The TRUE DIFFERENCE Between a Cannabis Sativa, Indica, and Hybrid Plant

Have you ever wondered where the terms Sativa and Indica come from?
Have you ever wondered what Cannabis Ruderalis is?
Have you ever wondered why two strains with the same name can give you different feelings??
Then this video is for you!
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Sativa vs Indica vs Hybrid - www.leafly.com...
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Cannabis Sativa - www.medicaljan...
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Have a great day everyone!! Happy Educating!

[@MedTHCOntario]

Great Video! I've been preaching this for years. I always say.... The cannabinoids are the vehicle (THC, CBD) and the terpenes are the driver (Terps)..... The vehicle will get you there but the driver will provide the experience. I believe nowadays, we really can only refer sativa, indica or hybrid to describe a plants growing style. Stay Lifted!

[@cannaclay1125]

MedTHC Ontario Thanks so much for the kind words! I really like your interpretation as well 👍 Happy Educating!

[@MedTHCOntario]

Clayton Foster 🙏🏻

[@isaiahsspontaneouscontent9111]

My brother in law gave me seeds without telling me what strain and what name it was given. So I just planted the seeds straight on the ground and now it's in the flowering stage.

[@whatyouwant3422]

Send pics

[@710squared-cannabistv6]

Education the key to erasing the stigma ...Keep it up!

[@uthantwin4867]

I am growing sativa, known as "DESHAL" in Bangladesh. It’s so beautiful...

[@imtiajjoy680]

bro pls ektu help koren ...amio korte cacchi ....kivabe korbo ektu bolben?

[@princeparthib3921]

Baiya😁😁😁😁😁😁 hobe naki?

[@joshwrb]

I love this video so much i wish i could roll it up and smoke the knowledge

[@cannaclay1125]

Haha, thanks so much man!! Just make sure to pass it around 😉

[@joanneortiz3251]

Linnaeus did not discover cannabis... it's been cultivated for thousands of years. At least since the bronze age. He just categorized life into the current scientific notation we have today. He named the species Cannabis sativa, by no means discovered it. Also cannabis ruderalis is not known as "hemp." Hemp is cannabis sativa, but it's a variety that has not been bread for high THC content, as it's intended to be used for textiles, oil and the like.

[@cannaclay1125]

Hi Joanne! While I agree Carl Linnaeus did not necessarily "discover" cannabis, he was the first scientist to put a name to it, which in exchange coins him as "the discover-er" of the cannabis sativa plant. In regards to your comment about ruderalis not being hemp, we will have to call agree to disagree on that one. Unfortunately history has skewed our perception and knowledge on a lot of these products, so there is a lot of mis-information available out there. I definitely agree that hemp was intended to be used for things like textiles and oil.

[@jaardpeer4148]

Heads up, I know my shit. Ruderalis is either a 'feral' or a wild breed. It has rarely ever been used as a fiber crop, and therefor has never really been called hemp. What we call hemp, is also Sativa, but Sativa with little to no THC. That is because, when Cannabis was spread towards Europe (in prehistoric times) the plant was no longer used medicinally/recreational/ritually, but merely for food and fibers. This is when Sativa likely starts to distinguish itself from Indica. THC levels dropped because it was no longer selected for. That type of hemp is still around today, with narrow leaves, but in cold climates. Sativa's with THC indeed originate 'in equatorial regions', but as a consequence of hemp being spread from Spain through North Africa (around the 11th century), picking up Indica genes along the way that were present in the Egypt area. Through the use of hashish the Sativas were once again selected for their intoxicating properties. In the following 500 years, this 'Sativa type 2' migrated along the coast of Africa clockwise, developing the typical Sativa characteristics (low CBD, presence of THC-V). Through Indian Ocean-trade Sativa plants also ended up in South East Asia. Now it's 1492, and we have Cannabis Sativa type 1 (regular hemp), Cannabis Sativa type 2 (African/hasjplants), Cannabis Indica (then known as 'indian hemp') and Cannabis Ruderalis. The first 3 were all taken to the new world. European colonists brought with them hemp (and possibly Indica as well). Later on Sativa type 2 was brought by sailors and African slaves, laying the foundation for South American and Jamaican Sativa's. Conclusion is that Sativa's fenotype (how it looks) did not develop in equatorial regions, but in prehistoric times, on it's way to Europe. The "broad leaf > cold climate / narrow leaf > warm climate" theory simply doesn't hold up to the fact that narrow-leafed Sativas have been in Northern Europe for millennia. It's a theory based on conjecture, not on facts.

[@jaardpeer4148]

www.researchgate.net/publication/228603981_Physical_evidence_for_the_antiquity_of_Cannabis_sativa_L

[@cannaclay1125]

Thank you very much for the information and the research, it's all a very interesting read! Glad there are more people out there educating and trying to help people down the right path :-)

[@jaardpeer4148]

@@cannaclay1125 This Vice piece on Strain Hunters Congo has a nice map 4.35 mins in, to visualise Cannabis' migration kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqjGmoGYYqeNf80

[@tonyp3067]

I read somewhere that the classifications sativa and indica were reversed accidentally many years or decades ago and was never corrected... and so theze days we have it backwards. What we now call indica was formerly referred to as sativa and vice versa. Do you have any insight on that?

[@cannaclay1125]

Hey @@tonyp3067, that's interesting, I haven't heard that before! Can you send the article you read/information on that topic?? Thanks in advance!

[@Pewtooyou]

I grow indoor Auto flowers year round and usually a half dozen mix of Indica and Sativa outside... I keep a nice perpetual harvest going... I have 2 nice an full 10 footers outside right now. One will be harvested in 2 more weeks and the other looks more like early-mid Oct....The choice of Autos I have going inside right now are. Tangerine Dream, Bubble Gum and Blueberry...My last indoor that is just about fully cured was Afghan and Criticle Purple, both of which smell and taste incredible...

[@Passion535]

About a Ratio of 60/40% for Hybreds , either way, would give you what everyone likes.. It has to be somewhat psychedelic and dreamy to be "what people really enjoy"!!

[@uglytruth4467]

Congrats well done video... great job!

[@cannaclay1125]

Thank you Leo Mora! I definitely believe the best way to break the negative stigma surrounding cannabis is through education :) Happy Educating!

[@justinwaite1913]

This was the best video I have found that talked about Sativa and Indica. I'm learning more and more. TY

[@cannaclay1125]

Thank you so much Justin! Happy educating :)

[@zavierjacobs1388]

First video I watched great info and explained well thank you Clay 👍

[@bludragontruck9743]

I’m so fuckin high I didn’t even understand what the fuck he just said😂🤪😂🤪😂🤪( it’s the fucking wedding cake).Happy Thanksgiving every one!!!! 2020😷

[@dbmail545]

I wish I had the resources to breed an autoflowering hybrid of indica and hemp

[@jimmiewomble416]

Cannabis sativa is the species referred to as hemp. Cannabis ruderalis rarely grows above 2 feet tall.

[@mmanda515]

Something I'd like to know & haven't found anywhere.... What/why is difference in CBD derived from hemp? When it first was even being marketed as a thing, maybe idk... close to 10 yrs ago now (having really bad back issues/ pain) I had recently started vaping to quit smoking cigarettes. At an event/tradeshow type thing, there were 2 companies offering this new 'tincture' called CBD. Derived from hemp & high CBD, super low THC (being in state where it wasn't legal otherwise.. as most, if not all were, then) they had a couple suuuuuper pricey options. Willing to try just about anything, I bought a bottle. At the time, I think the highest mg was like 1-200mg or so. Supposed to put under tongue, hold there, then swallow. Gawd, it was awwwful. Felt no different. Over the years & since, have tried MANY different CBD options, all... sold to the masses, legally... hemp. ALL, no matter the method or delivery OR strength.... noticed no difference in pain, or.. anything. It was just, as if... I had taken nothing & there was no effect (well, other than my $ going down the toilet.. again) Then, one day... I went & visited family in CO. Someone said I should try one of the tinctures high in CBD, from an actual dispensary/derived from something other than hemp. So hesitant, not knowing or understanding difference, but... willing to try it. Same type of bottle, same type of taste... this, seemingly same by the label anyway. Ever so slightly higher in THC, still super low tho... I think it was 3%? 97%CBD .... One dropper, expecting nothing.... yet, within a minute or two.... I felt something for sure! Not gone, but definitely less pain... just, idk.. lighter in spirit, not so down... Not a huge, omg difference OR really long lasting, but... there was definitely a difference & some.. improvement. Just wondering what that is attributed to? Now that it recently became legal, recreationally in my state, not sure where to even begin. What to look for, type... tincture again? Something better? Vape, pre-filled or... ? Type/strain/ratio? I don't want to feel down (i mean, maybe at night to help w/ pain/sleep) but for most times... would love to just feel less pain, boost in overall mood/energy/clarity... Wondering why there's such a difference in the cbd sold, derived from Hemp & that, sold at dispensaries from other types of the plant?? Any advice would be helpful, ESP since..... one cannot even go in & ask for suggestions, etc.. Everything now, has to be ordered over the phone & picked up only. Appreciate your time.... Stay safe & be well.

[@yinyangja]

Helps a lot

[@mcozy333]

Himalayan Monks have the best Stuff! Indica LOL... seriously though they bred it out well for their meditations... then you have the Jumping Africans and their Sativas... you can trace plant lineage/localization via the terpenes ( mica makes terpenes ) metallic oxides in the soils determine what terpenes are present after thousands of years of evolution... Cannabis has been determined 40 to 50 million years evolved... endocannabinid system is 4 to 5 billion years evolved from the original Sea Squirt

[@cannaclay1125]

Right?!?! So many factors that affect the chemical composition, not just what seed is planted. Thanks for watching mcozy333!

[@rishirishiroopnarine5067]

mcozy333 best stuff,,in your head

[@ObjectiveMedia]

Indica sucks

[@nziwikiwi4020]

B s ..Earth is Flat covered by a dome firmament..and humans have only been around for 7000 so years by the scripture....the big bang and evolution theory tail is some brainwashing crap..you think we know what happened billions of years ago ,,,hahaha...Stay happy on your spinning ball of water ..ALMIGHTYONE Gave us tha green herb ..Praise the GreatCreator YHWH

[@000Skill]

All types are found in nepal

[@mcozy333]

Made in Nepal

[@patricktaito3651]

I have been watching alot of videos growing rudaralis hybrids also known as Auto flowers. Which I say is different to normal hybrids that contain Sativa, indica or both. So you are there should be 6 different types of cannabis plants. Sativa Indica Hybrid Rudaralis Hybrid rudaralis ( autoflower). Male cannabis (hemp) Correct me if I'm wrong. Thanks

[@THEADVENTUROUSTEAMTRAVELANDVLG]

Can ask what types of feltilizer did you used for your plants?

[@asianzeusecannon5880]

Damm in the 1700s cannabis was around.well explained.No wonder the dinosaurs was so melo n ate alot .Must of been some giant ass buds back then.

[@matttorres7038]

ruderalis in not hemp.... hemp has little to no THC... ruderis has THC and can reach levels 20+ fyi

[@TheMrpiggyboy]

I am old. What were we smoking in the 60's. I mean the stuff came here in duffle bags from Veit Nam?

[@LuciferSamaelMorningstarLight]

Does this mean, that if you have a ruderalis crossed with a thc strain, that will raise the thc level from nothing to something? I'm asking because every damn seed ive popped so far has had tri leafs small bushy and though they do smell, if they contain no thc even if they were crossed with a high thc strain, idk about that. If that's the case, i need to throw all my plants out and start yet again with a new seed unless that one too turns out to be ruderalis. I feel like i'm getting cheated here.

[@cannaclay1125]

Hey Greg Foster! Yes, crossing a Ruderalis Plant with a THC strain shooouuuuuld produce THC. The benefit to crossing it with a Ruderalis strain is that you can cut the grow cycle and flowering time down. Obviously you'll get better at this with better results the more you do it :) Happy Educating!

[@cirroji]

how do you think they breed autoflowers from popular strains?

[@louisminford9696]

Thanks

[@romanchomenko2912]

Borat weed comes from Kazakhstan and was brought to Europe by the Scythians around 400BC it was already here in the Ukrainian Steppes.

[@jskstudiosandcreativity.1548]

I'm majoring in weed,

[@kevinadkinson2666]

They are all the same species... or else you couldn’t hybridize them.

[@morrisparkintheozarks6831]

I have to disagree with two points. One , hemp does not come from ruderalis. Hemp comes from sativa. Ruderalis is much too short a plant to be valuable for hemp. The sativa was exclusively used for hemp cause one tough fiber of course. As well as hight, sativa is the tallest of the genus. Long tall stems make long fiber. Indica is and was most valued for resin production for the making of hashish. Ruderalis was not valued for much of anything commercial until recent times for breeding hybrid auto flowers. It was just a weed of only a couple of feet tall. So no value for hemp. Too short. Also males are valued even more for hemp because they are taller!! Long stems, long fiber.

[@danwatkins3044]

My understanding of the difference would be indica has more cannabinoids

[@herunile9810]

Indica I'm growing

[@LESSISMOREMOREORLESS]

Ruderalis itself maybe weak but today's autoflowers that are crosses with ruderalis are getting pretty dank.

[@kennethjackson3727]

I agree they arent bad ...but when you see that the same strain not in a auto/ruderalis cross is better quality ... the crosses will always have 1 parent plant /ruderalis with no thc ect... so my question is folks worked on strains for years now want to put a junk ruderalis non thc plant in it why subsitute quality for being an auto flower... ide never do it in my opinion.

[@LESSISMOREMOREORLESS]

@@kennethjackson3727 Some people only have enough room for a small tent and can produce more in less time when working with good genetics and proper care. Can also have multiple crops in an outdoors setting up north where you can only have one unless you have light dep. Or even need to finish early cuz of humidity/rain. Many different needs and these fill a gap.

[@therealjayseh]

Actually makes crappy weed.

[@psyience3213]

There is only one species, cannabis sativa. There has only ever been one as far as we know. Sativa indica and ruderalis are strains/genotypes. I was going to let this slide because it is somewhat controversial as to how the cannabis species should be classified: whether sativa indica and ruderalis are different cannabis species or simply subspecies, but then you said ruderalis is hemp which is completely wrong. Ruderalis is the autoflower, it doesn’t flower based on the photoperiod but instead on an internal timer. Hemp is simply cannabis that contains >.3%? Delta 9 thc. You can literally take any cannabis plant and turn it into hemp. Hemp is nothing more than a governmental classification. Hemp has literally been used for thousands of years before the ruderalis strain was even discovered. Weird how you would mention that ruderalis is debated as to whether it’s a species or subspecies when it’s the same exact debate for all 3 strains. Ruderalis produces no thc? You have no fucking clue what you’re talking about. Most of the bud people smoke is autoflower. In fact you’d have no fucking clue whether it was photperiod or autoflower when smoking it or testing the cannabinoids. You’re spouting bullshit. The only thing you’re right about is that sativa/indica do not determine the high. Sativa and indica are purely morphological determinations.

[@caspertms8543]

Ruderalis actually has surprisingly high levels of CBD.

[@khansabi3060]

Canabis sativa is monocot or dicot?? Please tell me

[@slizzy5675]

Dicot I believe

[@alexmendoza3809]

One question: why then does hemp get labeled "cannabis sativa" then on the paperwork you expert you 🤔 I read on ruderalis and it is bred with marijuana and not hemp, if it was hemp then you are saying we are all smoking marijuana and hemp hybrid

[@cannaclay1125]

Hi Alex! All cannabis plants fall under some sort of "Indica/Sativa/Hybrid" classification... To be called "hemp" the strain would need to have less than 0.3% THC, and yes, a lot of CBD dominant cannabis plants have been cross-bred with hemp strains in order to grow faster, and with a lower THC content. (As well, practically all cannabis plants are a hybrid of some sort... check out my video on this topic when you have a chance! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5-2nYSPbrp3Y6s) Hope this answers your question! Happy Educating :)

[@mad-b264]

Where do i get any of those cannabinoid charts, circle graphs, I live in the UK, I have been researching cannabis now for the last year, An it suck's here in the UK with the cannabis law's, How can a plant that is so good for you be illegal, We are not allowed too even grow here in the UK, I know the police came an arrested me for trying too grow medication the Dr's still wont give me, Even tho i have a complex PTSD diagnosis, I was still locked up for 12 hour all for a mother plant, The reason police come out is coz someone who is a dumb ass an can't grow them selves come at me with a big ass knife on my back sly style with a balaclava on, I only had a few plant's, Police come an only mother plant was there, I was hanging my crop, Thought i could trust somebody, Turns out you can't trust your own shadow most the time in the UK, Coz of the illegality of it, If it was legal people would not be running round robbing crops', Ain't nothing gangster about taking a few plants off somebody, It more gangster too be able too grow the baddest bud, I have stopped now anyways, But still the UK is so miss-informed, I want too work in the lab, Studying what cannabinoids do for the body, But again coz of the illegality of cannabis i can't go into education studying cannabis, I have looked, I only want too study cannabis, It is so complex, I can't see anymore of my time studying any other plants, 140 cannabinoids so far, Over 200 terp's, Like i said the UK is missing out on billions in tax rev we could really do with, Plus Canada using cannabis too create vaccines for covid-19, Designer cannabis plants with covid cure, I read it is easier too grow, The plants can be grown with certain properties that do certain things too the body, Is groundbreaking in my eyes, Makes you wonder what else can be grown in plants too treat illnesses, A cancer cure?? Like is said we need education on what cannabis does for the body, All my research points too cannabis only being good for your body, An smoking bud will not cause lung cancer, Logically cannabis would deflect an protect, The UK needs too wake up too the cannabis is not going away the faster we legalise the better for the UK..............

[@ezwayocho8296]

@Matthew McDonald They've had a cure for cancer for many decades now😔 There is no $$$ in "cure", the $$$ is in "treatments". The reason cannabis is illegal is because I believe it does have healing properties🙌🌱 but GMO "food" and other UNHEALTHY things we ingest remain LEGAL because they actually cause cancer and therefore generate more $$$ for BIG PHARMA & cancer "treatments" 😔 We live in AN UPSIDE DOWN & BACKWARDS 🌎 where "WRONG = RIGHT" and "RIGHT = WRONG" 😩

[@cannaclay1125]

Hey Matthew! Thanks for reaching out, I really hope the situation changes over there soon and I think education will play a big part in it. I wish you the best of luck with your PTSD, I know cannabis can be fantastic with treating it :) In regards to my charts and info graphs, I've either found them online or made them myself. Feel free to show any of the videos from my channel and share any knowledge or information with anyone who will listen. Happy Educating.

[@mad-b264]

@@cannaclay1125 There is something called project twenty 21, And something called LEAP, have a look an share the information about them, cbmp's, medical cannabis for who cannot afford those massive huge bills going private gives you, 3000 pound a month is going a bit too far, So LEAP have been set up for people like me, It would be an ESA for me too explain the in's an outs, It is only for people in the UK but I am pretty sure you have sub's from the UK who might not know about Project twenty 21, Or LEAP, If you have symptoms with PTSD or anxiety an a few other symptom's, I think drug misuse is on the list as well, But yeah these people can help you out with medical cannabis prescription, For people on low income an if you can't afford the big ass bills going private, Share the knowledge, Let people know about it, Here is a link too it anyways make it easier, Check it out if you do not know about it, Looks interesting for the world of medical cannabis.... drugscience.org.uk/project-twenty21/?gclid=CjwKCAjw5Kv7BRBSEiwAXGDElRqd87LjBZgkQ4LP3yTZ5ttjCZaYbtjXx_rmJfiHFyUccsWwdDx4xRoClwIQAvD_BwE

[@danspacek]

but but but . . . I want my heady energetic not on the couch Sativa high. . .

[@cannaclay1125]

Keep trying different strains Dan... I promise you'll find something that works!

[@hellwithit]

Every one is a grower now days and we have lost the true killer strains. It’s just all the same thing anymore. 😎🙈

[@ozzymsmusicchannel]

Ruderalis is not hemp

[@titsup4u]

It is highly disrespectful to have that Buddha statue in this video. Educate yourself.

[@dimitriazevedo5798]

Peple ALWAYS leave out Africa.....there are thousands of land race sativa strains in Africa...

[@cannaclay1125]

Heck yes there are dimitri! Thanks for watching :-)

[@dimitriazevedo5798]

So why was that not mentioned?

[@cannaclay1125]

Hey @dimitri azevedo! There were a few things that weren't mentioned in this video (as seen by some of the comments below). This video was made to be short and informative for people to hopefully learn something from. If anyone wants to learn more, a great way to do so is to read the comments below :-) So thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and I hope it gets passed on to our viewers/readers. Thanks again for watching :-)

[@chadkline4268]

This info is wrong on most every count.

[@Pedro-sm1db]

You need to bone up on your history

[@sarak4418]

Well back in the 1300s it was called weed 😂😂😂😂😂

[@DeezNuts-xo2ee]

Ruderalis is not hemp lmao

[@armarnigray]

Nah this is sum bullshit doctor tumbabaie found ganja and defined skunk from cannabis

[@jamesmuguku772]

africa??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????.history,science or religion?