Master cannabis cultivator gives his opinion on the best marijuana strains

Cannabis Cultivation Q&A: Jorge Cervantes gives us a countdown of his five favorites

Question: Big fan! What are your 5 favorite strains to smoke?

— Jacob, Australia

Answer: Great question, Jacob! I love so many different varieties of cannabis that it is difficult to narrow them down.

First, let’s distinguish a couple of things: Most cannabis aficionados agree on the general distinction between cannabis indica and cannabis sativa plants. Indicas come from more mountainous areas and grow short and squat. Sativas come from tropical regions and grow tall and lanky. Hybrids are a mix of indica and sativa varieties.

Recent work by Phylos Bioscience in Portland, Ore., has mapped the genome of more than 2,000 varieties of cannabis. By studying this Phylos Galaxy interactive graphic that’s linked here, you can see just how many varieties are related to one another. The galaxy also shows that there are many, many different varieties of cannabis....

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