Species distribution of Cannabis sativa: Past, present and future.

ABSTRACT: Cannabis sativa L. is an annual flowering herb of Eurasian origin that has long been associated with humans. Domesticated independently at multiple locations at different times for different purposes (food, fiber, and medicine), these long-standing human associations have influenced its distribution. However, changing environmental conditions and climatic fluctuations have also contributed to the distribution of the species and define where it is optimally cultivated. Here we explore the shifts in distribution that C. sativa may have experienced in the past and explore the likely shifts in the future. Modeling under paleoclimatic scenarios shows niche expansion and contraction in Eurasia through the timepoints examined. Temperature and precipitation variables and soil variable data were co

SUBMITTER: Halpin-McCormick A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11906060 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature