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a 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
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