What's the difference between Indica, Sativa & Hybrid? – Cannabis 101

Welcome to Cannabis 101. Cannabis is broken down into one of three categories: indica, sativa, or hybrid. Make sure you understand what each category’s attributes and effects. http://leafly.com

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50 Comments

  1. Rick Carroll on August 4, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    When I was young, we had three basic weeds: Mexican, Jamaican and Columbian. Does anybody know if what we called Jamaican was sativa or indica? It had brown, mottled seeds, it was enjoyable and made you laugh, and was my favorite.



  2. T B on August 4, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    Thank you for presenting this type of information professionally and as normal humans. I’m sick of the stoner, tie-dyed looser trying to "educate" me on a subject matter. I can’t and refuse to take them seriously.



  3. Jordan Thomas on August 4, 2019 at 9:39 pm

    Iโ€™ve always preferred indica absolutely love it. Nothing like coming home after a long day at work in the sun to packing a bowl of some GMO then jumping in the pool



  4. man fuck u on August 4, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    Well these cause panic attacks? Or is that just how my body well react when weed is consumed



  5. stona1992 stona on August 4, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    I realy love who you amercans and canada are make weed legal its realy good . I am from the netherlands here its legal since 1976 but its legal but its ilegal we can have it but cant have it . Under the tabel law . The coffeshop can sell the weed but cant buy the weed for sell the weed . So whare do the weed from the coffeshop come froms . Its beter not to ask haha



  6. J G on August 4, 2019 at 9:45 pm

    I. Love. Weed.



  7. David Perry on August 4, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    I prefer indica for nights and sativa for mornings on a typical day. I like sativas for crossfading with alcohol the best. I prefer hybrids for gaming, conversations, movie watching, and TV watching. I like indicas whenever I just want to sit back, relax, listen to music, and do virtually nothing else.



  8. fred sanford on August 4, 2019 at 9:48 pm

    It’s all good



  9. Immortal 86 on August 4, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    Sativa is the best mellow head high and you dont feel like being a couch potato..



  10. J W on August 4, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    Indica is much common in my area. I do miss a good sativa because they can give me a giggle fit.



  11. John Goguen on August 4, 2019 at 9:49 pm

    Unfortunately billionaires control with misleading information man when people trusted the Government bad things happen!!!



  12. Connor Campbell on August 4, 2019 at 9:50 pm

    Indica gang



  13. Bingo123 on August 4, 2019 at 9:52 pm

    Here’s the difference — Indica is….. tying-up your shoes; Sativa is….. imagining the shapes of celestial constellations. Rock on.



  14. Beckham on August 4, 2019 at 9:52 pm

    Regina is very adorable



  15. Aikido on August 4, 2019 at 9:53 pm

    All strains are sativa.



  16. ivan gonzalez Arevalo on August 4, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Where can i get that book?



  17. fuebis on August 4, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Marijuana is so beautiful



  18. Ben Dover on August 4, 2019 at 9:56 pm

    I smoke INDICAS some days all day long you get a tolerance for them but I do try to keep the sativas for daytime use.



  19. Aliensexist on August 4, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    Nope! While Cannabis Indica is originaly from the Indian subcontinent, Cannabis Sativa just means the plant is cultivated. Since Cannabis has already been cultivated in acient times, every Cannabis Indica (even wild growing) has to be labled Cannabis Sativa. The effect of Cannabis has nothing to do with it being Indica or Sativa.



  20. chuxtuff on August 4, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    I want to know why you monitor your comments so heavily on your website??? Especially your Disgus users. What are you afraid of?? I sign in and I still can’t post without it being flagged for some unknown reason. Then when whomever looks at it THEY NEVER POST MY COMMENTS. So I’m going to start BUGGING you right here and posting with my political banter which will be PRO-AMERICA and PRO-TRUMP. Living in Washington state I have ALWAYS supported legalization. In fact I think it’s the ONLY thing the radical left has ever done in our state that I agree with. Other then that the Lefty’s have RUINED almost everything they’ve touched ESPECIALLY the large cities of Seattle and Portland Oregon too. And I look forward to mixing it up with pothead Lefty’s from either place. Trump wins term number two because of what the left has done to this country. Anyway, now to SUBSCRIBE here so I can keep you guys in my crosshairs. The crosshairs of TRUTH…



  21. Roland Tuason on August 4, 2019 at 9:58 pm

    Different types of hybrid as well. There are sativa dominant hybrids and indica hybrids. Depending on which has more percentage qualities of.



  22. CGG on August 4, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    I prefer sativa



  23. imwatching you on August 4, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    I don’t give a frenchman’s fuck what strain it is…I just love getting stoned….gang gang….RIP Billy Conforto



  24. Cody Kendrick on August 4, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    Love my Indica ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ’จ



  25. Sunny Kay on August 4, 2019 at 10:01 pm

    I thought most cannabis strains are โ€œhybridsโ€



  26. Mariah and the Lambily on August 4, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    indica would be great for home spa, especially while in the bath tub



  27. Pendragon on August 4, 2019 at 10:02 pm

    wow , absolutely no mention of the different distributions of compounds



  28. Jeffrey Sampson on August 4, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    Indica all the way when I do grow any sativa everybody bitches don’t even bother growing sativa’s anymore besides I personally prefer indica half century of smoking and still going strong lol



  29. Simon Berndt on August 4, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    Team Sativa



  30. Morgan Freeman on August 4, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    sativa = anxiety



  31. Arlie Bolandres on August 4, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    this plant cured everything!



  32. Ryan Wilson on August 4, 2019 at 10:04 pm

    Itโ€™s all Sativa………..



  33. Master Exploder on August 4, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    Unsubbed because you assholes took black market dispensaries off your app. You’re just a bunch of greedy corporate sycophants ๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿป๐Ÿ–•๐Ÿป



  34. Ben De Rider on August 4, 2019 at 10:06 pm

    You forgot about rudralis. However you spell it . and yes you can get buds from it



  35. Android User on August 4, 2019 at 10:11 pm

    So many hybrids so many genders



  36. Balivada Sarath on August 4, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    In our country worst stuff no buzz kick at All



  37. BoutiqueBuds Co. on August 4, 2019 at 10:15 pm

    They donโ€™t even know, itโ€™s all just what they think. If you think I am wrong, the. What category is A Kush in. (Not an OG as most are not even Kushes anymore).
    What category is A Haze in? Seems to me they will be either admitting they donโ€™t know what the hell they are talking about or they will be adding on a lot more categories in the future.



  38. Living Free Forever - Melody & Ric Schafer on August 4, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    I love Leafly and love the video BUT I have new concerns in regards to sativa vs indica. Does anyone know who the neurologist Ethan Russo is? He is just one scientist who think we need to get rid of the words sativa and indica because the plant does not always behave or even look like sativa or indica. Just google this topic so you know more of what I mean. I am still waiting on my medical mmj card and will be starting from scratch as to what will work for my health issues. The scientist says the CBD:THC ratio is more important and each individual will have to experiment until they find what works for them. Does anyone have any other info on this topic, if you know what I’m talking about? One can get lost very quickly as new studies come out contradicting what we know as of today. I’m happy to learn as I go. I appreciate any input. Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚



  39. Mark Mitchell on August 4, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Ok



  40. scarlet holguin on August 4, 2019 at 10:22 pm

    There are three varieties beside hybrid.
    Indica, Sativa and Ruderalis.
    Then the hybrids between those.
    I hate when people don’t know shit but talk anyway.



  41. Loyal Royalty on August 4, 2019 at 10:23 pm

    Team Indica for Life! Kills anxiety and is super euphoric.



  42. Robert balibrera on August 4, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    most uneducated people are confused and ignorant they don’t need this



  43. Anpelo _ on August 4, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    Thanks



  44. scarlet holguin on August 4, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Ruderalis hybrids are auto flowers, time period plants.



  45. Michael Hargis on August 4, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Are there autoflower/Sativa plants? A Sative to grow at home without it teaching great heights? Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Peace โ˜ฎ๏ธ



  46. PumpUP on August 4, 2019 at 10:28 pm

    Remember Mia Khalifa?
    This is her now!
    Feel old yet?



  47. Kooky Alex on August 4, 2019 at 10:29 pm

    Hybrid barely gets me high but itโ€™s good for when u want both of em ig



  48. Trinity Gipe on August 4, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    I just know all is good



  49. PsychoPat on August 4, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    Indica = Chilling , Sativa = High energy , Hybrid = Is this real life ?



  50. Moto Vidz on August 4, 2019 at 10:30 pm

    Quick helpful tip , donโ€™t take sativa if you have paranoia, sick , at night time because it basically tweaks you out and makes you not want to eat or sleep which is two things I love to do