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One is cannibis indica and the other sativa. Marijuana has THC and CBD. Only one kind of hemp is grown for CBD..no THC. The rest is called industrial hemp for paper/fiber etc.

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It is still the same plant. „Marijuana“ is made from both, India and Sativa, or from a hybrid of both. You can even buy hybrids that are made from indica, sativa and ruderalis. Also, in the EU, farmers have to buy their cannabis seed every year. It is not legal to use the seeds produced from the harvest of last year. Because over a few generations the THC content in the „hemp“ rises and to stay under 0.3% new seeds are required.

I wonder how legislating such low thc content affects the viability of (industrial) hemp because I seem to recall reading that for example higher thc may help protect the plant against pests and possibly affect other qualities of the product as well as having synergistic or other medical qualities when combined with cbd and other cannabinoids in oil or other forms.

Are we gimping the potential of hemp by clinging to the war on drugs reefer madness mentality?

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