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I just wanted to point out that the distinction between indica and sativa did not exist in the 1700's. It was all called hemp. Even the medicines made with marijuana often had the word "hemp" in their names. Doctors referred to it as hemp even in medical publications. The word "marijuana" came from Mexico I believe and was not commonly used in the states until the twentieth century. I suspect our forefathers would have balked at federal laws against hemp, indica or sativa, back in the time the Constitution was being ratified by the states. States wanted to govern their own or they never would have signed on if they thought the feds were going to usurp their power. States were much more like little sovereign countries back then, who all agreed to join together under a federal government with limited and enumerated powers, with all other powers being reserved for the states and the people. Federalism has become a farce now though. The states have lost almost all of their sovereignty. I hope state governments and the people fight back and start taking back the power from our bloated federal government.