• thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org
      61·
      2 days ago

      I would always get hybrids and not think much of it but now I try to stick with pure strains, it actually does become clear how different the two are. Indica does make you climb inside your head while sativa is more about what is going on outside it

        • Krono@lemmy.today
          8·
          1 day ago

          I read the interview you posted, and they talk about strains in depth. The interview does not assert that “strains don’t mean anything”, in fact it strongly implies the opposite.

          I think the more accurate and enlightening quote would be this:

          Dr. Russo: There are biochemically distinct strains of Cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly applied in the lay literature is total nonsense and an exercise in futility.

          • Kami@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
            31·
            1 day ago

            to put it simply

            The “strains” mentioned by the other user are what Dr. Russo calls “exercise in futility”.

            There is also at least one paper that I know of on this matter, where some “strains” were genetically analyzed and they were found to be different from what was advertised.

            So genetically speaking you are given false informations about what you are buying, while biochemically speaking you don’t even have the slightest information, because even the producer (probably) doesn’t know what’s inside exactly.

  • Anivia@feddit.org
    7·
    2 days ago

    That’s because real sativas are almost extinct. Modern hybrids, even if they claim to be sativa dominant, all make you tired.

    I recently grew some 80s Durban Poison from Khalifa Genetics (not the modern hybridized “Durban Poison” from Dutch Passion) and it’s very energetic

    • crusa187@lemmy.ml
      2·
      2 days ago

      Precisely. It’s very difficult to find old school landrace genetics now, and all the hybrids readily available in your average dispensary do feel quite similar.