{"id":2796,"date":"2017-12-29T01:44:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T01:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/sativa"},"modified":"2021-07-13T20:19:01","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:19:01","slug":"sativa","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/sativa","title":{"rendered":"Sativa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A term often used in the cannabis consumer marketplace to describe a cannabis product with uplifting, cerebral, and energetic effects. Though as research evolves, it's become clear that cannabis effects are more complex than<\/span> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/difference-between-indica-sativa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativa vs. indica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the former offering a more energizing experience and the latter providing more relaxation.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis sativa<\/span> <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/cultivar\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultivars<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> feature long, thin fan leaves and tend to have long flowering times. The slender sativa leaf can have as many as 13 fingers. Sativas flourish in warmer climates and can naturally grow up to 12 feet tall in a season.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I'm looking for a hybrid cultivar with mild sativa effects.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is this sativa oil really as uplifting as people say?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image \">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?ssl=1\" data-modal-open=\"lightbox_3463\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 476px, (min-width: 1218px) 772px, 100vw\" alt=\"cannabis plant\" title=\"Click to see a larger version of the image\">\n\t\t\t<\/a><cite>Photo by: Gina Coleman\/Weedmaps<\/cite><\/figure>\t\t\t<div id=\"lightbox_3463\" data-modal data-modal-hide-heading data-modal-manual-close hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Image lightbox<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=768%2C432&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/180713_3983_FrozenNorthFarms_BlueDream_2653-2.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"cannabis plant\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"button\" class=\"a11y-modal__close-btn\" data-modal-close-btn>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.414 12l4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414L12 13.414l-4.293 4.293a1 1 0 11-1.414-1.414L10.586 12 6.293 7.707a1 1 0 011.414-1.414L12 10.586l4.293-4.293a1 1 0 011.414 1.414L13.414 12z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"what-is-sativa\">\n\tWhat is sativa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the consumer, both sativa and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/indica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">indica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are heavily associated with their perceived effect profiles. Most cannabis users will hear the term sativa and think of an energizing, uplifting, and cerebral experience.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry uses this association as a way to market sativa and indica cultivars, and thousands of other cannabis products. But the effects we typically associate with sativa aren't always produced by sativa plants, nor do indicas always deliver indica-like effects. In fact, effects <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/difference-between-indica-sativa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">share no connection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the physical structure of today's cannabis plants.The terms sativa and indica are far more useful for cultivators than for consumers. In <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/cultivation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultivation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sativa is commonly used to describe a plant's morphology, or physical characteristics, during growth. Sativas tend to be taller than indicas and have long, thin leaves, while indicas are much shorter and contain broad, short leaves. Sativas also take much longer to mature during the flowering stage, with flowering times of up to 100 days.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"taxonomic-history\">\n\tTaxonomic history<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term sativa is a derivative of the Latin botanical adjective <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sativum<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning cultivated. The earliest recorded usage of sativa as a cannabis term comes from English herbalist William Turner's <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/books\/reader?id=8vo-AAAAYAAJ&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;output=reader&amp;hl=en&amp;pg=GBS.PA3\" target=\"_blank\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Names of Herbes<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1548), in which <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis sativa <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the scientific name given to cultivated hemp.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus ascribed the name <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. sativa <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to what he considered the only species of the genus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1753. Thirty-two years later, French biologist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck identified <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis indica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a separate species from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis sativa, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arguably cementing the foundation of our current sativa\/indica taxonomy.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lamarck primarily based his <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> classification on physical differences from Linnaeus's <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plant, including narrow, dark green leaves and denser branching. He also noted that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a more potent inebriant than <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, marking the earliest instance of relating the plant's effects to its type.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The shift from the Linnaeus' <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Lamarck's <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to our current definition of sativa and indica came in 1974 when American biologist Richard Evans Schultes applied the term <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to cannabis plants in Afghanistan. Schultes' <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classification ended up having a huge impact on the development of our modern-day indica\/sativa taxonomy, tying the indica variety to a distinct geographic origin. This would later be emulated by Loran C. Anderson, who designated Afghan plants as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Indian plants as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we reserve the sativa label for plants that share common physical profiles. Most countries only recognize one species, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it remains highly debated whether indica is a subspecies. Meanwhile, the marketplace still recognizes two varieties, sativa and indica.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"what-is-the-difference-between-an-indica-and-a-sativa\">\n\tWhat is the difference between an indica and a sativa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separating sativa and indica plants according to growth traits and physical makeup is a useful, efficient practice for cultivators.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real <a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/indica-sativa-hybrid-read-cannabis-leaf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"difference between today's sativa and indica plants (opens in a new tab)\">difference between today's sativa and indica plants<\/a> is in their observable traits during the cultivation cycle. Sativa plants grow taller than indicas and have thinner leaves. Sativas also mature much more slowly than indicas, which tend to flower within 45-65 days as opposed to sativa's 100 days.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image \">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Side-to-side-Visualization%40100x-100.jpg?ssl=1\" data-modal-open=\"lightbox_1216\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Side-to-side-Visualization%40100x-100.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 476px, (min-width: 1218px) 772px, 100vw\" alt=\"Graphic of sativa vs indica plants.\" title=\"Click to see a larger version of the image\">\n\t\t\t<\/a><cite>Photo by: Weedmaps<\/cite><\/figure>\t\t\t<div id=\"lightbox_1216\" data-modal data-modal-hide-heading data-modal-manual-close hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Image lightbox<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Side-to-side-Visualization%40100x-100.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Graphic of sativa vs indica plants.\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"button\" class=\"a11y-modal__close-btn\" data-modal-close-btn>\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M13.414 12l4.293 4.293a1 1 0 01-1.414 1.414L12 13.414l-4.293 4.293a1 1 0 11-1.414-1.414L10.586 12 6.293 7.707a1 1 0 011.414-1.414L12 10.586l4.293-4.293a1 1 0 011.414 1.414L13.414 12z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sativa plants have longer flowering cycles, fare better in warm climates with long seasons, and usually grow taller with narrow, light-green leaves. In landrace cultivars, sativas tend to produce higher concentrations of <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/tetrahydrocannabinolic-acid-thca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THCA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relative to CBDA than indicas.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crossbreeding has dominated the last 50 years of cannabis cultivation, virtually eliminating the possibility of encountering a pure sativa or indica. Classifying a particular cultivar as indica or sativa usually means that it tilts to one side or the other of a sativa\/indica spectrum.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"what-are-the-effects-of-a-sativa\">\n\tWhat are the effects of a sativa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the sativa\/indica taxonomy is efficient for cultivators, it doesn't help consumers predict the effects of a given <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/parts-of-cannabis-plant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannabis plant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Human intervention has dramatically changed the chemical makeup of cannabis. In the days of Linnaeus and Lamarck, the effects of<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> C. sativa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C. indica<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> plants may have aligned more closely with their physical characteristics. Today, a plant's appearance tells us nothing about what kind of effect it will produce.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"is-sativa-an-upper\">\n\tIs sativa an upper?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the cannabis community, the cannabis sativa plant is often characterized as having uplifting effects that produce a head high, while indicas are thought to be sedative and typically lead to an intense body high. Dr. Ethan Russo, a psychopharmacology researcher and board-certified neurologist on the forefront of cannabinoid research, <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liebertpub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1089\/can.2015.29003.ebr\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explained<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in an interview published in the peer-reviewed journal \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,\u201d that \u201cthe sativa\/indica distinction as commonly applied in the lay literature is total nonsense and an exercise in futility.\u201d In reality, the effects of cannabis are based on the unique chemical profiles of each variety, rather than a genetic lineage<\/span>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a landrace cultivar with indica lineage grown in a new environment could potentially produce a unique chemical profile that would cause uplifting effects.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, cannabis effects have more to do with the makeup of a user's individual <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/endocannabinoid-system\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">endocannabinoid system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than a plant's genetic lineage. Individuals may have different experiences based on the way their endocannabinoid system interacts with a given profile of <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/cannabinoid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannabinoids<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One user may report feeling sedation and relaxation from a plant of sativa lineage while another will report an uplifting effect from the same plant.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you go to your local <\/span><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/dictionary\/dispensary\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dispensary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today, you'll probably be faced with product labeled either sativa, indica, or hybrid. The addition of hybrid to the cannabis lexicon is a sign that cannabis marketing is catching up to reality. All modern cultivars are technically hybrids<\/span>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wm-article-table-of-contents-header\" id=\"conclusion\">\n\tConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has not yet caught up to the wealth of cannabis varieties in circulation today. Terpene and cannabinoid profiles are becoming more prominent in product marketing as the average cannabis consumer becomes more educated about the complex nature of the cannabis plant \u2014 and more sophisticated in their purchasing choices as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Dr. Ethan Russo explains, predicting the effects of a cannabis cultivar requires us to \u201cquantify the biochemical components of a given Cannabis strain and correlate these with the observed effects in real patients.\u201d If a cultivar delivers sativa-like effects, it will have more to do with terpene content than plant structure or possibly cannabinoid content. For example, cultivars high in limonene, whether sativa or indica, are very likely to facilitate an uplifted mood<\/span>.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The terms sativa and indica are far more valuable for cultivators than they are for consumers. Until we collectively develop a new taxonomy to give consumers a better idea of what effects they're signing up for, it's important to remember that sativa plants are not guaranteed to produce sativa-like effects.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A term often used in the cannabis consumer marketplace to describe a cannabis product with uplifting, cerebral, and energetic effects. Though as research evolves, it's become clear that cannabis effects are more complex than sativa vs. indica, with the former offering a more energizing experience...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3463,"template":"","collections":[188],"class_list":["post-2796","dictionary","type-dictionary","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","collections-cultivation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Sativa? 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