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WTF Is Cannabis Ruderalis?

Cannabis Law Report

If you’ve ever dealt with an auto-flowering weed strain before, you were looking at the fruits of “cannabis ruderalis.” So, what the heck is Cannabis ruderalis ? Cannabis ruderalis refers to a species of cannabis that originated in Russia, as well as Central and Eastern Europe. OK, WTF Is Auto-Flowering?

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Top Five Tips to get the Most out of Auto-Flowering Cannabis Plants

Medical Cannabis Seedbank

As you all know by now, there are 3 subspecies of cannabis; Sativa, Indica and Ruderalis. Nowadays cannabis strains are most commonly referred to as Hybrids. But then you get Ruderalis, a small strange looking cannabis plant. However, Ruderalis cannabis plants grown in the wild, do not contain much THC. Mary-Jane, MCSB.

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Wild cannabis: what is ditch weed and can you use it?

The Cannigma

You may hear ditch weed referred to as wild weed, but this term would actually more appropriately represent a cannabis plant that has never been influenced by humans. Cannabis ruderalis is a cannabis species thought to have originated in Russia. But what makes ruderalis notable is its ability to autoflower.

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Weed slang – the most common nicknames for cannabis

The Cannigma

Within the Cannabis genus, we can find the hemp species Cannabis sativa , Cannabis Indica, and Cannabis Ruderalis. Hemp refers to Cannabis Sativa varieties that have very low levels of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the cannabinoid that produces the high of marijuana. Indica and Sativa. Scientifically speaking, that’s simply not the case.

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What’s the Difference Between Hemp and Marijuana CBD Oil?

CannaMD

As Leafly summarizes: Cannabis refers to a genus of plants which has three species: indica, sativa, and ruderalis. Hemp is a sativa species, while cannabis can be sativa, indica, or ruderalis. Hemp is not a different species of the cannabis plant. If you’ve ever mistaken the two, don’t feel bad.

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How Science is Changing the Way the Industry Categorizes Cannabis Products

Veriheal

They are no longer able to categorize cannabis by indica, sativa, afghanica nor ruderalis, but rather as type 1, 2, and 3. . These strains often come from plants referred to as ‘hemp’ on the basis that the THC quantity is at most 1%. . The New Way to Sort Cannabis .

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Hemp vs. Marijuana: Why Can’t Cops Tell Them Apart?

Cannabis Law Report

There are three distinct species of Cannabis: Sativa, Indica, and Ruderalis. What we refer to as marijuana belongs in both the Sativa and Indica family. Before we can talk about why hemp and marijuana are different, let’s talk about how the two plants are similar. Both hemp and marijuana are members of the genus Cannabis.

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