co-founded the Greenhouse Seed Co. in 1994.
- He won Cannabis Cup awards for various strains and created the Mr. Nice Seedbank with Howard Marks.
- He changed names of famous strains to distinguish genetics.
CBD Research:
- In 2000, Scott moved to Switzerland for large grows and cultivated high CBD strains for commercial use.
- He co-founded CBD Crew in 2009 and developed CBD-enriched strains like CBD Critical Mass.
- Scott established Sciva Corporation in 2019 for further research in CBD.
References and Recognition:
- Scott’s contributions to the cannabis industry are recognized in various publications, including Popular Science and Al Jazeera America.
- He is the co-founder of CBD Crew and Mr. Nice Seedbank, with awards and recognition for strain development.
- Scott continues his research in pursuit of medical outcomes through Sciva Corporation.
Scott Blakey (Shantibaba) Data Sources
| Reference | URL |
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| Glossary | https:/glossary/scott-blakey-shantibaba |
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Blakey_(Shantibaba) |
| Wikidata | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q97610727 |
| Knowledge Graph | https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11jk0bsdjf |
| DBPedia | http://dbpedia.org/resource/Scott_Blakey_(Shantibaba) |
| Product Ontology | http://www.productontology.org/id/Scott_Blakey_(Shantibaba) |