Indica, Sativa and THC are words that you will find commonly referred to in traditional environments.. But what do these words mean? We have created this page with the purpose of informing you about cannabis, so you can differentiate strains and get a broad overview of medical marijuana for patient use. Let's start with order. Indica and Sativa are the names that are mostly related to this plant. Nowadays many of the scientists agree that there is only one kind of cannabis, the Cannabis Sativa L. However, in an important part of the literature and in the common use you can find the classification of cannabis in 3 species: Indica, Sativa and Ruderalis.

INDICA

An indica plant is usually not too tall (about 1,5 mt max) with the typical shape of a Christmas tree. These plants are originated on high hills or mountain areas (ex. Nepal, North India etc).They are robust and easy to grow.  They develop big buds that are really dense, with the calyxes pressed together. They tolerate a low level of stress pretty will. The effect of an indica plant has a heavier effect with a strong body and mind relaxation. If we compare it with a wine, and Indica is a heavy red selection.

THC and other cannabinoids

thc molecule thc molecule THC is the acronym of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, and is is the main psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant. For the plant itself, the THC is a natural method of protecting itself from pathogenic agents or herbivores animals. It also offers a really good protection against the sun's UVB rays. Men have grown cannabis for thousands of years to extract the THC out of it. As you may have noticed, the THC level for most of the strains is typically how effectiveness of the potency is traditionally identified for patient use. With advancements in new strain development and lab testing procedures medical cannabis is being identified by its cannabidiol CBD, cannabinol CBN as well as THC levels.  We need to specify something about this information. Every strain, every single seed have a potential. It's up to the cultivation expert to then, if the potential will be fully released or not. If you read that a strain have 10% of THC, rating it doesn't mean that every plant of that strain will have 10% of THC. It mean instead that that strain have a potential of producing about 10% in THC. In the hands of an expert, in the right conditions, these particular strains have the potential of producing 10% or even more. In a less favorable environment, the same seeds will produce for example 8%. All these words are a reminder that a seed is not a computer, where the values are only 0 and 1. It's a live creature and the final result will be the combination of thousands of little variables.

Further, you should consider that THC is the main psychoactive substance found in the cannabis plant but not the only one. A cannabis bud contains more than 400 different substances which 61 of them are cannabinoids. The effect of the marijuana is determined by the combination and interactions of all these elements. Beside the THC, a major role is played by cannabidiol (CBD), and cannabinol (CBN). These substances have deep relaxation effects themselves, and they are heavily involved in the THC absorption. So the final effect is given by a subtle combination of different cannabinoids.