Having dedicated much of his working life to studying the cannabis plant, Radišič believes it is uniquely qualified for space agriculture. According to Radišič, if at some point we want to grow life on Mars, this makes it an ideal candidate. “Sooner or later, we will have lunar bases, and cannabis, with its versatility, is the ideal plant to supply those projects,” he tells WIRED. Gary Yates, a plant researcher and head of cultivation at Hilltop Leaf, a medical cannabis manufacturing facility in the UK, agrees that the versatility of cannabis makes it a “leading contender” for a space crop. Nothing has been published, however, on how exposure to cosmic radiation and microgravity impacts the cannabis plant.