UCA
Underground Cannabis Archives
Seattle Greg
Greg McAllister AKA Seattle Greg was part of a group of indoor cannabis growers in Seattle Washington that created the Northern Lights strains. Greg started breeding cannabis in Seattle
in the 1970s. Greg acquired four cannabis seeds
from an old high school friend Steve Murphy around 1979. An Afghan variety that he referred
to as the "Purest Indica". There were 11 different strains of Northern Lights. #1 being mostly "Indica" as the numbers went up the strains became more "Sativa".
Some of the more famous were:
Northern Lights #1 a cross between Nevils Afghan "Mazar- I -Sariff and Steve Murphys Afghan the " Purest Indica".
Northern Lights #2 a cross between the Indians
"Afghan Hybrid" and Steve Murphys Afghan
the " Purest Indica".
Northern Lights #5 a cross between Herbies
"Hawaiian" a sativa and Steve Murphys the
"Purest Indica".
In 1984 Seattle Greg sent seeds from his personal collection to the Seed Bank of Holland
founded by Nevil Schoenmakers. The Northern Lights seeds that Greg sent to Nevil would become the legendary collection of various crosses that Greg collected from his group of friends over the years that they had been breeding and sharing. Seattle Greg gives Nevil Schoenmakers credit for spreading the Northern
Lights genetics throughout the world.
