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Marijuana is not at all different from Cannabis. The only difference between these two words is just that, a typing difference between words. There is no factual evidence that there are any physical or biological differences between cannabis and marijuana. However, Marijuana is a nickname of Mexican origin, coming from the word marihuana.

Marijuana can also be called as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, Mary Jane, and a vast number of other slang terms. It is purely a greenish-gray mixture of the dried flowers of Cannabis sativa.

Marijuana can be consumed in numerous ways. People used to smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes known as joints; through pipes, water pipes (alternatively known as bongs), or through cigar wraps (sometimes called blunts). Marijuana can also be used to brew tea and, particularly when it is sold or consumed for medicinal purposes, is frequently mixed into foods (edibles) such as brownies, cookies, or candies. Vaporizers are also increasingly used to consume marijuana.

Marijuana exists in two other forms also popularly known as sinsemilla (from specially tended female marijuana plants) and concentrated resins which contain a high portion of marijuana’s active ingredients, including honey like hash oil, wax budder, and hard amberlike shatter. These concentrated resins are popular among those who consume them both recreationally and medically.

There is a chemical found in Marijuana, named delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which is responsible for most of the intoxicating effects that people demand. The concentrated resin possesses a chemical that is produced by the leaves and buds primarily of the female cannabis plant. This cannabis plant also contains numerous other chemicals approximately more than 500, out of which almost 100 compounds are chemically related to THC, called cannabinoids.

Marijuana strains can typically be split into three main categories

1. Indica Strains
2. Sativa Strains
3. Hybrid Strains

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, is a kind of psychoactive drug produced by Cannabis plants. Widely, it is categorized as Cannabis Indica and Cannabis Sativa. Later on, there was another name added to the Cannabis family, known as Hybrid strain (a perfect or ideal blend of both Indica and Sativa). All these types of Cannabis are mind-altering drugs that are popularly used for medical and recreational purposes.

Sativa is an annual aromatic flowering plant that is inherent to eastern Asia but now due to widespread cultivation, it is known to cosmopolitans also. It is being grown since throughout the recorded history and used as a source of industrial fibers, seed oil, food, recreation, religious and spiritual moods, and medicine. Each and every part of the plant is harvested differently, depending on why it will be used and by whom. The word “Sativa” means things that are cultivated.

The Cannabis Sativa plants are most often either male or female but its flowers are unisexual. It is a short-day flowering plant, with male plants (staminate) usually taller and less robust than pistillate (female or male) plants. The flowers of the female plant are arranged in racemes and can produce almost hundreds of seeds. Male plants shed their pollen on the female plant and die several weeks prior to seed ripening. Under typical conditions with a light period of 12 to 14 hours both of the sexes are produced in equal numbers because of heritable chromosomes X and Y. When genetic factors dispose of a plant to become a male or female then environmental factors like the diurnal light cycle can alter their sexual expression.

On the contrary, Sativas are popularly known as daytime strains, because they are prone to providing an elevating and energetic head high. Sativa-dominant hybrids furnish someone with a relaxing feeling that allows patients to unwind both physically and mentally.

The Indica plants are popular for their distinctive fat leaves and short flowering cycles. These plants are relatively small in stature, often growing under six feet tall.

Indica is cultivated majorly in and around India. It is planted popularly for different purposes like for the production of Charas(also known as hashish) and for converting into clothes from its fibers. The Indica plant produces a high level of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). The higher percentages of THC provide euphoric and intoxicating effects on the human body making it popular for use both as a recreational and medicinal drug. The cannabis Indica high is also referred to as a “body buzz” drug and has beneficial properties in cases of pain relief in addition to being an effective solution for insomnia and anxiety. The most common cannabis Indica strains for recreational and medicinal use include Kush and Northern Lights.

Indicas are known for its sedating effects, Sativa promotes energy, whereas Hybrid falls somewhere in between the two. However, the research has unmasked this effects-based classification depicting other features in detail. So, let us discuss one of the three strains in detail here, i.e. Indica strains.

Indica strains are generally more soothing, so if you want to shut down stress and pass out on the couch — Indicas are recommended. They can also be useful in reducing seizures, and headaches.

Hybrid weed is a fusion of two through a breeding process. Hybrid strains might contain 50/50 Sativa Indica cross, or can be more superior in one type or the other. For instance, when a strain is described as a “Sativa-dominant hybrid”, it means the strain contains both Sativa and Indica genetics but is stronger on the Sativa side. Hybrid strains have different levels of THC and CBD, providing different effects to the human brain. The terms do not depict the whole picture but continue to be useful both to breeders, growers, and consumers of marijuana. When it comes to deciding which Hybrid Cannabis strain is required, then the ratio of Sativa and Indica strains are the primary factors. Thus, depending on the attributes they inherit from each strain, there are differences among hybrids as well.

Undoubtedly, the Hybrids are the popular options, as they maintain the most favourable aspects associated with each of their parents and are a diverse class of cannabis cultivars.

The balanced hybrids, meaning a true 50/50 combination of Indicas and Sativas, generally help a person in finding the most pleasing effect between mind and body. Moreover, some hybrids are an excellent choice for improving your mood, increasing your appetite, or stimulating creativity.