Review: Zamnesia

Here at CannaConnection, we're dedicated to shining a spotlight on all areas of the cannabis industry. Today, we'll be taking an up-close and personal look at Zamnesia, exploring how the business has evolved from humble origins to achieve the massive influence it has in 2024. As one of the biggest cannabis-centric companies in Europe, you've probably heard of them by now. Join us as we review Zamnesia's past, explore their products, and assess their customer experience.

Who are Zamnesia?

Zamnesia sits upon the pantheon of big players in the European cannabis industry. As one of the largest seed retailers on the continent, many growers within the boundaries of the EU and beyond start each grow by placing an order on their website.

However, to categorise Zamnesia as only a cannabis seed shop would be a huge understatement. Instead, the company deals in all things psychoactive and consciousness-altering, alongside a slew of traditional plant seeds and health-focused supplements. With over 4,000 products across seven different shops, they offer a wide range of exciting herbs, smoking accessories, extracts, cacti, liquid mushroom cultures, hot sauces, and even aphrodisiacs.

Zamnesia started from humble beginnings in 2017. It now operates on a much larger scale with over 60 dedicated employees who share a core vision: to provide sovereign adults with the freedom to alter their consciousness (and their garden).

Each crew member specialises in a specific field, from cannabis genetics and mushroom cultivation to entheogens, growing supplies, and customer service. Together, they form a cohesive team that has lifted the brand to impressive heights.

History of Zamnesia

So, where did it all begin? Like many other cannabis enterprises, Zamnesia started as the dream of a few ambitious individuals. However, the company's inception has stronger ties to the psychedelic realm than to three-dimensional reality.

In case it wasn’t clear, the founders of Zamnesia have always had a penchant for all things mind-altering. During a fairly routine entheogenic voyage, a profound epiphany befell them. In what felt like a conjoined trip, the soon-to-be founders of Zamnesia encountered a seemingly sentient entity with a tribal aesthetic. This being—Zammi—had a simple message: make it easy and accessible for people to alter their consciousness at will.

After touching back down to Earth and conducting several brainstorming sessions, the initial team got to work. At first, they packaged and sold small orders of seeds to friends and local growers. But it didn't take long for their passion project to gain some serious traction.

Expanding their influence

The team began working with every prominent European cannabis breeder out there, filling their shelves with every strain they deemed reputable and offering the seeds online. Today, Zamnesia stocks seeds from across the globe. As a result, it is practically a supermarket of cannabis seeds, offering something for everyone's taste, budget, and experience level.

Moreover, in addition to providing an extensive range of the best cannabis seeds from other breeders, the team at Zamnesia harnessed their skills to create their own strains, merging the traits of their favourite cultivars. By recruiting the help of experts within the field of cannabis genetics, it wasn't long before they produced a line of unique, high-performing varieties.

What started as a small-scale seed bank rapidly extended outwards. Zamnesia started to stock all manner of smoking accessories in their new Headshop and Vaporshop, from bongs and pipes to bubblers, ashtrays, and handheld vapes. Next—and in accordance with Zammi's wishes—they branched out from cannabis to include a variety of natural substances in their extensive Smartshop and Shroomshop.

Plantshop and Healthshop

With the foundations in place, Zamnesia established itself as a leading commercial force in all things psychedelic. However, the lines between otherworldly and natural often blur, with many customers interested in embracing not only the world around them, but also their health. To meet this demand, Zamnesia further expanded its range, adding the Healthshop and Plantshop in 2023.

The former is a carefully curated selection of natural health supplements—each designed to support various areas of wellness and promote a healthy lifestyle. The range includes categories like Sleep, Relax, Mood, Sex, Longevity, and much more. Given the scope of the Healthshop range, it's clear the Zamnesia team is dedicated to providing all-natural support for everyday issues.

Meanwhile, the Plantshop offers keen gardeners an endless supply of seeds, growing supplies, and even hot sauces. Its release followed closely behind the Healthshop, and now boasts hundreds of products. The Plantshop is also one of Zamnesia's fastest-growing categories, with new products added regularly.

After developing their own strains, eye-catching packaging, an extensive Plantshop, and a polished website complete with a daily blog, the Zamnesia brand became set in stone. Now, the company's logo springs to mind when growers from all over Europe start planning their next growing operation.

Where is Zamnesia located?

Zamnesia operates exclusively online. Although the e-commerce business doesn't currently encompass a brick-and-mortar store, they distribute products out of their large warehouse based in—you guessed it—the Netherlands. Still, the good news is that they serve customers all over Europe—18 countries, to be precise. So the best way to experience products firsthand is to order directly from their site and let your local courier do the legwork.

Zamnesia arrives in the US

Since Zamnesia started, it has operated solely within the confines of the European Union. However, thanks to a recent expansion across the pond, the webshop is proud to announce it now ships directly from within the US to all states. By having a localised distribution centre, it can offer its growing band of US customers the same cutting-edge genetics and high-quality products.

Zamnesia informs us the rollout is gradual, with select cannabis seeds (their Zamnesia Seeds range) available to begin with. However, as the company finds its feet in the US, expect to see a much greater selection of cannabis seeds, growing products, and much more.

The Zamnesia website

The advantage of operating online is that it allows Zamnesia to reach out and serve people all over the continent, instead of just locals and visitors to Europe's mecca of mind-altering substances. Clicking a link to the Zamnesia website unveils a clean and easy-to-navigate website available in six languages.

Users can browse the trusted HTTPS-protected site with peace of mind. The company is also transparent about its data collection policy on its Privacy and Cookie Policy page, which clearly breaks down how it uses customer data and keeps it secure.

Not only does the Zamnesia website host a massive online store, but it also serves as an enormous trove of valuable information. Loaded with growing techniques and analyses of cutting-edge cannabis science, the Zamnesia blog and dedicated grow guide feature hundreds of articles that touch on every aspect of the herb. If you need to know how to deal with pests, the ideal watering schedule, or simply want a recommendation for the five best portable vaporizers, their daily content updates have you covered.

Zamnesia product catalogue

To simplify the shopping experience, Zamnesia's extensive selection of products is broken down into seven major categories:

• Seedshop
• Headshop
• Vaporshop
• Healthshop
• Smartshop
• Shroomshop
• Plantshop

Clicking on one of these shops using the navigation bar on the home page will bring you to a dedicated area of the website. You can use the subcategory tiles and filter options on the left to narrow your search. Let's take a deeper look at each of these shops and see what exactly they have to offer.

Seedshop

Zamnesia's titanic genetic archive features over 2,500 cannabis strains from all over the world. Their library contains everything from famous strains—think White Widow and Super Silver Haze—to more obscure and "underground" varieties that you'd be hard-pressed to find elsewhere. There are also several limited-edition collaboration strains—something we'll explore in more detail under the Zamnesia Seeds section.

As you'd expect from one of Europe's largest seed banks, the company offers genetics in practically every category of cannabis seeds available:

• Feminized seeds: These seeds offer a 99.9% chance of becoming female plants. Since it's the females that provide resinous flowers, feminized seeds are extremely popular among casual home growers looking for reliable results. Zamnesia's feminized seeds range from stoning high-THC hybrids to non-psychoactive CBD varieties and everything in between.
• Autoflowering seeds: Ideal for beginners and impatient veterans, autoflowering cannabis seeds are versatile and easy to grow. They deliver a harvest in a fraction of the time compared to feminized photoperiod strains, and don't require a change in the light cycle to begin flowering. Autos of the past sacrificed yield and potency for speed, but Zamnesia stocks new-school strains that turn this presupposition on its head.
• CBD seeds: This collection produces flowers that contain medium to high levels of CBD. Some of these cultivars produce equal amounts of THC and CBD, providing a subtle and enjoyable psychoactive effect. Others produce high levels of CBD with almost zero THC, producing a clear-headed sensation without a high.
• Regular seeds: These seeds offer a 50% chance of emerging as male or female. These robust plants are ideal for breeders, who need both sexes to create unique strains. Regular seeds are also extremely durable and serve as the best genetic foundation when cloning plants.
• F1 hybrids: Landing in 2023, F1 hybrids are the next promising development in the world of cannabis cultivation. Not only do they promise "exceptional uniformity", but F1s have a greater resistance to pests and disease while also being fast-growing. Zamnesia stocks several of its own F1 hybrids alongside several examples from the Spanish seed bank Royal Queen Seeds.

One final feature worth highlighting is the Zamnesia cannabis Seedfinder. This bespoke on-page tool helps you whittle down their massive selection of seeds to find the ideal strain for your needs. By working through several predefined stages, it suggests up to five strains that meet your chosen criteria. We found this tool to be especially useful for beginners, as it allows you to narrow down strains based on size, taste, and even the cost of seeds.

Zamnesia Seeds

As mentioned, the company has dedicated lots of time, effort, and skill to create their very own line of genetics. Impressively—even next to some of the biggest strains in the world—their own cultivars have built an exceptional reputation both in the competition circuit and among home growers.

Zamnesia Seeds scooped up an award at the prestigious Highlife Cannabis Cup 2019 after Amnesia Haze Automatic scored 2nd place in the autoflowering category. A year prior, the stoning strain Sticky Beast Auto scored 1st place in the same category.

The company offers a diverse collection of unique strains, including exclusive collaborations, purple plants, high-THC hybrids such as Gorilla Glue (GG#4), CBD-dominant plants, speedy autos, and terpene powerhouses such as Gelato and Monster Zkittlez. With their limited-edition strains, the seed bank has partnered with the likes of Royal Queen Seeds, Expert Seeds, and Kannabia. Each run is usually limited to around 500 seeds, so if you're an avid collector or simply looking for something unique, these collab strains are a great place to start.

Headshop

Zamnesia's Headshop supplies everything that growers need to enjoy their herb. This vast range of accessories spans from growing equipment and nutrients to curing jars, bongs, and grinders.

The Headshop consists of over 20 different subcategories loaded with useful and novel items alike. These sections include:

• After Harvest: These products are aimed at making harvesting and curing more simple and streamlined. The range includes pruning shears, curing jars, storage containers, and more. This subcategory also offers myriad ways to process your flowers, including sifter boxes, pollen presses, and rosin machines.
• Bongs: As one of the most popular pieces of smoking equipment out there, bongs filter and cool the smoke with each hit. Zamnesia offers a huge range consisting of 150 products at present. Check out their collection to browse through elegant glass rigs, simple acrylic models, and shatter-proof silicone bongs.
• Companion plants: These plant species serve to protect your cannabis crop from insects, attract beneficial species, and boost the biodiversity of your garden and the health of your soil. You'll find species such as lavender, dill, sunflower, yarrow, and lemon balm in the collection.
• Fertiliser: Zamnesia offers a bunch of options when it comes to feeding plants. They provide organic options, nutrient-absorbing mycorrhizal fungi, and easy-to-use tablets.
• Dabbing: With the rapid rise of cannabis concentrates, Zamnesia has matched the demand with several dab rigs, e-rigs, dabbing tools, and even concentrate-specific weighing scales. Whether you're new to the craze or knee-deep in rosin hash, you'll find all the tools you need.
• Merchandise: Zamnesia offers a range of merch that allows superfans to rep their favourite seed bank all day long. These items include sweaters, T-shirts, keychains, lighters, and bongs—all branded with the Zamnesia logo.

Vaporshop

Vaping has taken the cannabis world by storm. It offers an alternative to smoking and preserves the unique terpene profile of each strain. Modern models also offer customisable experiences, allowing users to target specific molecules by tweaking temperature parameters.

Zamnesia offers a large variety of vapes, from desktop giants to more portable, pocket-sized models. This lineup also varies in terms of technology. The Volcano Hybrid, Mighty, and Crafty+ (Storz & Bickel's latest models) and Firefly 2+ offer advanced features and parameters, whereas the DynaVap VapCap M only requires a lighter to work.

The Vaporshop features over 50 products, including all of the spare parts users need to maintain their devices and replace lost gear.

Healthshop

A focus on holistic health and a healthier lifestyle are hardly surprising in today's modern age. However, you may be surprised to learn that not only does Zamnesia provide a host of products with ingredients from all corners of the globe, but they have dedicated an entire shop category to natural supplements.

Either browse based on your health focus or simply use their top ten list as a starting point. Here, you'll find many household names and several ingredients you've probably never heard of. Either way, all substances are naturally derived, so you can focus on a pure experience, just as Mother Nature intended.

Shroomshop

Whether you believe magic mushrooms kick-started our evolution or not, there's no denying their profound impact on the mind. Unfortunately, for most of us, natural foraging is out of the question. Zamnesia has not only removed the need to find your own source of psilocybin, thanks to their truffle kits, but they provide the tools needed to cultivate mushrooms at home with liquid culture syringes, spore syringes and spore prints.

It's a delicate art, but if you've got the motivation, Zamnesia has the resources and supplies to help your next mushroom project flourish.

Smartshop

With a huge seed bank already under their belt, Zamnesia decided to branch out into other natural substances. Introducing the Smartshop—one of the internet's largest assortments of herbs, natural entheogens, energisers, and aphrodisiacs.

If you're looking to cross-dimensional veils, improve your sleep, or spice up your sex life, they've got you covered. For those seeking psychedelic experiences, the Smartshop offers a range of mind-altering plants, including Salvia divinorum, LSA seeds, mescaline cacti, Banisteriopsis caapi, and yopo.

Perhaps you're nearing an assignment deadline and need some added stimulation? You might want to consider browsing their selection of stimulants for an extra buzz and their nootropic range to enhance your cognitive faculties.

The Smartshop also stocks items designed to help ravers recover after a particularly bass-filled weekend. Products such as 5-HTP, L-tryptophan, and After D will help you touch back down to Earth nice and gently.

You'll also find aromatherapy products that help the mind to chill. Run a warm bath, burn some sage, and make some wild lettuce tea.

Plantshop

Being able to cultivate all manner of mind-altering plants is a skill, so it makes sense that Zamnesia would expand into traditional seeds.

After all, most cannabis growers have all of the equipment they need to cultivate tasty vegetables and spicy chilli plants. In the Plantshop section of Zamnesia, that's exactly what you'll find—a diverse selection of seeds, from herbs and vegetables to microgreens and chilli peppers. There's even a selection of hot sauces (alongside guides to make your own) so you can get hot and heavy at the weekends with your own personal Hot Ones challenge.

The Zamnesia shopping experience

We remain pretty impressed with the Zamnesia shopping experience. After undergoing the experience ourselves, we've broken it down into five separate sections.

Zamnesia website use

The Zamnesia website deserves some praise. It's clean, tidy, and easy to use. Every aspect of each page has a function, but it doesn’t feel crowded. The colour coding system dedicates a subtle pastel shade to each shop, adding a bit of flare without overdoing it. The e-commerce site has also implemented an updated search function to offer even better suggestions. Just start typing in the search box to discover suggested products, categories, and content.

The home page features a well-divided layout with eye-catching sliding banners. You'll also notice the top five products within each category to save you time if you're looking for quality. Hover your mouse over each shop to quickly see the range available. Click on your desired shop and use the filter system on the left of the page to narrow down your search.

Special offers and promotions

Zamnesia seems kind and attentive to their customers. Sign up for their newsletter or frequent their home page, and you'll come across an offer or discount sooner or later. They often reduce the prices of seeds, vapes, or their entire range in celebration of national holidays and significant days of the year (such as Black Friday and 420 Day). Some of these sales require a discount code, whereas others are applied automatically.

TRIBE

Taking customer service one step further is Zamnesia's new TRIBE loyalty system. By accessing previous purchases, you'll earn a rank within the TRIBE system. The higher the rank, the better the rewards.

However, if you're new to Zamnesia, you can still earn exclusive discounts, free gifts, and more.

By joining TRIBE, every purchase will earn you XP and points. Together, these can be used to level up your rank or redeem items at their premium gift shop. Full details of the programme will be released soon, so if it's something you're interested in, we recommend signing up for Zamnesia's mailing list.

Payment

Zamnesia offers a variety of payment methods to make its products accessible to everyone, and you can toggle through each during checkout. You can buy Zamnesia items using the following methods:

• Credit card (Mastercard and Visa)
• Safe and anonymous payment providers: Ideal, Giropay, Bancontact/Mister Cash, EPS Uberweisung, Przelewy24
• Bank transfer: Place an order and receive an email with the company's banking details
• Zamnesia gift cards: Available in quantities of €10, €25, €50, and €100
• Cryptocurrencies: An anonymous, digital, and secure payment option received almost instantly by the company. The most popular option is Bitcoin, but Zamnesia also accepts Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Ethereum.

Shipping

Ordering cannabis seeds when you're in student apartments, a parent's house, or elsewhere is enough to make anyone nervous. But worry not! Zamnesia knows its customers well. They send every order in discreet and plain packaging to avoid raising any eyebrows. Fortunately, there's an entire page on their website devoted to the details of “discreet shipping”.

Packages are sent via reputable couriers, with delivery times varying depending on the shipping location. But Zamnesia is clear to communicate exactly what you can expect, which is a big bonus for those who may be a bit anxious about their delivery.

Customer service

If you ever come across any issues, or simply have some questions or concerns that need attention, you'll find Zamnesia offers great customer service. Instead of boring you with our subjective experience, let's get straight into the objective data. The company has received over 54,000 reviews on the website Kiyoh, earning an impressive 9.4/10 rating. As one of Google's official review partners, it lets customers rate their experience objectively and honestly. Many of these reviews point out Zamnesia's excellent customer service, describing it as "efficient", "rapid", and "supportive".

From what we have seen when problems do occur, the team is quick to jump on them and make sure customers are satisfied.

Zamnesia blog and grow guide

Want to learn how to germinate your first cannabis seed? Perhaps you're wondering what to feed your plants? Maybe you've been growing for a while and want to learn how to perform LST or ScrOG? Whether you're a green beginner or a long-time grower, the Zamnesia blog will answer all of these questions and more.

Zamnesia works with a dedicated team of writers, editors, and reviewers who specialise in the domain of cannabis, psychedelics, science, and horticulture. Their massive database offers a wealth of free information regarding cannabinoid and terpene research, cannabis growing, developments in the world of weed, and strain reviews. As a result, Zamnesia is often regarded as a trustworthy and reliable source of information—even rivalling major cannabis media outlets. They are the go-to source for many, and with content published daily, we don't see that changing anytime soon.

Social media

The way companies interact with their audience has changed significantly. Zamnesia is surfing this rising tide and has solidified great communication with its customers on platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

The Zamnesia YouTube channel currently has nearly 2K subscribers and publishes growing and educational content. Check out the archive to learn how to water your plants, the best feeding schedule, and the greatest places to have a smoke in Amsterdam. The company's Instagram account boasts around 18,000 followers and distributes short-form educational posts and spectacular bud porn. The company is also active on TikTok with 22K followers and over 240,000 likes. In short, Zamnesia is spreading its influence far and wide, with many loving the regular content updates.

Is Zamnesia legit?

Perhaps the most important question of this review—can you trust Zamnesia? We have to give it to Zamnesia—they are completely legit. We aren't the only ones who think so either; their 54,000 Kiyoh reviews speak for themselves.

What started as a group of friends expanded into an international brand that supplies cannabis growers, psychonauts, gardeners, and collectors from all around the world with exactly what they need.

With outstanding customer service, a solid fan base, a massive array of products, and spectacular cannabis genetics, Zamnesia ticks all of the boxes. Even better is the site's continued development. With an updated search tool in 2023, new shop categories and the TRIBE reward system coming in 2024—the company appears committed to offering the best shopping experience possible.

What's on the horizon for Zamnesia?

With an already extensive website and more products than many popular smartshops combined, it's hard to imagine what new goals Zamnesia could be striving to achieve in 2024 and beyond. However, the TRIBE loyalty system is imminent, as is a brand new strain library, providing key details on thousands of cannabis strains. And don’t forget the company’s recent expansion to the US. While focusing exclusively on cannabis seeds (Zamnesia Seeds) for the moment, It’s only a matter of time before the webshop’s extensive range becomes available to loyal customers all over the US.

Alongside continued improvements to the back end and search functions, you can rest assured that Zammi and the team remain committed to providing the largest selection of mind-altering products possible.