indica v/s sativa. Need more details

until I visited Amsterdam, I always thought this Indica v/s Sativa talk is just hype and there's not much difference.
But it seems there's heaps. I have always been 'stoned' of the shit I usually can get my hands on (sometimes really crap stuff) so I never experienced any different effects. Can someone answer?

1. Is there major difference between the two? what is the main chemical (THC?) that causes each of the two strains to have their unique effect?
is too much sativa = indica?

2. If the effects are really different, shouldn't they be classified as two different 'drugs'?

3. I kind of like the strain that makes me relaxed, works like an aphrodisiac, and makes me think boring stuff's really interesting. What strain is this? I also like the one that makes me paranoid (strangely, its an awesome feeling... the paranoia I get from some weed).

4. Do we have indica/sativa variety in hash?

thanks

 

there is a very very definite difference between the two, although most bud you find will not be a pure sativa or a pure indica, but a hybrid of the two, with varying degrees of eithers traits

indica - couchlock, relaxed, sleepy, heavy body high. you get STONED off this type

sativa - energetic, light feeling, intense, almost psychedelic mind high you get HIGH off this kind

there are also differences in the plants themselves. sativas are usually lighter colored and taller, kinda thin. indicas are usually darker in color, shorter, and fatter. obviously a lot of different conditions influence the shape of a plant but this is just a generalization

bud as i said, the vast majority of anything you find on the street will be either pure indica or indica heavy if its a hybrid. sativas are much less common, and not as profitable to grow

 

Aside from the differences described in the post above, the chemical differences within the plant amount to a different ratio of the dozens of cannabinoids (of which THC is only 1). It's a cocktail of chemicals, and depending on which ones are more dominant, the effects will vary accordingly.

Marijuana = Marijuana

No matter what strain. Sativa and Indica are not 2 different drugs, or 2 different chemicals, or 2 different plants. They are names given to 2 types of the Marijuana plant.

Could be either. Even Sativa can make you relaxed, and even Indica can make boring things intereseting. You're describing general marijuana effects.

That's a really good question. I actually don't know, and never thought of that. Hash is compressed and baked kief. What is kief? Kief is mostly THC, but probably alot of the other cannabinoids are there as well. So we are back to the cocktail scenario. Which would seem to suggest that yes, you can have more sativa-y hash, or more indica-y hash.

Again, keep in mind that you are unlikely to find non-hybrids on the street, except for almost-pure or pure indicas like White Widow (and even these are relatively rare).

 

lern 2 search button

 

^ I will have to agree, I asked this question myself not more than a couple of months ago. I got some great response information.

Happy Hunting.

 

Thanks everyone for the details. Even as I was typing the question, I was aware that this has been asked (and answered) before.. I just could'nt be f**ked hitting the search button.. (damn Indica!!)

I still need to experience the 'high' from both and figure out which one I like most..
I guess I'm more of a sativa person from what I read.

So basically from what I understand, both get you stoned (the feeling you crave for when you are out of weed). However, the high of both is slightly different.. one makes you smart (sativa), while the other makes you dumb (indica), even though either is better than having no weed. Right?

 

We really don't need 5 million of the same thread in this hurr forum.




And you will find your answers faster, and easier if you use the search button.




Just do it!


Epic fail BTW.

 

Wrong, "stoned" refers to the heavy sedation and melted-into-the-couch effect of indicas. It's the type of high.

Were these terms used even once in this thread? You should be careful just tossing in new words, because you took a thread full of good information and summarized it 100% incorrectly. Sativa does not make you smart. Indica does not make you dumb. Both just get you high. It has nothing to do with intelligence. The indica high is often called a "stone". The sativa high is often called a "high". All marijuana makes you "stupid" in some sense, memory loss, difficulty concentrating, etc. There's no such thing as weed that makes you smarter. Some people find it helps with creative abilities and concentration. It's a very personal distinction.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_info6.shtml

http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/

Sure, if marijuana floats your boat.

 

Thanks for the clarification. Actually I meant it in a light vein.

What I know about weed has been mostly due to Hollywood movies.. I know not all of it is correct. for instance, many movies refer to weed as a "narcotic", which is 100% incorrect.

Also, its true.. weed floats my boat like nothing else. I am not sure which strain (Indiaca/Sativa) is better, but it just does.

Also, I have experienced creativity with different types of weed. In the beginning I assumed that weed affects differently each time but I realize now thats its mostly due to the Indiaca/Sativa mix (or if I may, THC/Cannabidol composition). In this sense, I think I am right when I say that Sativa makes you smarter if being smarter = increased creativity, while being dumber = 'melting into the couch' with no increase in creativity.