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What’s in a name? Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp

Americans for Safe Access

As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. Adapted from The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience (Routledge, 2019) by Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin. comes with the territory.

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SurrealEstate and Bake Sale – All-Purpose Flour – Sativa

Cannabis Life Network

Referred to me by my local cannabista at Alternative Greens, Bake Sale - All-Purpose Flower seemed like a great fit for the intriguingly named SurrealEstate. The post SurrealEstate and Bake Sale – All-Purpose Flour – Sativa appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

Forget About Indica and Sativa: How Terpenes Affect Your Cannabis. The old school conventional wisdom used to divide cannabis into the broad categories of indica, sativa, and hybrid. And conventional wisdom used to say that indicas were better for relaxing and sleep, while sativas were more energetic and creative.

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What are cannabis landrace strains?

The Cannigma

If you’ve ever consumed cannabis, you probably already know that the plant has many different varieties, commonly referred to as strains. These “strain hunters,” as they are now commonly referred to, brought landrace indicas back from places like the Himalayas and Kush mountains.

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

Forget About Indica and Sativa: How Terpenes Affect Your Cannabis As research into cannabis and terpenes progresses, it is changing a lot of what we used to think we knew about marijuana. The old school conventional wisdom used to divide cannabis into the broad categories of indica, sativa, and hybrid.

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Facts You Need To Know About Green Sativa

Cannabis Law Report

If you’ve done any reading about medical marijuana, cannabis in general, or used medical cannabis, you’ve likely heard about Green Sativa but you may not have a clue what it means or what it’s all about. While the color is green, that isn’t why it’s called Green Sativa. What is Sativa vs Indica? Don’t feel bad. Absolutely not.

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Changing the way we talk about cannabis

The Cannigma

Cannabis, weed, ganja, pot…there is an almost endless list of names used to refer to the Cannabis sativa plant and its products. These terms are understood to refer to Cannabis sativa plants containing less than a legally specified amount of the cannabinoid ?-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. It appears here with permission.