A landrace can be defined as a wild growing cannabis strain or sub-species that evolved in the isolation of a specific geographic region. Over time, isolated strains began to take on their own distinct traits best suited for survival in the region in which they evolved. Though specimens of landraces have moved about to a minor degree following the movement of peoples due to war and trade, major hybridization did not begin until quite recently. Marijuana strains as we know them today are not only the result of natural evolution but mostly due to careful cross-breeding and hybridization of these distinct landraces, largely accomplished by amateurs. While industrial hemp strains and marijuana differ as much as Mastiffs and Chihuahuas, there is very little botanical distinction between the two. It may even surprise some to learn that in the United States, Cannabis sativa L. was grown as late as World War II for industrial fiber production. Though there is no true distinction between marijuana and hemp, one could say that there is an imaginary line measured in THC content which, after being crossed, identifies one from the other. #cannabis #marijuana #mmj #medical #Hemp #HempFacts #Hempseed #Hempfarming #CannabisFacts
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 19:58:52 +0000
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