Cannabis (drug)

psychoactive herb from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes
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For the plant, see Cannabis.

Cannabis, also known as marijuana or Cannabis sativa and among other names,[a] is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant used for medical or recreational purposes.[18][19][20] The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), one of the 483 known compounds in the plant,[21] including at least 65 other cannabinoids, which are chemicals only found in Cannabis.[22] Cannabis can be used by smoking, vaporizing, within food, or as an extract.

Cannabis
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Close-up of flowering cannabis plant
Product nameCannabis
Pronunciation
Source plant(s)Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, Cannabis ruderalis
Part(s) of plantFlower and fruit
Geographic originCentral Asia and Indian subcontinent[2]
Active ingredientsTetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabinol, tetrahydrocannabivarin
Main producersAfghanistan,[3] Canada,[4] China, Colombia,[5] India,[3] Jamaica,[3] Lebanon,[6] Mexico,[7] Morocco,[3] Netherlands, Pakistan, Paraguay,[7] Spain,[3] Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom,[8] United States[3]
Legal status
  • AU: S9 (Prohibited)
  • CA: Unscheduled
  • DE: Medical cannabis from state-controlled production: Anlage III, other cannabis: I
  • UK: Class B
  • US: Schedule I (legal recreationally in 11 states & DC; medically legal in 33 states)
  • UN: Narcotic Schedule I

Marijuana is grouped into 3 categories: Sativa, Indica, and Hybrid. A hybrid is a combination of Sativa and Indica. These 3 categories are then divided and categorized more into different strains. Strains are minor differences in how you feel when you use Cannabis. Some of the most famous and well-known strains of marijuana are: Acapulco Gold, Gelato, Grape Ape, White Widow, Purple Haze, Skunk and G13.

NotesEdit

  1. ↑ Also referred to as marihuana, pot, weed, dope, and ganja /ˈɡɑːndʒə/,[9][10][11][12] among many other nicknames (grass, herb, skunk, Mary Jane, etc.).[13][14][15][16][17]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ "marijuana noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ↑ ElSohly MA (2007). Marijuana and the Cannabinoids. Springer. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-59259-947-9.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 United Nations. "World Drug Report 2013" (PDF). United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Medical Use of Marijuana". Health Canada. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "New Colombia Resources Inc Subsidiary, Sannabis, Produces First Batch of Medical Marijuana Based Products in Colombia to Fill Back Orders". prnewswire.com. PR Newswire. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Moussaoui R (Nov 25, 2013). "Lebanon cannabis trade thrives in shadow of Syrian war". AFP.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Garelli SL (25 November 2008). "Mexico, Paraguay top pot producers, U.N. report says". CNN International. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/01/how-britain-became-the-worlds-largest-expert-in-medical-marijuana/amp/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "Pot – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ↑ "Weed – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. ↑ "Dope – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 17 July 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ "Ganja – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 17 July 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ↑ Ruiz P, Strain EC (2011). Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 214. ISBN 978-1-60547-277-5.
  14. ↑ "Grass – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  15. ↑ "Herb – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ↑ "Skunk – Definition". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Retrieved 17 July 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  17. ↑ "Mary Jane – Definition". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 17 July 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  18. ↑ Vij (2012). Textbook Of Forensic Medicine And Toxicology: Principles And Practice. Elsevier India. p. 672. ISBN 978-81-312-1129-8.See also article on Marijuana as a word.
  19. ↑ Template:ShorterOxfordEnglishDictionary
  20. ↑ Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries (2007). Spanish Word Histories and Mysteries: English Words That Come From Spanish. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-547-35021-9.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ Russo EB (2013). Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutic Potential. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-136-61493-4.
  22. ↑ Newton DE (2013). Marijuana: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 7. ISBN 9781610691499.
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