By Luke Sumpter

Royal Queen Seeds harnessed world-renowned genetics to give rise to Shining Silver Haze strain. We’ve sampled our fair share of Hazes, and have become intimately familiar with the invigorating effects attributed to this family of strains. But there was always something missing. The cerebral stimulation was always satisfying, but it lacked an indica touch. Our team of expert breeders set out to remedy this very issue.

WHEN LEGENDS CONVERGE: GENETIC HISTORY OF SHINING SILVER HAZE STRAIN

You probably think we’ve lost the plot attempting to improve upon Haze genetics. Don’t fix what isn’t broken, right? We can’t argue with that, but we never set out to replace the original Haze—we simply desired to create a distinct hybrid of our own that would be on par with the original.

Cannabis breeders laid down the foundations of modern sativas using Haze varieties. These strains are characterised by sweet flavours, euphoric effects, and bountiful yields. Marijuana historians have so far failed to identify the precise origins of this lineage. The original landraces are believed to stem from all across the world; Colombian Gold, Acapulco Gold, Mexican Sativa, Thai, and Indian Sativa are all speculated to have played a role.

It was the so-called “Haze Brothers”, a talented duo of Cali breeders, who combined the aforementioned cultivars. Rumour has it that legendary breeder Nevil Schoenmakers was responsible for transporting this genetic material to the cannabis mecca of Europe: Amsterdam. Here, Schoenmakers founded the first European cannabis seed bank—The Seed Bank of Holland—and began distributing his stock.

Haze went on to conquer the cannabis world. The cultivar won the hearts of sativa lovers and was used to create countless hybrids. Shining Silver Haze strain is one such manifestation that is leading the new generation of Hazes.

Our goal was to infuse a touch of indica to balance out the ruthless sativa high. We didn’t want to dampen this key trait per se—just alter it. Like adding a pinch of seasoning to complete a dish. We decided to source the indica genetics from the most impressive specimens available. Anything else would have been a sacrilege.

Our top breeders selected the progeny of cannabis titans Skunk and Northern Light. These award-winning varieties are notoriously stoning and full of flavour. Skunk is an ultra-reliable hybrid strain that smashes pain and induces an uplifting effect, but it was the addition of Northern Light that contributed just the right touch of indica.

West Coast breeders in the US birthed the 100% indica cultivar using landrace genetics originating from Afghanistan. She gained traction in North America, and soon the rest of the world, for her sedating high. Users praise Northern Light for her ability to melt the muscles and diffuse stress.

The offspring of Skunk and Northern Light was crossed with Haze over multiple generations. Finally, we developed a stable and impressive hybrid composed of 75% sativa and 25% indica. Shining Silver Haze strain was ready for the world.

UPLIFTING WITH RELAXING ELEMENTS: EFFECTS OF SHINING SILVER HAZE STRAIN

Shining Silver Haze strain delivers an immediate high that cuts through physical tension and arrests stress. Her fast-acting nature drives high levels of cannabinoids to their compatible receptors—a blissful state ensues. The sativa elements send a pulse of energy to the brain. You’ll be reaching for instruments, notebooks, and paintbrushes to release the subsequent rush of creative thoughts.

Shining Silver Haze’s effects can't be equated to an old-school Haze high. What was once overwhelming has been shifted down a gear, but is no less enjoyable. The indica touch erects a barrier between being totally baked and overwhelmed. This is exactly what we were aiming for.

This cultivar performs at her best during the daytime. The motivating effect enables users to plough through their day without so much as an instance of procrastination. You may elect to smoke her buds in the evening, but be prepared to spend more time thinking than sleeping.

The flowers of this strain are visibly crystalline with glandular trichomes. These bud-inhabiting structures churn out a THC level of 21% in conjunction with a medium level of CBD. Shining Silver Haze strain draws upon the flavours and aromas of each of her ancestors. Her flowers produce a terpene profile that generates notes of sweetness, citrus, and earth.

Shining Silver Haze

Shining Silver Haze

Shining Silver Haze

Genetic background Haze x (Skunk x Northern Light)
Yield indoor 2
Height indoor 80 - 120 cm
Flowering time 9 - 11 weeks
THC strength THC: 21% (aprox.) / CBD: Low
Blend 75% Sativa, 25% Indica, 0% Ruderalis
Yield outdoor
Height outdoor 180 - 220 cm
Harvest time Late October
Effect Physical, clear high
 

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WEIGHTY YIELDS AND LARGE COLAS: GROWING SHINING SILVER HAZE STRAIN

Beginner growers tend to be intimidated by sativa strains. Their lengthy flowering period, lanky structure, and high demands are enough to sway preference toward indicas and autos. Shining Silver Haze strain bypasses these daunting traits, and is significantly easier to grow than pure sativa specimens. Her bounty consists of large, tall colas decorated with glistening trichomes and large sugar leaves.

Indoor plants peak at a manageable height of 80–120cm and can be cultivated with ease in small grow rooms. They provide a rewarding yield of 600–650g/m² after a relatively brief flowering time of 9–11 weeks. Outdoor plants climb to taller heights of 180–200cm and provide a hefty yield of up to 600g/plant. Outdoor specimens will be ready to harvest during the tail end of October.

Shining Silver Haze strain is a hardy lady that can handle cold climates. She’s an ideal choice for growers located far from the equator.

SHINING SILVER HAZE STRAIN WAS DESTINED FOR SUCCESS

The triad of legends behind this strain set her up for greatness from the beginning. Haze, Skunk, and Northern Light sit high on the pantheon of all-time classics. RQS breeders merged them with skill and accuracy. Shining Silver Haze strain is a sativa-dominant specimen that delivers an underlying indica body stone. This strain belongs in the collections of cannabis connoisseurs and in the grow rooms of Haze lovers. She outpaces most sativas and offers massive colas dripping with THC and taste.

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COMPANY NAME: SNORKEL SPAIN, SL (hereinafter ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS)

C/ Vilar d'Abdelà, 5 (nave 1) CP: 08170 de Montornès del Vallès

+34 937 379 846

support@royalqueenseeds.com


The present Privacy Policy sets out the terms on which we will treat personal data at ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS; this includes any personal data collected through our website https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/ as well as any other data we process in the course of our business activities.

ROYAL QUEEN SEEDS collects the following personal data for the purposes listed below:

SECTION 1 – PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

1.1 Account purchases

Account purchases can only be made if you are in possession of a personal account. When you create an account or purchase something from our shop, as part of the buying and selling process we collect the following personal information that you provide to us:

This information is required for delivery. In addition, when you browse our shop, we automatically receive the Internet Protocol (IP) address of your computer. Based on this information, we can optimise your online experience and at the same time protect our online environment.

Purpose of data collection

We collect and store account-related data for the following purposes:

(a) to carry out obligations arising from any contracts between you and us, and to provide you with information, products and services that you may request from us;

(b) to set up, manage and communicate with you about your account and your orders;

(c) to conduct market research and analysis;

(d) to confirm your age and identity, and to detect and prevent fraud.

1.2 Newsletters

With your explicit permission, we may send you newsletters about our shop, new products and other updates. We send newsletters based on your explicit consent. In the event that you purchase a product, and in accordance with current regulations, we may send you commercial communications in accordance with the legitimate interest of our company, always about products or services similar to those you have purchased or contracted. In any case, you may exercise your right of opposition through the channels announced in this Privacy Policy. The following information is collected in relation to the newsletter:

We do not need to know the sex of the person in order to send the newsletter (data minimisation: by law we must ask for data that is strictly necessary to provide the service, and in this case knowing the sex is not necessary to send the newsletter).

Purpose of data collection

The data collected is used to:

(a) personalise our emails, including your name and gender;

(b) provide gender-specific content.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by using the link provided in the newsletter or the contact information provided in section 2.

1.3 Customer service and contact form

In order to provide appropriate support, our customer service employees have access to information related to the account. Consequently, their support will be highly effective and friendly. The data provided in our contact form is used by our CRM provider, SuperOffice. We will only use your details to respond to your message.

SECTION 2 – LEGITIMATE INTEREST

If you have purchased any of our products, please note that we may process your personal data for promotional purposes, based on Royal Queen Seeds' legitimate interest only to offer you products or services from our company and about products or services similar to those you have purchased. You may exercise your right to opt out of future messages by the means set out in this Privacy Policy or through any notification you receive.

2.1 How do you withdraw consent?

If you change your mind, you can withdraw your consent for us to contact you for the purpose of collecting, using, or disclosing your data at any time by reaching out to us at: support@royalqueenseeds.com.

SECTION 3 – DISCLOSURE

We may disclose your personal information if we are required to do so by law or if you breach our Terms of Service.

SECTION 4 – HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?

At Royal Queen Seeds, we will not retain your data for longer than is necessary for the purposes described in this Policy. Different retention periods apply for different types of data; however, the longest period we will normally hold any personal data is 10 years.

4.1 Account information

Data relating to the account remains relevant for as long as the consumer is in possession of an account. Therefore, the data remains documented for as long as the account exists. When our customers delete an account, the associated data will be deleted within a reasonable period of time. Requests regarding the inspection or correction of stored personal data or the deletion of an account can be sent to support@royalqueenseeds.com.

4.2 Newsletters

In the event that you give us your consent to inform you about our products or services, we will keep your data until you express your wish not to receive any further communications from us. However, we regularly (every month) carry out a relevance check. Registered customers (and their personal information) will be deleted whenever customers do not reply to our request. In addition, our newsletter mailing has an opt-out feature. Consumers can withdraw their consent by using this opt-out feature.

SECTION 5 – COOKIES

Cookies are small information files that notify your computer of previous interactions with our website. These cookies are stored on your hard drive, not on our website. Essentially, when you use our website, your computer displays its cookies to us, informing our site that you have visited before. This allows our website to function more quickly and remember aspects related to your previous visits (such as your username), making your experience more convenient. At Royal Queen Seeds, we use two types of cookies: functional and analytical.

5.1 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies are used to enhance your online experience. Among other things, these cookies track what is added to your shopping cart. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

5.2 Analytical Cookies

Analytical cookies are used for research and market analysis. The data collected with these analytical cookies is anonymous, making it unusable for third parties. The use of these cookies does not require prior authorization.

SECTION 5 – THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Third-party services are required to conduct transactions and provide our services. In general, the third-party providers we use will only collect, use and disclose your information to the extent necessary to enable them to perform the services they provide to us.

However, certain third-party service providers, such as payment gateways and other payment transaction processors, have their own privacy policies regarding the information we must provide to them for your transactions.

We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these providers so that you can understand how these providers will handle your personal information.

In particular, certain suppliers may be located or have facilities located in a different jurisdiction than yours or ours. Therefore, if you choose to proceed with a transaction involving the services of a third party, your information may be subject to the laws of the jurisdiction in which that service provider or its facilities are located.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or the Terms of Service of our website.

Web analytics service (anonymous data)

On this website we have integrated an element of a web analytics service (with anonymisation functionality). Web analytics can be defined as the gathering, processing and analysis of data about the behaviour of visitors to websites. An analytics service collects, among other things, data about which website a person came from (the so-called referrer), which sub-pages they visited or how often and for how long they visited a sub-page. Web analytics is mainly used for website optimisation and for a cost–benefit analysis of internet advertising.

Courier service

To complete deliveries we use a courier service. This courier service carries out the delivery between our company and the consumer's home. To complete these logistics, the company requires access to the consumer's name and address information.

Mailing service

Royal Queen Seeds uses a third-party mail service provider to send its newsletter. This provider has access to limited account information related to opt-in consent (e.g. email address).

Marketing services

Royal Queen Seeds has the support of a company that specialises in marketing and communication activities. Their access to personal information is very limited and mostly anonymous.

Payment services

At Royal Queen Seeds we use external payment services to handle our transactions (e.g. credit card payments).

SECTION 6 – SECURITY

To protect your personal information, we take reasonable precautions and follow industry standard best practices to ensure that it is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered or destroyed.

If you provide us with your credit card information, the information is encrypted using secure socket layer technology (SSL) and stored using AES-256 encryption. Although no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we follow all PCI-DSS requirements and implement additional industry standards that are commonly accepted. Information related to the account is protected with a hashing method. This method transforms the information into a generated hash. As a result, confidential information is protected and invisible, even to us. In addition, our databases are exceptionally protected against unauthorised access. For example, access to the database is only possible and permitted via approved IP addresses (e.g. from Royal Queen Seeds headquarters). Other attempts and addresses are rejected at all times.

Furthermore, data is anonymised as much as possible, so it cannot be directly linked to a specific consumer. With this data, however, we may be able to carry out market research and analysis. In addition, the third parties concerned (e.g. mailing service) are examined prior to our collaboration, comply with the GDPR from the EU and receive a processing agreement. Within Royal Queen Seeds, employees are assigned different access permissions. Specific permission provides access only to information that is strictly required to perform a task. Digital security measures are subject to change and must meet high requirements to ensure the safety of online customers. That is why, at Royal Queen Seeds, we appoint a security officer. Regular verification and improvement of security measures (where necessary) are part of the role.

SECTION 7 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please check back regularly. Changes and clarifications will be effective immediately upon being published on the Website. If we make substantial changes to this policy, we will notify you here that it has been updated so you will know what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we use and/or disclose it.

SECTION 8 – YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO: