Nanda Devi is easily one of the highest places cannabis is found at, which ranges up to 4000m . or approx. 13,000 FT. Nanda Devi's highland sativa is one of the more interesting plant as it seems to express a mixture of both sativa and Indica traits through its physical structure and psychological effects which it induces upon it's users. Nanda Devi is the name of the goddess who is worshipped in the entire district of Chamoli as the guardian angel of the valley and the highest mountain to be completely inside india was named after it as well which peaks at 7,800 meters or 25,000+ ft. which also lies in the same district (Chamoli). In order to find cannabis one has to go deep inside the feral patches in the valleys, blazing-trails to catch a glimpse of this unique cultivar. However there are a couple of villages who do farm cannabis to earn their bread, Malari and Tapovan are two of the famous villages where farmed fields of cannabis can be found. Interaction with these farmers is not easy as they aren’t used to welcoming tourists like Himachal Pradesh and a local guide is advised if one plans to approach the bhang farmers. Now, to talk about the plant itself, Its a short flowering highland sativa with some unmistakable traits of indica, like Broad fingers in some odd phenotypes or close internodes which at time gives it that bushy look. Nanda Devi is probably the only landrace found in India wherein the terpene profile is not complex at all, It features a straight up soaring mango flavor, which is a very ripe mango candy like flavor, and makes you want to bite down on the bud itself, also ripe cherries flavor can be smelled on top of mango in a lot of plants, with some odd plants having more of a cherry smell and side notes of mango.
