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Cannabis (drug)

For the plant, see Cannabis.

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, weed, and Cannabis sativa (as well as 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
File:Hampa Cannabis sativa L. (närbild).jpg
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

Cannabis is mostly used recreationally or as a medicinal drug, although like other psychoactive drugs it may also be used for spiritual purposes. In 2013, between 128 and 232 million people used cannabis (2.7% to 4.9% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65).[23] It is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world,[23][24] though it is legal in some jurisdictions, with the highest use among adults (as of 2018) in Zambia, the United States, Canada, and Nigeria.

Marijuana plants are 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.

Cannabis (drug) Media

  • Cannabis Indica 01.jpg

    Example of a container and the recreational cannabis purchase in Canada

  • Unrolled joint.jpg

    A joint prior to rolling, with a paper handmade filter on the left

  • Rational harm assessment of drugs radar plot.svg

    Addiction experts in psychiatry, chemistry, pharmacology, forensic science, epidemiology, and the police and legal services engaged in delphic analysis regarding 20 popular recreational drugs. Cannabis was ranked 11th in dependence, 17th in physical harm, and 10th in social harm.

  • Cannab2 new.png

    Main types of cannabis

  • A close-up image of a dried, potent, Cannabis bud. Type Mountain Jam.This image was made by taking several images at different focal ranges and then combining the results to increase the depth of field. See w:Focus stacking for more information.

  • Legal hashish shop in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1973.jpg

    Legal hashish shop in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1973

  • Jirzankal Cemetery map (Cannabis site).png

    Present-day map of the Jirzankal Cemetery, site of the earliest evidence of cannabis smoking

  • Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, c. 512 CE

  • Killerdrug.jpg

    Anti-cannabis propaganda from 1935

Notes

  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]

References

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  5. ↑ PR Newswire. "New Colombia Resources Inc Subsidiary, Sannabis, Produces First Batch of Medical Marijuana Based Products in Colombia to Fill Back Orders". Press release. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-colombia-resources-inc-subsidiary-sannabis-produces-first-batch-of-medical-marijuana-based-products-in-colombia-to-fill-back-orders-879870332.html. Retrieved 12 January 2015. 
  6. ↑ Moussaoui, Rana (Nov 25, 2013). Lebanon cannabis trade thrives in shadow of Syrian war. AFP. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/video.cfm?c_id=1503076&gal_cid=1503076&gallery_id=139379. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Garelli, Sanie Lopez (25 November 2008). Mexico, Paraguay top pot producers, U.N. report says. http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/11/25/paraguay.mexico.marijuana/. Retrieved 28 September 2013. 
  8. ↑ Homegrown Industry. https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/homegrown-industry. 
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  18. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).See also article on Marijuana as a word.
  19. ↑ Template:ShorterOxfordEnglishDictionary
  20. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  21. ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
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