Positronics
A Dutch growshop and seed brand tied to Wernard Bruining. It went bankrupt in 1996 and was later revived with help from a Malaga growshop owner.
- 6cup results
- 2first places
- 1994–2015active in results
- 3cups entered
01Beginnings
Positronics starts with Wernard Bruining, whom the Seedfinder breeder page calls the Potfather of cannabis and coffeeshop culture. He opened a shop under the Positronics name, and that page describes it as the first growshop in the Netherlands1. The sources give no founding year and no city, so the date and exact place of that first opening are undocumented.
The shop sold more than equipment. The same account says it carried a good selection of seeds built on varieties Wernard had chosen himself in the early days1. The early catalogue leaned on old-school classics, and Skunk #1, Northern Lights and White Widow are named among them1.
02The Story
The original company did not last. The Seedfinder history says Positronics went bankrupt in 1996 and that Wernard collapsed afterwards1. The seed collection was broken up as well, divided among former employees and others1. The sources do not say what became of the individual pieces.
The revival came from Malaga. Sebastian, who ran a growshop there, proposed bringing Positronics seeds back, starting with the Spanish market1. Wernard agreed, sent batches of his old-school seeds, and allowed a feminized line based on Positronics genetics1. Before that line, the relaunch released a collectors box of regular (straight) seeds to draw attention to the 'new school' Positronics seeds1.
On 10 November 2009, the UK retailer Pick 'n' Mix Cannabis Seeds announced that it had added Positronics Seeds to its list of breeders2. That item is a retailer press release rather than a company history. It shows the brand was being sold again by then, but it says little else.
03Culture and Community
The revival story is partly a story about a fan. Sebastian, owner of the El punto eres tu growshop in Malaga, is described as a longtime admirer of Wernard and what he achieved1. The two were reportedly introduced on a farm in Alora, Spain1.
It also helps to know where this history comes from. The Seedfinder text is taken from a blog by Nol van Schaik, so it is a personal account rather than a corporate timeline1. Readers should weigh its details with that in mind.
04Where Things Stand
Seedfinder's breeder page lists 68 strains under Positronics. Ten of them have user reviews, with an average rating of 6.74 out of 101. The page is undated, and other language versions may show different counts, so these figures are a snapshot of unknown age1.
The listing includes both regular and feminized seeds. It also has Express versions marked as ruderalis crosses, such as Afghan Express and Kush Express1. The most recent dated item in the sources is the 10 November 2009 press release2. The sources say nothing about whether the brand is still operating.
05What Comes Next
The sources mention no announced plans for Positronics. Neither the Seedfinder page nor the 2009 press release describes upcoming releases, expansions or other plans12. The brand's status after 2009 is also undocumented, so this page makes no claims about its direction.
On the podium, in our data
CannaLib records 6 cup results naming Positronics, between 1994 and 2015, 2 of them first places.
Where they showed up
- High Times Cannabis Cup (Amsterdam) · 3 entries
- Expogrow Cannabis Cup (Irún) · 2 entries
- Spannabis Champions Cup · 1 entries
Strains behind the results
Sources
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