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Originally Posted by dyna mo
well, that explains why there are always fewer sativas to choose from in any dispensary i've gone to.
but yeah, no, no buzz kill. we're on the same page, i certainly don't pony up to buy weed just because it's lab-tested, which is how i must have come across. and there are no weights and measures legals that require those tests to maintain certain standards so i'm with ya. i guess what i meant was based on buying weed that is lab-test from a dispensary i frequent, i've come to trust their advice on strains to get if my favorites are out.
so since indicas are easier to grow, do they tend to be more pure than sativas, since they are more difficult to grow?
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Depends. In terms of genetics, the ruderalis is understated. While it may be weak on thc it does have a very fast growth cycle and is self flowering so those characteristics are sought in creating hybrids with indicas and sativas. I would agree that indica dominant hybrids are more popular for the fact that they are easier to grow, and that makes them cheaper to produce, cheaper to sell, etc so indica dominant hybrids are more popular for economic reasons as much as anything else. Pure sativas don't even look like good weed by today's cosmetic standards of what good bud is supposed to look like so that is another reason it is hard to find very sativa dominant strains. Even a 70% sativa, which is actually a very highly sativa dominant ratio, tends to be disregarded by the average consumer.
Check out a few sites like Leafly etc. and you will find there is no consistency even in their determinations of what's what. Pineapple is a hybrid on some, a sativa on others, etc.