Royal Queen Seeds

Royal Queen Seeds (RQS) is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing cannabis seed banks. Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, the company serves as both a global commercial genetics leader and a major educational hub for home growers.

Driven by the slogan "Grow Higher," RQS focuses on pushing genetic innovation while transforming cultivation into an accessible educational journey. The catalog includes Feminized Seeds, autoflowering strains, CBD varieties, and proprietary, highly uniform F1 hybrids. RQS ships to the US, Thailand, and 28 European nations. They operate physical brick-and-mortar flagship stores in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bangkok, and New York City.

Before operating as a structured corporate entity, the groundwork for RQS was laid by founder Boy Ramsahai in Amsterdam during the 1990s. Initially trading bulk seeds from existing Dutch breeders, the foundational team built extensive industry knowledge and established a prominent network by publishing Highlife magazine and organizing the High Life Cup.

In 2007, Royal Queen Seeds was officially established as an independent seed bank, transitioning from trading third-party lines to utilizing an in-house breeding team of biologists. 2011 RQS launched its official e-commerce website. By pairing a massive catalog with high-authority digital search optimization (SEO) strategy, it quickly scaled to become one of the most highly trafficked online seed banks globally. At 2016 Royal Qeen Seeds expanded its physical high-street presence outside of the Netherlands, opening a retail venue on Carrer dels Tallers in Barcelona, Spain. 2022 RQS expanded into Asia by opening a massive four-story flagship lounge and dispensary in Bangkok, Thailand and 2023 also a retail debut store in the United States (New York).