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MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY BETWEEN SUBSPECIES AND SEXES OF CANNABIS PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND DISSEMINATION OF THE MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF CANNABIS CANNABIS IS A MONOTYPIC GENUS PLANT THAT HAS THREE SUBSPECIES, ALTHOUGH NOWADAYS THERE IS MORE TALKING OF HYBRIDIZATION IN THE GENUS AND HERMAPHRODITISM IN THE SEX. THUS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE BOTH MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN SUBSPECIES, AS WELL AS A MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THE SEXES. LA CANNABIS, UNA PLANTA DE GÉNERO MONOTÍPICO CON TRES SUBESPECIES, AUNQUE HOY EN DÍA SE HABLA MÁS DE HIBRIDACIÓN EN EL GÉNERO Y HERMAFRODITISMO EN EL SEXO. POR ELLO, ES IMPORTANTE RECONOCER LAS DIFERENCIAS TANTO MORFOLÓGICAS COMO FISIOLÓGICAS ENTRE LAS SUBESPECIES, ASÍ COMO LA DIFERENCIACIÓN MORFOLÓGICA ENTRE LOS SEXOS.
Dr. Raúl Porras
Pro Secretary of the Consejo Mexicano de Cannabis y Cáñamo. Medical Surgeon, PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (INER). Certified in Cannabis medicine; he applies his knowledge advising patients under cannabis treatment. Member of the International Association of Cannabinoid Medicine (IACM). Founder and president of Cannapeutas A.C. Social service:
Izaizel Libertad Cruz y Alejandra Nayeli De Olarte
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Cannabis is considered as a monotypic genus plant part of the Cannabaceae family. This meaning that there is only one species in the genus, although it is commonly spoken of three: indica, sativa and ruderalis. These are actually subspecies, but each one has unique characteristics. Being in fact the same species, they can be easily crossbred, thus resulting in uncountable hybrids with a greater or lesser genetic similarity to one or the other, that is why is very odd to find pure indica or sativa genetics, since most of the existing varieties are hybrids of the two subspecies that have mixed over the years, these are commonly and commercially know as strains. Additionally, indica and sativa are the most chosen varieties, since ruderalis is low in THC, but thanks to its shorter cycle it integrates auto-flowering varieties in a certain percentage (we will discuss this in another publication). Therefore, the two most popular subspecies are indica and sativa. Their main characteristics are mentioned below.
