Creator of Gainesville Green and Crippy. The Great Grandfather of modern hybrid cannabis.
Rick Naya is the documented originator of two foundational American cultivars: Gainesville Green (Colombian Gold x Maui Wowie, circa 1974-75) and Crippy (Gainesville Green x Cuban). Phylos Bioscience genetic sequencing confirmed Gainesville Green as one of the first American hybrid cannabis varieties. Crippy became the legendary "creeper weed" of South Florida — widely believed to be an ancestor of OG Kush and Triangle Kush, though the exact downstream lineage remains debated. Naya's work in the Florida corridor bridged the 1970s era of pure landrace imports and the emergence of the elite domestic hybrids that define modern cannabis genetics.
Created Gainesville Green (Colombian Gold x Maui Wowie) circa 1974-75 in Gainesville, Florida. Confirmed by Phylos Bioscience genetic sequencing as one of the first American hybrids.
Primary breeder / direct source
Created Crippy (Gainesville Green x Cuban) in the late 1980s. Seeds preserved from 1983. Crippy became synonymous with high-quality cannabis across South Florida.
Primary breeder / direct source
Credited as the "Great Grandfather of Hybrid Cannabis" by the Harvest Cup and cannabis historians for originating two of the most influential American cultivars.
Interview / historical reporting
Naya crosses Colombian Gold x Maui Wowie in Gainesville, Florida. Named by Bobby Bullard. Later confirmed by Phylos Bioscience as one of the first documented American hybrid cannabis varieties.
Naya crosses Gainesville Green x Cuban to create Crippy. The name derives from its "creeping" onset. Becomes the defining high-quality cannabis of South Florida. Multiple researchers believe Crippy is the ancestor of OG Kush and Triangle Kush.
Formal documentation by the Miami New Times and Harvest Cup establishes Naya as a Great Grandfather of the modern hybrid era, securing his place in the genetic registry.
Crippy is widely believed to be the precursor to OG Kush and Triangle Kush — the two cultivars that define modern cannabis. Naya's genetics may underpin the entire Kush and Cookies family trees.
Gainesville Green is confirmed by Phylos Bioscience genetic sequencing as one of the first American hybrid cannabis varieties, bridging landrace imports to the modern era.