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The history of cannabis and its usage by humans dates back to at least the third millennium BC in written history, and possibly as far back as the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8800–6500 BCE) based on archaeological evidence. For millennia, the plant has been valued for its use for fiber and rope, as food and medicine, and for its psychoactive ...
Cannabis strains is a popular name to refer to plant varieties of the monospecific genus Cannabis sativa L.. They are either pure or hybrid varieties of the plant, which encompasses various sub-species C. sativa , C. indica , and C. ruderalis .
The strains Diablo Wind, Pink Moon, and Pancake Ice were named after weather systems in reference to the strains found in his 2008 film Pineapple Express. In addition, Houseplant also sells vinyl mixtapes that correspond to and are meant to be played under the effects of the initial three-strain line. [4]
Cannabis also has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug known by several slang terms, such as marijuana, pot or weed. Various cannabis strains have been bred, often selectively to produce high or low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a cannabinoid and the plant's principal psychoactive constituent.
Industry trade name for sativa-dominant cannabis strain. [83] Maui Waui Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [59] Mexican red Traditional heirloom strain of cannabis. [21] Northern Lights Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [63] [59] OG Kush Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [63] Orange Bud: Skunk: Panama red
The cultivation of cannabis in Italy has a long history dating back to Roman times, when it was primarily used to produce hemp ropes, although pollen records from core samples show that Cannabaceae plants were present in the Italian peninsula since at least the Late Pleistocene, while the earliest evidence of their use dates back to the Bronze Age.
"Skunk" refers to several named strains of potent cannabis, grown through selective breeding and sometimes hydroponics. It is a cross-breed of Cannabis sativa and C. indica (although other strains of this mix exist in abundance). Skunk cannabis potency ranges usually from 6% to 15% and rarely as high as 20%.
A reconstructed PIE *b is evident in Latin cannabis (Vulgar Latin *can(n)abum, *canaba) from Greek kannabis, the earliest recorded term for the drug, which transcribed a Scythian or Thracian word. The Scythians spoke Iranian dialects , and Indo-Iranian languages have two words, represented by Sanskrit śaṇa- "a kind of hemp" (from * kana- or ...