It would probably be extremely weak in comparison to the modern varieties. Not necessarily a bad thing (a more balanced, less THC-heavy strain might lead to a more pleasant high) but hard to sell many people on a much, much milder strain than what they're used to.

There has been a recent surge in "low THC" products as dispensaries learn their initial error in market profiling.

Initially their mainstay customers were dedicated stoners with high tolerances that only were interested in the strongest strains/products. But this ended up disenfranchising more casual users who had bad experiences using products that were way too strong for them.

They seem now to be coming around to the realization that there is a large market to be had of "lite" users who just want an occasional buzz. Likely much larger than the "stoner" market (by head count, not necessarily by revenue)

So rather continue in the direction of 50mg edibles and ultra potent strains, they have been moving towards 1mg edibles and high CBD/low THC strains.

Of course the strong stuff is still available, but their overall offerings have greatly diversified from just a few years ago.

I think if marketed properly it could still do well. But more as a niche 'artisanal' strain than the mass produced ones like we have today.

Just in the last 50 years, thanks to modern science, cannabis production has evolved heavily. This resulted in far more (ie 3-5x as much) THC concentration per kg of weed than in the 1970s. This is important if you are doing mass production because of transportation costs that go into the economics of any business at scale. But it also means that the cannabis plants of today have been heavily selected throughout the years. So having access to an 'OG' seed would certainly be valuable both for research and marketing purposes.

I prefer a milder strain for this and other reasons. My local dispensary stocks a couple of options that are near or below 10% THC. The first few times I bought it they would always confirm whether I knew I was buying CBD. I think that says a lot about expectations around potency.

I spent a lot of time in Georgia, where rudica hybrids are very common. Makes for a nice smoke, not as heavy as big name strains, and hardy and easy to grow.

There’s not quite enough info but it could certainly add interesting qualities to hybridization. Like is it ruderalis, sativa, indica, something else? Ruderalis for example is not that exciting as a stand alone but it gave us autoflowers

They would just consume more or concentrate it. Im sure the interest derives more from the profile of the various psychoactive compounds than their potency or farm viability.

Maybe it's different elsewhere in the world, but here in Catalunya our social clubs have all different types of strains available, included CBD-biased ones that have single-number amount of THC percentage, and those tend to be popular as well, so much that many run out of stock frequently.

I too often get the low-THC-high-CBD strains from time to time, depends on the situation really. Most important is how it taste for me though, I think most clubs here stopped aiming for "Maximum THC regardless of everything else" since a long time back.

A few iterations of intentional growth/cull would let a grower market it as derived/based on "oldest weed ever found!"