Sativa and Indica: Let’s Talk about it

Let’s talk about something practical. You are in Amsterdam, or maybe is Seattle, and your friend comes home with some cannabis. You want to try, but you don’t know what to try. The choices are many… what do you choose?

Well. Just like food, if you really want to know what you like, you just have to trust your senses. In other words, nobody can tell you what you like. Still, there are a few guidelines you can follow, which should allow you to make a better decision.

It’s a matter of asking you a couple of questions:

1 – Why are you smoking? What kind of HIGH are you looking for?
2 – Are you alone, or are you smoking with someone? And who is that someone?
3 – Is this the first time you smoke, or do you have some experience with it?
4 – Do you know how it feels to be HIGH?

I know, they look like commonsensical questions, but trust me: these are the most important questions you need to ask yourself before choosing what to smoke. In fact, although rookies and beginners (who are precisely those who should be more careful) ignore this, different strains of cannabis affect your body in very different ways. I am very serious about it.

The kind of HIGH Sativa plants can give you is very cerebral, potentially hallucinogenic. When you smoke it, you feel full of energy. It is quite uplifting, and it can be very confusing. In fact, people tend to assume that smoking pot makes you mellow and relaxed… but this is not the case if you smoke Sativa leaves. Therefore, if you are home alone, or if you find yourself in a house full of strangers, and maybe all you want to do is relax, do NOT smoke Cannabis Sativa. Of course, if you are with friends and its party time, go with it.

Indica leaves are the best choice if you want to relax and calm down. In fact, Cannabis Indica has a higher ratio of CBD:THC compared to Cannabis Sativa. The CBD (cannabidiol) is a 5-HT 1A receptor (a subset of the 5-HT serotonin receptors) agonist. Serotonin makes you happy, and Cannabis Indica makes you more social, less impulsive and less aggressive. It even makes you sleep better.

Therefore, be careful: choose the right cannabis. And if you are looking for the best strains out there, here is a website for you: http://greenhouseseeds.nl/.