Useful properties of hemp used in ancient times. In the Middle Ages, when shipbuilding became widespread and dozens of ships were lowered from berths each year in sea powers, it sowed large areas of land. There was even a peasant tax in some European countries, according to which farmers had to sow hemp and 1/6 part of their land and donate it for royal needs.
Today, all cannabis varieties are divided into 2 types - this is indica and sativa, the difference between which is not always clear to specialists.
History of hemp cultivation
According to scientists, cannabis arose and began to be cultivated in Central Asia, from where it was able to migrate to West and South Asia and the Balkans. A different approach in the use of this plant in the future and divided the culture into 2 species. In Europe, which was considered densely populated even during the time of Ancient Greece and Rome, hemp was used to make nutritious oil, fabric for clothes, canvas and hemp.
In East and South Asia, its use was due to psychotropic properties, which priests used in their rituals. The Himalayas, which were a natural separator of these territories, did not allow the mixing of these types of cannabis, and so for several centuries they were grown separately from each other.
All these centuries, people have been breeding, so today there are 2 separate species - indica and sativa. The difference between them lies both in external properties and in the composition and method of exposure to humans.
After the chemical industry gradually replaced natural fabrics, and ships no longer needed sails, hemp in Europe, North America and several other countries was banned until scientists studied its medicinal properties.
Today, some countries, such as Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom, are legally allowed to grow and use cannabis for medicinal purposes. They can buy marijuana at a pharmacy by prescription. Today there are also such states where hemp is legalized: Holland, Uruguay, Czech Republic, Belgium, Argentina, Bangladesh and North Korea.
The opinion of scientists
People dealing with hemp are familiar with such names as Columbian, Thai, Oaxacan, Nepalese. These are varieties of cannabis sativa. One of the most popular species - Afgani - belongs to Indica. There are still hybrids that are also popular in the market - Durban, Hindu Kush and Maui.
Ruderalis is another species of cannabis - some experts generally refer to weeds, although it is just a wild plant that does not have psychotropic, but has technical properties.
Some scientists, for example, Canadian, in order to understand these two species, seriously began to study their genetic composition. This allowed a more accurate separation of cannabisiva and indica. What is the difference between them, it became clear only after studying their DNA, while it turned out to be very significant. If the governments of different countries thoroughly study the works of these specialists, then it will be possible to legalize technical hemp, which was banned "just in case."
The ban existed since no one had previously studied their differences. In fact, the genetic codes for these cannabis species are different, and although breeders have crossed them for the last hundred years and mixed together, one can trace the “traces” of hybridity.
According to Canadian scientists, technical hemp and marijuana are two completely different varieties of plants.
Indica
The difference between sativa / indica is already noticeable at the level of appearance and places of growth. Indica grows in India (hence the name), Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Iran and North Africa.
Outwardly, it is a stunted plant, lushly growing in width, flowering in June-July.
It rarely exceeds 120 cm in height, has fairly wide and short leaves of a bluish-green hue. The significant difference between cannabis indica and sativa cannabis is that in the first species, a large amount of tar is released on the trunk, which can be collected by hand. If this substance is rolled up into balls, usually greenish or black in color, it will result in hashish popular among many peoples, known since antiquity.
Sativa
This type of hemp grows in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and some African countries. Sativa is an annual dioecious plant, the root of which goes deeper into the soil up to 2 m, which allows the stem, straight and simple below, to stretch in height from 1.5 to 6 meters, depending on the variety.
At the top, the stem becomes hexagonal and grooved, covered with glandular villi. Sativa leaves are long and narrow, and the lower ones are “tabular” with 5-9 leaves with denticles along the edges. Flowering in this crop begins in late August - September, when day and night are almost equal in duration. So look indica and sativa. How to distinguish between these two types of hemp? It is better to focus on their growth. Even if they are grown in exactly the same conditions, sativa will always exceed its "brother".
The Impact of Indica and Satiwi
Not only outwardly different indica and sativa. There is a difference in the effect that they give. The first acts on the body, more precisely on the muscles. It is used as a sedative, it causes apathy, so the best time to use is evening.
Sativa, on the contrary, affects consciousness and mood. Smokers are more active, creative ideas appear, which people often use for their purposes, brainwork and creative nature.
The effects of marijuana are always individual. If one begins to feel like an “energizer battery”, then the other grass can cause depression, suspiciousness to others or anxiety. Also, between the types of indica and sativa the difference is that after applying the first - as the effect decreases - people have a strong appetite. Doctors use this property to maintain patients undergoing chemotherapy (after the procedure, as a rule, patients have no desire to eat).
