The ancestors of Cannabis originated in Asia, possibly in the Himalayan slopes kinder or north of the Altai Mountains. The exact origin, obscured by the great migrations of the Stone Age who crossed the continent, is not known.
It is not known when the Cannabis and humanity first met. Given the growth habit of the plant and the curiosity of mankind, such a meeting was inevitable. In the plant world, Cannabis is a colonizer. Set your new territory when running water or seed-eating animals carry their seeds to clear fertile land open to the sun. The fertile land, free of competing plants, is rare and short lived in nature, often commonly caused by disasters such as floods or landslides. The natural spread is slow and plants tend to grow in dense clusters to propagate seeds from its branches. the origin of the cultivation of hemp refers to China. The first remains of the fiber (datable to 4000 BC) have been found there, a millennium later in Turkestan (Afghanistan). A Chinese medical treatise, written in the first century, on materials that say go back to the legendary Shen Nung, written 30 centuries before, says that "taken in excess hemp does see monsters, but if used long can communicate with spirits and lighten the body. "Immemorial is also the hemp in India. The Atharva Veda considers that the plant broke out when they fell from the sky drops of ambrosia. The Brahmanical tradition believes that streamlines the mind, giving long life and enhanced sexual desires. Also the main branches of Buddhism held its virtues for meditation. In medical applications, the plant was part of treatments for ophthalmia, fever, insomnia, dry cough and dysentery.
Indian hemp (cannabis sativa variety) was already known to the Assyrians - Mesopotamian empire, XV century BC, who used it as incense in religious ceremonies. The holy book of the Persians (sixth century BC, today southwestern Iran) the Avesta, described, for its part, the enervating effects of incense obtained from Indian hemp.
The laborer was open and frequent among the Scythians (Iranian-speaking people, who disappeared in the second century BC), who threw large pieces of hashish on heated stones and sealed the premises to prevent the escape of smoke. A similar technique used by the Egyptians for kyphy, another ceremonial incense resin loaded with canamo.Ellos explain that advised by the god Vishnu, all the lesser gods and demons came together one day to get the elixir of immortality. The result, which would require pages to explain since, according to legend, was not easy to get, turned out to be Indian hemp which was extracted from hashish. That is, the resin extracted from the leaves and female inflorescences of Indian hemp, consumed chewed or smoked. Although neither the Qur'an nor the Sunna (traditions set) refer to hemp, in Arabic century XI called bangah plant-name almost identical to Sanskrit bhang, and was advised in pharmacopoeia for various specific uses, and also as a drug playful. When associated with opium and, sometimes, with alcoholic beverages, is then given as a liquid (such as "special wine" Thousand and One Nights) and not only used as marijuana or hashish consumable by inhalation or ingestion.
Rhases, the Arab physician, credited with ability to deal with serious cases of melancholy and epilepsy. In extra-therapeutic uses, during the classical era of Islam, was drug groups determined by religious faith and social condition: peasants, urban laborers and servants preferred it, and that is why al-Harafish hashish, "herb of scoundrels" is also al-fokora hashish, "grass of the fakirs", used to dance and meditation ecstatic Sufi. (Sufism: mystical doctrine of Islam that originated in the seventh century).


Any classification of species in Cannabis, based solely on morphological features, hardly justify our present knowledge of the plant. At this time, therefore, it seems that all Cannabis should be considered a single species, Cannabis sativa L. The debate on whether more than one species is intense, due to legal implications. Many laws specifically prohibit only Cannabis Sativa. Presumably other species are not prohibited. However, in the U.S., this argument was recently removed when it was issued an injunction in California. The mandate states categorically that, and even questionable botanically: under law all Cannabis is considered similar. Fortunately, the controversy over the number of species is only interesting academically, and not for marijuana farmer. The most important feature for them is the quality or potency of the grass they planted. Therefore, as an abstract and general, now often speak of a species, Cannabis sativa, with three subspecies: sativa, indica and ruderalis. The distinction of the subspecies of Cannabis sativa is based on plant anatomy, growth habit, leaf variation and type of seed.

INDICA: Most Indica varieties come from southern Asia and the Indian subcontinent (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Tibet, Nepal, etc..). It was named for a botanist named Lemark by growing and plant development in India.

The plant is compact and wide, usually highly branched 1.5 m, more or less tapered and contains a large amount of resin. The base of the seed has a simple joint with a thin layer on the outside of mottled perianton gives a typical marbling. The seeds fall at maturity: The Cannabis Indica, blooming rapidly in a period of 6 to 9 weeks. It tends to gain height rapidly once flowering has started. One indicates you can win between 50 and 100% of its vegetative height by the end of their flowering period.

The effect of cannabis indica, is more physical, more focused on the body, which in English is called "stoned". It has a relaxing effect - mentally and physically.



The fact that the Indian hemp plant is limited in the wild, certain Asian and African regions, does not mean that it is difficult to cultivate in other nations. This is easy, especially on those who enjoy warm weather.