The blueprint is the DNA encoded instructions for building another of that type of plant. In fact the process has already begun. The seed contains the germ, the embryo, the tiny plantlet with rudimentary leaves in a state of temporarily arrested development. In the case of cannabis, it's oil. We will consider cannabis seed as a packet of genetic information first, and then as a packet of nutrition.
Seed is alive and can die.
If time runs out before conditions are right for germination, the seed dies. For some seeds, this can be a long time. Seeds capable of germination have been recoverd preserved by the dessicating conditions of Egyptian tombs. Certain weed seeds can persist for over a decade in soil. Agricultural seeds rarely have such longevity and cannabis is no exception.