Rasta lends its name to a third type of cannabis
 

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http://www.newscientist.com/article....725175.200#420


"AS POLICE and dope smokers know, there are two types of cannabis. Cannabis sativa sativa is mainly used to make hemp, while the indica subspecies is prized for its tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content, which produces the "high". But now Australian researchers have discovered a third type of cannabis, called rasta.
Simon Gilmore of the Canberra Institute of Technology catagorised 196 sample plants according to the DNA in their mitochondria and chloroplasts. The samples included plants grown for drugs and hemp as well as wild varieties from Europe, Asia, Africa, Mexico and Jamaica.
The results showed three distinct "races" of cannabis. In central Asia the THC-rich indica predominated, while in western Europe sativa was more common. In India, south-east Asia, Africa, Mexico and Jamaica the rasta variant predominated. It looks similar to the sativa subspecies, but generally contains higher levels of THC.
Since the study was of DNA rather than a formal taxonomic study, Cannabis sativa rasta is not yet an official new subspecies: the name was the result of a competition in Gilmore's lab. Their work is expected to appear in the journal Forensic Science International later this year."

There has long been a third strain called cannabis ruderalis.


http://blog.dopies.com/marijuana-hor...-and-Ruderalis

OMG and I was just thinking why the hell do I hang out at GFY to get my news. This must be the best and most interesting news of the year!!!

:stoned :rasta :stoned Thanks for the info

Nice! :smokin

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I'm pretty sure ruderalis is a strain of indica , but not a whole new sub-species. I'm not a botanists though so..

OMG LMAO :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

What time is it ?

3:30 Jman! lol

Thanks for the info - now I know what to ask for :)

almost time on the east coast.