FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 Q: Where can I purchase Freakshow seeds?
A: Freakshow seeds are available exclusively through our official seed bank at www.hielevationgenetics.com. Get the latest selections directly from the originators—small-batch, high-quality genetics at an affordable price. 

 Q: How was Freakshow bred?
A: Freakshow was developed through methodical selection, line breeding, and extensive culling over generations. For the full story, we invite you to read our About page. 

Q. Is it an indoor or outdoor type?
A. Everything I've ever worked has been outdoors, including of course Freakshow. It has been our experience that outdoor (or sun grown, as it's recently being referred to) cultivars seem to perform extremely well under artificial conditions. This is true of seed starts or clones made from seed starts. The opposite is not always true; indoor clones often give an outdoor grower headaches because they don't always make the transition smoothly. This is due to light spectrum, temperature, and/or photoperiod changes. Yes, Freakshow will do exceedingly well indoors, and will thrive and mature just fine in a wide variety of natural environments as well, so it's definitely both and I think might even prove to be more resilient to those sorts of transitions.

Q: What are the potency and terpene levels?
A: Freakshow averages 18–20% THCa with minimal CBD or CBN. Terpene content ranges from 2.5–3.5%, with limonene and pinene being dominant. However, there's notable variation, and we’re continuing to develop lines that express different terpene profiles and flavor paths.

Q: Why are the seeds white?
A: Freakshow seeds are naturally pale due to a delicate outer membrane that disintegrates during processing. While unusual in appearance, they are fully mature and viable. It's just another way Freakshow stands out.

 Q: Is Freakshow genetically modified?
A: While Freakshow is indeed unique and "genuinely modified organically" through traditional breeding, it is not a GMO. No gene splicing, CRISPR, or biotechnology has been used. We believe natural, hands-on breeding methods are the best path forward for cannabis. 

 Q: What is the flowering time?
A: Flowering takes approximately 8–9 weeks. Outdoors, Freakshow typically finishes by early October across most latitudes and elevations. 

 Q: Is it a high-yielding cultivar?
A:  Yields depend on vegetative time, root space, and your level of cultivation experience. Freakshow can produces dense, trichome-rich colas (see gallery on our website). The same variables apply to cannabinoid and terpene outcomes. 

Q.What is the lineage?
A. (Bigbud x Skunk#1) x (Big Sur Holy Weed x Banana Kush). NLD("Sativa") dominant, but the afghanica influence is apparent. We have to remember that these are all just names and that they don't really mean much. The exact heritage of any cultivar today is impossible to determine accurately. Also, considering the amount of continuous shameless hybridization that has occurred in the last 40 years., any modern kind could easily contain over 40 kinds. In the case of Freakshow, it's much more limited because the ancestry is largely older "Sativas" that didn't go through as much outcrossing. In the 70s in Santa Cruz, Haze was a favorite among surfers for the pure energy and I still have (greatly improved) stock of it around, simply because even when I made hybrids with it I always kept the original in pure form for obvious reasons.

Q. What is the psychoactive effect like?
A. Like the flavors, many people have commented that the "buzz" is somewhat different than other mainstream types out there. It's not entirely out of the scope of imagination that given that this strain has new alleles in so many other respects, that it could also contain new, unique cannabinoids, as well as new and unique terpenoids, some of which may not even be among the standard 16 or so that the average lab is testing for. Aside from the up, cerebral, energetic boost, some report a mild time/space warp effect. Creativity and idea induction should be mentioned, for sure. Freakshow has the pure energy effect and greatly alters perception to the positive side, so definitely destroys depression. Appetite suppression is a side effect, but the enjoyment of food is enhanced. I personally will attest to all of the above. We all have different receptor profiles, so these are just generalizations. Couch unlock.

 Q: Is Freakshow resistant to pests and mildew?
A: Yes. Freakshow has shown impressive natural resistance to pests and pathogens, including botrytis, powdery mildew, soil fungus, mites, and more. We've had reports from growers noting how unaffected Freakshow remained while other nearby plants struggled. If you experience any issues—or observe similar resilience—we’d love to hear your feedback. 

Q. Does it contain web-leaf genetics?
A. I thought I better clarify this because there are a few people thinking that because of an article "Growing Marijuana that Doesn't look like Marijuana" that mentions that I had worked web-leaf types years ago and had eventually turned that into Freakshow. This is incorrect and I'm needing to get ahold of the writer to have him change it. When I read the piece and saw the mistake I figured it didn't matter that much, that the actual method of breeding could just remain a "trade secret". Recently, I noticed online that a posting, "Freakshow only exists because of duckfoot" by Curious Cannabis Connoisseur, where he explains how I developed Freakshow using Duckfoot. Let me explain, about 30 yrs. ago a friend gave me a jar of seeds labeled "BC Bigbud" and I sprouted flats of hundreds to look for oddities and had found one web-leaf pheno which we named Webster. It was a female so I bred it to a normal leaf Afghan male and began selecting and stabilizing a line of Webster. About 5 or 6 generations later I had nailed it to 100% webs and had also stabilized it for a deep purple color and a nice "gingerbread" terp profile. I was busy working other lines at that point so I put Webster in the library.

Q.Why is Freakshow patented?
A. Although I and most others believe in and subscribe to the concept of "open sourcing" because sharing in cannabis genetics was always the cultural norm, it was decided that Freakshow should be protected (1) because it is a novel and unique, not a preexisting strain (or even subspecies), (2) To keep the greedy corporate big boys from exploiting it, (3) To maintain control of the genetic refinement of it in all future generations. We really can't wait to share it with the entire collective world of cannabis enthusiasts and invite experimental breeding for personal use and curiosity.