{"id":40700,"date":"2026-01-01T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/?p=40700"},"modified":"2025-12-15T13:08:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T18:08:10","slug":"around-the-world-in-a-daze-a-review-of-global-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/around-the-world-in-a-daze-a-review-of-global-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World in A Daze: A Review of Global Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"

We here in the U.S. are often only blissfully aware of our own cannabis culture, products, and laws. Despite our country\u2019s current excellence in breeding and advancing cannabis cultivars and culture, the world of weed isn\u2019t just centered around what we do here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Different countries, even different continents, have their own traditions, norms, and styles when it comes to getting high\u2014some aspects you may be aware of and others you may not.\u00a0 Weed gets you high no matter where it’s consumed, but there\u2019s still a lot the typical American cannabis consumer doesn\u2019t know when it comes to international weed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Veriheal readers, pack your bags (and bowls), it’s time to take a tour around the world\u2014in a daze, of course\u2014exploring different countries and cultures, and the ways they get high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Different Geographical Climates Create Different Types of Weed<\/b><\/h2>\n

Landrace strains hail from specific regions<\/span><\/a> of the world and form the basis of all cannabis genetics. Geographical and climate-related factors contribute to the genetic traits that specific strains feature.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indica Landrace Strains Hail from A Very Mountainous Region<\/b><\/h3>\n

Indica strains are potentially more sedative<\/span><\/a>, stony, and relaxing. They also originate in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Indica cultivars feature short, bushy appearances due to their evolution in moisture conservation and regulation of temperature in those dry mountainous regions. This variety produces very frosty resin as a defense mechanism against extreme elements in its original mountainous habitats.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sativa Landrace Strains Span the Entire Globe<\/b><\/h3>\n

Sativa landrace strains originate from subtropical and tropical latitudes along the Earth\u2019s equator. The hot and humid climates of these areas molded sativa cannabis plants into their classic appearance\u2014very tall, wiry, and airy to regulate high temperatures in very UV-rich areas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The high <\/span>limonene and pinene terpene content<\/span><\/a> of landrace sativas is what gives them their reportedly energetic, uplifting, and focused reputation. Sativa landrace strains need a few more weeks to finish flowering because they face very long summers and growing seasons in many places around the world, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

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