If you're in Cali, I just wanted to let people know, start collecting your OG clone onlys now! I will explain why.
I believe in 2016 pot will be legal for recreational use in Cali. If you wait two more years, it's going to be very tough to find legit clone onlys. The market is going to get even more flooded than it already is, bringing more fakes, more seeds with the same name, more mixed up cuts and more diseases with stronger and tougher spider mites.
Some of the good growers with legit clone onlys are flat out going to go out of business or just quit, leaving behind genetics they have preserved for years.
The government might step in and under cut growers with their whack ass pot to the point of not making it worth it for growers who make a living out of it. Another reason for lost genetics. People might start hoarding cuts again because of all the influx of growers.
There will still be people who grow for themselves that will preserve these genetics. The problem is, they can just die on you suddenly, pythium, fusarium ect. You could get robbed.Pissed off ex girlfriends like to destroy plants :) I know someone who had their whole grow house, burned to the ground. I've had my dog take out a mother. Your plants could be taken out by an act of god or nature. The truth is we have lost more genetics than we have preserved.
I have spent a serious amount of time collecting cuts. I think things are changing really fast in the last couple of years. Who really knows what is going to happen? It could get worse or better. I think it's best to be prepared and start collecting those clone onlys now.
If I had the money, I would save the genetics cryogenically, especially if you are aware of the Hayflick limit.