What’s in a strain name?
Not much, apparently.
A recent study of roughly 90,000 marijuana samples found that, even though the same strain name was used on different products, the chemical makeup of the cannabis varied widely.
The same problem arose in the labeling of flower as sativa, indica or hybrid.
“Anyone who’s spent any time around marijuana knows this intuitively,” said Bart Schaneman, cultivation editor for MJBizDaily. “But to see it all proven out with this much data is illuminating.”
Now, the key is whether the industry can respond and start providing more information about its products for the sake of consumers, he added.