I've actually heard of good hearted commercial growers who were growing sativas thinking they were doing a service only to find out most people wanted the indica.
Like other folks said our uses for pot has changed. The bottom line is more pot than ever before is smoked in front of a tv or pc screen and couch lock indica is the prime choice for that. In the 70's there wasn't as much entertainment aimed at you so you had to get together with friends and actually go out and do something. Weed was cheap and less potent so you could share it, and it got you high so you could have fun. Today weed costs so much that we usually smoke alone and don't really share it we "match up" if we get together. We also have expectations of it being real knockout since it was so pricey. Sativa is a more mild stone and "knockout" sativa is often not enjoyable. It's racy and induces paranoia and anxiety. At twenty dollars a gram people just want a quick stony effect. Nothing mild, and nothing racy.
I think a good point can be made just describing two standard groups of tokers from different generations. In the 70's a lot of tokers used to get together, roll a fat joint of cheap, mild and mellow sativa for the ride to the arcade or pizza shop to play pinball or air hockey.
Today we take one quick powerful bong rip during the 60 second intermission after a match on Modern Warfare 2. Playing with our friends, but we are all alone, sitting at our own house, in front our own tv, smoking our own weed. Having the smoke session over a blue tooth head set via the internet.
Like other folks said our uses for pot has changed. The bottom line is more pot than ever before is smoked in front of a tv or pc screen and couch lock indica is the prime choice for that. In the 70's there wasn't as much entertainment aimed at you so you had to get together with friends and actually go out and do something. Weed was cheap and less potent so you could share it, and it got you high so you could have fun. Today weed costs so much that we usually smoke alone and don't really share it we "match up" if we get together. We also have expectations of it being real knockout since it was so pricey. Sativa is a more mild stone and "knockout" sativa is often not enjoyable. It's racy and induces paranoia and anxiety. At twenty dollars a gram people just want a quick stony effect. Nothing mild, and nothing racy.
I think a good point can be made just describing two standard groups of tokers from different generations. In the 70's a lot of tokers used to get together, roll a fat joint of cheap, mild and mellow sativa for the ride to the arcade or pizza shop to play pinball or air hockey.
Today we take one quick powerful bong rip during the 60 second intermission after a match on Modern Warfare 2. Playing with our friends, but we are all alone, sitting at our own house, in front our own tv, smoking our own weed. Having the smoke session over a blue tooth head set via the internet.
