Scott Blakey | |
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| Born | Melbourne, Australia |
| Other names | Shantibaba |
| Education | University of Melbourne |
| Known for | Cannabis genetics |
Scott Blakey aka Shantibaba is a cannabis breeder who currently operates from Switzerland and is known for creating the cannabis strains White Widow,[1][2] Super Silver Haze,[3] White Rhino, Critical Mass and El Nino.[4][5] Cannabis companies that Blakey has owned include Mr. Nice Seedbank, Greenhouse Seed Co. and CBD Crew and Sciva Corporation.[6][7][8]
Blakey estimates he travelled roughly 40,000 miles on his 1964 Royal Enfield Bullet motorbike through Central and South Asia in the 1980s, gathering marijuana strains from local breeders and families in India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Burma and Bhutan.[9] Blakey took these genetics and worked on them with fellow cannabis colleague, Neville Schoenmakers up until out in 1998. In 2003, Blakey was arrested at the Italy-Switzerland border for allegedly trafficking large quantities of cannabis and depositing millions of Euros into Swiss bank accounts.[10] Blakey was detained in a Swiss prison for two months before the charges were dropped.