Understanding Cannabis: Indica vs Sativa Effects

What's the Difference Between Indica and Sativa?

The general perception is that sativa strains give mainly a cerebral head high, while indica strains primarily provide a body high. The literal difference between the two is in terms of classification - Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica are two of the subspecies of the genus Cannabis.

Despite popular belief, the effects cannabis gives you are likely more accurately attributable to cannabinoids and terpenes, compounds found in the cannabis plant, as opposed to the strains. And while some cannabinoids and terpenes may be found more commonly in an "indica" or a "sativa," none are found exclusively in one consistently enough to say an indica and a sativa will definitively cause specific effects.

Part of this is due to the crossbreeding of indica and sativa. These are generally known as "hybrids," but the result is that even many strains that are indica and sativa have a hybrid nature to them.

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