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[–] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 24 points 21 hours ago (8 children)

Indica and sativa are pretty much meaningless now, aren’t they? Like, strains have been crossbred so many times that now “indica” vs “sativa” refer to the effects experienced more so than any real genetic distinction?

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 4 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I thought I had read something that said there never was a genetic or even chemical difference between sativa and indica, just the terpenes are different. Like how there's all these different dog "breeds" but if you compare genetics they're like 99% the same.

https://bedrocan.com/international-research-shows-no-genetic-distinction-between-sativa-and-indica-cannabis/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41477-021-01003-y

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, but the terpenes and cannabinoid profile is the whole point. Same way as dog breeds are quite different in size, fur, ear shape etc even if the genetic difference is <1%

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