Cultivar- specific plant
Chemovar - specific group of plants
Drug plant = chemovar
Hemp = chemovar
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Its just WEED man 
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Welcome to the forum!
These are classification terms, as described from various books and studies.
Cultivar - describes "cultivation variations, describes physical characteristic
Chemovar - describes chemical variation, which IS how we describe weed to each other. When asked about what I grow (for consumption purposes) NO ONE EVER asked, “how does the leaf structure on plant X differ from plant Y?” They DO ask, “active, sleepy, hungry, calm, focused etcetera?” ALL characteristics of chemical manifestations.
Describing any plant by the chemical characteristics makes it a chemovar, not necessarily a drug plant.
Because hemp , for legal purposes, IS defined by the chemical make-up (i.e., THC content) that would make it, technically a chemovar.
Edit: in reference to prior messages in the thread, people are free to call it whatever they want. Cognitive dissonance is manifested in all kinds of ways
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Yes, the state of New Jersey has adopted a system that does not use the Indica or sativa labels, but defines cannabis by content
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From a strictly definitional aspect is how I approached calling hemp a chemovar, not from a consumer/dispensary aspect or definition
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Perhaps because “indica” and “sativa" was coined in the late 17th century to describe the physical growth characteristics. Physical description. It says nothing about the chemical compounds inside the plant. Over time, a long time, people figure a little bit out. Little bit. But the majority remains ignorant.
The majority remain ignorant by willful and deliberate choice.
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Without them to observe, there would be no enlightened people either.
The study that i cant post links too (
heh?) is of great importance.
Please give your thoughts on it. Everyone here needs to be updated so they don’t continue to look like fools.
My personal thoughts carry no more weight or significance than anybody else’s.
However, in regards to the learned people putting forth information on their topics of knowledge, that should have significance. Hence, why I quoted just such people.
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It proves that 96.5% of commercial cannabis (type 1 chemovars) are limited to just 3 terpene clusters/groups. These terpene profiles determine flavor/aroma/effects. 3 think about it. Thats the result of poly×poly bad breeding practices. (Amalgamation weed) generic.
Yet people think there are lots of different cannabis they are buying from commercial suppliers. Really they are buying the same three things with different labels and descriptions. On top of that there is a comparison between different suppliers, which shows that many types of cannabis sold under the same name from different suppliers are not even closely related genetically. Some far beyond random shuffle, indicating intentional deception.
In short, names and descriptions are not reliable information. A chemistry first perspective is.
None of the 3 big terpene profiles are good medicine for my chemistry. I use rare and uncommon cultivars (IBLs) to treat myself. Ancestral medicines. Also I care for certain lines to help others The right medicine has improved the quality of life. Therefore I specialize in rare and uncommon unique cannabis varieties.
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This is the three terpene clusters, and some examples of a few cultivars with the same chemical make-up along with their consistency between suppliers. Shorter bar = less genetic consistency, unrelated cultivars.
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Limonene occurs in D and L forms, testing now does not differentiate, hence why it appears in many chemovars with disparate flavor and aroma profiles.
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Any thoughts on this from anyone?
Want to take a look at any particular cultivar? A favorite perhaps?
Then we can look at its terpene profile, its cross supplier consistency. Then you can get that terpene profile/effect in a plant with good confidence, but also shop for the best price/best performer of that particular cluster regardless of the unreliable names and descriptions.
Or we can leave the commercially bred amalgamation junk behind and talk truly unique cannabis cultivars, and unique terpene profiles. Access to them is highly restricted, for reasons I won’t go into. But I can tell you about some of them and show some pictures.
Choose your own adventure.
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The chemotype/chemovar method is a method that can continue to be utilized as the science evolves around the plant.
Let’s not forget the other aspects not being chemically considered; flavonoids, esters and thiols (thiol being the source of the famous “skunk” fragrance).
Using the chem/chem system, the information is just added/amended and the system functions as intended.
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Yes they also nuance with terpenes for the synergistic result. Imagine that interacting with something more than 3 choices.
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