Indica and sativa are commonly used to describe cannabis strains, but what’s the difference between these two labels? Almost half of all Canadians have tried cannabis at some point in their lives. If ...

Indica and sativa are commonly used to describe cannabis strains, but what’s the difference between these two labels? Some people are adamant that indica strains are sedative with earthy aromas. In ...

Walking into a cannabis dispensary for the first time can be an overwhelming and intimidating experience. Many budtenders are happy to walk customers through the process of figuring out what products ...

When you walk into your neighborhood pot shop, you've got three basic choices: indica, sativa or a hybrid of the two. However, what you see might not be what you get. The most common ways cannabis ...

Cannabis growers and sellers have defined different strains of cannabis as ‘indica’ or ‘sativa’ for decades to describe their different effects. But scientists have now found that there is in fact no ...

Dispensaries and dealers don’t always get the strain names right for the pot they carry, a fact of life most consumers have to deal with. If you’re in the mood for either the couch-lock from a good ...

"Are you looking for an indica, a sativa, or a hybrid?" Anyone who has walked into a legal weed store has heard this question. The majority of pot stores divide their products into these groups, and ...

The commonly held belief is that one produces a “head high” while the other produces a “body high.” According to Healthline.com, for example, “Sativa has primarily an energizing effect, while indica ...

Weed is traditionally classified into three main categories: indica, sativa, and hybrid. But rampant interbreeding has rendered these distinctions almost completely meaningless. Also, different weed ...

Sophie Watts receives funding through a Vanier Scholarship from the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Bedrocan International funded the research referenced in this article.