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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
I realize that, but I haven't had anything with thread darker than a burnt orange. And I'm able to distinguish the difference, I'm just not exposed to it that much. Seriously heady indica is just too expensive for me, especially when the sativa is what I'm accustomed to. But I digress, I simply love it when science makes drugs feel better.
EDIT: Aren't most strains of weed on a sliding scale of hybridization (e.g. Northern Lights is 70/30 indica/sativa, Sour Diesel 55/45, etc...[I'm just pulling these numbers out of my ass])? I didn't think there were any pure indicas or sativas out there.
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Well most "strains" you're going to hear of are actually cuts of a particular pheno of marijuana. In other words, although you may be smoking "Sour D", in actuality you are smoking the marijuana from a singular clone/seed with completely unique genetics, stemming usually from some sort of hybridized frankenplant. Each plant is like a person, meaning no two are alike. For example, Northern Lights is actually the name of a crop that yielded roughly 7 cuts, the most well known of which is NL #5. Now, NL is usually regarded as one of the most potent stable plants for use in breeding, but most don't know that some of the cuts (#1 and #7 in particular) exhibit unique characteristics that blend the traditonal Indica heritage with Swiss Afghani males that completely alter the end product of any hybrid. The original NL 5 is a clone-only strain; it is here that we find the majority of pure Indicas and Sativas. Cuttings present the opportunity to maintain the integrity of the landrace, thereby preventing the creation of hybrids but allowing for the "inbreeding" of favorable traits.
Usually any Thai, South American, or South African outdoor landrace will be 100% sativa as a result of generations of inbreeding, whereas Afghani, Indian, and mostly any Asian strain will be stout indicas. The consistency in strains today are actually diluted or altered variations on the original family's traits.
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