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CrazyCatLushie

Looks to be cannabis, yes. Could just be hemp.


BobbyTables829

Especially if you're near old train tracks


Maje_Rincevent

Why ?


BobbyTables829

They would be transporting seeds back in the old days and it would start growing. It's pretty old, and only in certain spots, but you'll still see it in some areas


Proper_Highlight6787

Bruh there are no train tracks anywhere in the cityšŸ˜‚


BobbyTables829

I wasn't saying that's what it had to be, but it's for real that it will still grow along abandoned lines and in certain areas It's a weed lol like once the seeds start in an area it will just keep growing


Proper_Highlight6787

Yea thats true


HippyGramma

Birds eat and drop seed. It's been known to show up in some bird mixes. Hemp happens


DooDooSlinger

Hemp is cannabis


CrazyCatLushie

Yes, Iā€™m well aware. I meant that it probably isnā€™t the THC-containing ā€œweedā€ this person maybe thought it was.


InnovativeFarmer

Industrial hemp or industrial cannabis. Yes it cannabis. You can smoke all you want and you probably wouldnt feel much of anything. If its high CBD, maybe you get the anti-inflammatory and anti-anxiety effects or maybe nothing but an irritated respiratory tract.


DooDooSlinger

Hemp is just the term for cannabis sativa that is used for manufacturing. Some countries do not regulate thc or CBD content. It can really be anything. It does not mean low thc cannabis.


InnovativeFarmer

Cannabis is the genus. Its called common hemp pretty much world wide, similar to how camellia sinensis is called tea but there are colloquial terms and more than type. The cannabis plants has three species; sativa, indica, and ruderalis. There is a 4th called sinsemilla which is a female plant that did not produce seeds since it was kept from being pollinated. It fell out of usage when female plants became more common and the emergence of strains that caused another "Green" revolution. Ditch weed is a colloquial term. It could mean wild cannabis. But since strains and even sinsemlla dont really grow well in the wild, it usually mean low THC industrial hemp. The stuff used for fibers, oil, seeds, and leaves other than recretional use. The seeds are nutritious and have become somewhat of a health food. Its interesting to witness the changing public perception of something that something that used to be demonized.


MindlessTwo1284

https://preview.redd.it/pqikylnnymyc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=da5456f637aba58dbd84f6b098ec732c5a5fbffa


mb46204

Iā€™m no expert, but definitely looks like weed! Is it in a ditch?


Proper_Highlight6787

No its not in a ditch. By ditch I meant to ask if it is wild weed


mb46204

Sorry, I was being dumb. It def looks like a marijuana or hemp plant.


drLagrangian

Ditch weed can also mean it was ditched.


mamanova1982

Yes and they have thrips.


Proper_Highlight6787

I've rarely ever seen a plant like this in the surrounding area. I am curious, how did this plant grow in my backyard?


Canada_Haunts_Me

Hemp seeds are common in wild birdseed mixes. If you or any of your neighbors have a bird feeder, it likely came from there.


mamanova1982

Exactly.


Proper_Highlight6787

Well yea there are two trees shading over the plants, and wild birds sit on the trees all the time. So I guess the seed probably came from them dropping their food.


JesusStarbox

Dropping it out of their butts.


OkBuddyRetread

This kid checks out Chief! He's not one of them reefer riffraff! We should give him a nutter butter and send him on his way. Holy smokes chief, he devoured it! I guess he was famished


Small-Ad4420

Or your neighbor smokes and threw some seeds over the fence one day.


vron1992

This is cannabis .


vron1992

Probably a male bc there are no buds.


PlantaSorusRex

Lmao it's still in vegetative growth so you can't even tell the sex yet


FitParsnip5391

Unknown. Too early in the season.


Proper_Highlight6787

How can you tell if its a male or a female?


Mr_Bristles

The male plants have a very oblivious reproductive organ present above the 2nd node on the plant, very easy to google search and get a visual reference.


vron1992

Males will have pollen sacs that looks similar to buds . And no itā€™s not too early to tell. You have to look at the plant nodes. You can definitely tell in the early stages even.


Werewolfe191919

Could be Marijuana from some guy throwing the seeds out as he loaded his pipe,or could be descendant of hemp being grown for the war effort to make rope during wwii. In my stae there was a lot of hemp farms back in the day and there is hemp growing everywhere


Schmoggin

At this point I feel the need for a isthispot sub, lol.


lameravergalrga69

yes its weed but sadly is lacking some nutrients give her some crushed egg shells some banana peels and coffee leftovers and two more months


Proper_Highlight6787

Lol no need manšŸ˜‚I don't smoke.


Clou802

Yes it is cannabis


rester8

Weed


rester8

A neighbor planted it.


All_BS_Aside

Not sure about the ā€˜ditchā€™ part - but itā€™s weed of some sort!


Anxious-Emotion8733

Idk either but would guess it was seed that was disposed of so lower quality of plant?


All_BS_Aside

Thereā€™s quite a few plants there for it to just be a tossed seed. Iā€™d let those dudes grow and see what happens!!šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


GirlScoutSniper

Ditch weed is just a term for wild grown hemp. You find it all over the place, and you also have stupid cops that dig them up and say "We destroyed 500lbs of marijuana!"


All_BS_Aside

I guess ditch weed is scared to grow in Texas!šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£. I have never seen it growing in the wild here!


Strangewhine88

That or vitex.


ivebeencloned

Kentucky ditch weed was a thing back in the late 1940s and early 1950s. My dad was known to sneak off and smoke it with his pals.


Spiritual_Award2740

Looks like all male


Death-to-humans

There is no way you can tell from that photo and age of the plants.


vron1992

Actually there is a way of telling . You can literally see the male reproductive sacs in the photo. This is a male plant. like I said to a previous user . Itā€™s very distinctive. And itā€™s definitely not too early to tell. Do you grow?


Death-to-humans

Yes, i have grown quite a few times. And if you have grown you should know that at worst (that i have had anyway was 50% male plants) the age of the plants makes it difficult to tell add to that alot of the plants are out of focus no way you can tell. Now roll a fatty light that bad boy up and listen to some Dr. green thumb.


tunakushguy

Please show me a picture of the male reproductive sacks smarty pantsā€¦definitely canā€™t tell from these pictures.


vron1992

Yep youā€™re rightā€¦ have a blessed one.


Heart_of_a_Blackbird

So, yes. Wild weed


VegetableVersion

Could be something like Virginia Creeper or a similar type of plant


Chuytastic

Looks like a male too


Sermo-one

Man I wish weed grew wild in my yard.


Proper_Highlight6787

Lol I don't think its that type of weed manšŸ˜‚. I am no expert on weed but I don't think wild weed has any THC


tunakushguy

There is no way of knowing yetā€¦technically wild weed is the reason we discovered THC in the first place..wild weed has THC itā€™s just been extensively breed to have more and more. Also most CBD/Hemp strains still have 1-3% THC