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Indica vs sativa: a useful myth

What the labels actually tell you (and what they don't).

1 min read2026-05-2613 views

Almost every commercial cannabis plant today is a hybrid. The clean indica/sativa split that 1970s breeders worked with no longer maps cleanly to modern lines.

The traditional labels
Indica
  • Short, bushy, wide fan leaves
  • Faster finish (8–9 weeks)
  • Originally from the Hindu Kush region
  • Marketed as "body high"
Sativa
  • Tall, lanky, narrow leaves
  • Slower finish (10–14 weeks)
  • Originally equatorial — Africa, Mexico, Southeast Asia
  • Marketed as "head high"

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