Original Haze Brothers (Neville Schoenmakers, Sam the Skunkman)

The **Original Haze Brothers** refers to the collaborative efforts of **Neville Schoenmakers** (founder of The Seed Bank) and **Sam the Skunkman** (David Watson) in preserving and proliferating the legendary **Haze** genetics during the 1980s Dutch cannabis revolution. **Key Contributions:** - **Neville Schoenmakers** established **The Seed Bank** in 1985, the world's first commercial cannabis seed company, which later became **Mr. Nice Seedbank**. He acquired original Haze seeds from California and worked extensively to stabilize and hybridize them. - **Sam the Skunkman** is credited with bringing original Haze, Skunk #1, and other California genetics to the Netherlands in the early 1980s, providing the foundational stock for European breeding. - Their work resulted in iconic strains like **Neville's Haze**, **Super Silver Haze**, and **Arjan's Haze**, which became pillars of the modern cannabis gene pool. **Philosophy:** Focused on **preserving landrace sativas** and creating **stable, high-quality hybrids** through meticulous selection. Their legacy is defined by the **Haze genetic family**, characterized by soaring cerebral effects, complex aromas, and long flowering times, which revolutionized European and global cannabis cultivation.