Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Indica and sativa (Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa) are the two main types ...

Cannabis sativa and cannabis indica are two of the three species of cannabis. (The third species, cannabis ruderalis, is less attractive due to its smaller stature and low concentration of THC.) ...

Despite many disagreements about the scientific difference between indica, sativa and hybrid strains of cannabis, all three come with generalizations about the high a consumer might experience.

Indica and sativa strains come from two types of cannabis plants: Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Indica. Originally found in Europe and Eurasia, the Cannabis Sativa plant is tall, with narrow leaves ...

In generalized terms, people think of sativa as best for “daytime” use, and indica for “nighttime” use. While everyone is different, and is affected differently by cannabis, the different ...

Cannabis sativa, defined. The other of the two cannabis subspecies, cannabis sativa is native to Africa, Central America, Southeast and Western Asia. In contrast with indica, sativa has higher levels ...

Cannabis slang and taxonomy often bleed together in the modern space. An industry sprung from the counterculture will naturally keep some lingo on its journey to the mainstream. The resulting ...

Sativa, indica, and hybrid refer to the morphology of a cannabis plant. Cannabis sativa plants grow tall and lanky with long, fluffy flowers, cannabis indica plants grow short and bulky with thick ...

Even the primary way we group cannabis—into either cannabis indica or cannabis sativa (or a hybrid of the two)—has its roots in unscientific weed lore and was molded and popularized by ...

Cannabis slang and taxonomy often bleed together in the modern space. An industry sprung from the counterculture will naturally keep some lingo on its journey to the mainstream. The resulting ...

Modern taxonomy considers all of cannabis to form one species, Cannabis sativa L.; so-called indica, sativa and ruderalis are actually subspecies of Cannabis sativa L. Until now, ...