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ARI ESPAY AND LIZA POLITI/GETTY IMAGES THE MARIJUANA DELIVERY NETWORK lumbia and Quebec. Most services carry both indica and sativa weed varieties, as well as hybrid strains that incorporate qualities from both, giving consumers a range of choices to suit their tastes. The difference between indica and sativa, says Abdullah Saeed, author of the weekly Vice series “Weediquette,” is that sativas “tend to make you feel more active and creative,” whereas indicas are “nighttime stuff” that HUFFINGTON 01.12.14 “make you feel more introspective and sedated.” “Everybody has their own personal preferences for what works for them,” said a wool sweater-clad Saeed, his hair in a topknot, at the Manhattan loft where he works. One of the only drawbacks to getting such good pot, many New Yorkers will tell you, is that a standard “eighth” in the Big Apple contains only 2.5 grams of pot (an eighth of an ounce of weed should weigh a little over 3.5 grams.) But that’s the price you pay in New York City. Part of the reason is that customers are paying for conve-