Unlike indica strains, sativa strains will make you feel more stimulated than relaxed. While sativa strains should ideally be used in the daytime, indica strains are best used at night, just before bed time. While these effects can be inspired by both indica and sativa strains, they are mostly triggered by the ingestion of sativa strains. Though this is a topic that is still quite hotly debated, smoking sativa strains does cause headaches in some people. Although both indica and sativa strains happen to be subspecies of Cannabis sativa L., they have very distinct differences.
The THC that often accompanies sativa strains causes intense cerebral highs that could sometimes even get psychedelic.
Sativa strains have long been known to have potent psychedelic effects. This is the strain you would run to if you needed to have a creative breakthrough or if you need to work the graveyard shift. Though the effects of sativa strains are often desirable and helpful, sometimes they can literally cause the opposite...
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