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Pure sativa retail shopping label — not genetics

Garhwali Shiva Strain

Garhwali Shiva is a pure sativa strain.

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Indica / Sativa — retail shopping guide

Sativa 100%

Indica, sativa and hybrid are a retail shopping convention — not a reliable guide to genetics or effects. When researchers analysed 89,923 commercial samples across six states, these labels did not predict a plant’s terpene or cannabinoid profile, and a genome-wide study found sativa- and indica-labelled plants to be genetically indistinct (PLOS ONE 2022; Nature Plants 2021). The labels are so fluid that AK-47, a hybrid, won “Best Sativa” at the 1999 Cannabis Cup and “Best Indica” four years later. For an accurate, genetics-true picture, see the chemotype above.

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This strainGarhwali Shiva
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About Garhwali Shiva

Region: Himalaya Genetics: Pure Himalayan Charas Plant Latitude: 30N Regional Harvest: mid-October - first week November Yield: 1kg - 2kg outdoors Aroma: spicy and tangy, incense, hash Characteristics: soaring high, vigorous, great medicinal potential A unique strain from the heart of Shiva's Himalaya that, in the words of one of the farmers who grows it, makes "very beautiful charas". This is the best and most potent charas plant RSC has found in this ancient pilgrimage region in the High Himalaya of Garhwal. Native to the fertile valleys and vast mountains beyond the sacred shrine of Kedarnath, this strain produces wonderfully potent charas worthy of Shiva himself. Plants are very resinous, with spice, incense, and hash aromas. The high has a very uplifting and expansive effect, and the strongest pieces sampled were as potent as the best Nepalese or Malana. Not surprisingly, when wandering sadhus visit this region they also stock up on charas. As well as its euphoric resins, this strain is likely to have a good proportion of plants with CBD content. Contrary to urban myth, CBD is not a sedative, but instead gives focus and centering to the buzz, as well as a clean finish to a hig

Frequently asked questions

Is Garhwali Shiva indica or sativa?
Garhwali Shiva is classified as pure sativa.
Is Garhwali Shiva available as feminized or autoflowering seeds?
Garhwali Shiva is offered as: regular.