Cannabis (drug)
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[[Image:Musk, Hashish and Blood, a French language collection of tales by Hector France,.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Musk]], [[Hashish]] and [[Blood]]'' ([[1886]]) is a French language collection of tales by [[Hector France]]]] | [[Image:Musk, Hashish and Blood, a French language collection of tales by Hector France,.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Musk]], [[Hashish]] and [[Blood]]'' ([[1886]]) is a French language collection of tales by [[Hector France]]]] | ||
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- | '''Hashish''' (from [[Arabic]], lit. ''grass''; also '''hash''' or many [[slang]] terms) is a preparation of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]]. It contains the same active ingredients as cannabis (but in higher concentrations) and produces the same [[psychoactive]] effects | ||
- | Hashish is solid, of varying hardness and pliability, softening under heat. Its colour can vary from reddish brown to black or it can be golden coloured or greenish if it contains surplus plant material. It is consumed in much the same way as ''Cannabis'' buds, often being smoked in [[Joint (cannabis)|joints]] mixed with [[tobacco]]. | + | '''''Cannabis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s that includes three putative species, ''[[Cannabis sativa]]'', ''[[Cannabis indica]]'', and ''[[Cannabis ruderalis]]''. These three [[taxa]] are [[Indigenous (ecology)|indigenous]] to [[Central Asia]], and [[South Asia]]. ''Cannabis'' has long been used for fibre ([[hemp]]), for seed and seed oils, for [[medical cannabis|medicinal purposes]], and as a [[cannabis#Recreational use|recreational drug]]. Industrial [[hemp]] products are made from ''Cannabis'' plants selected to produce an abundance of fiber. To satisfy the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs|UN Narcotics Convention]], some hemp strains have been developed which contain minimal levels of [[THC]] (Δ<sup>9</sup>- tetrahydrocannabinol), the [[psychoactive]] molecule that produces the "high" associated with [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]]. The psychoactive product consists of dried flowers and leaves of plants selected to produce high levels of THC. Various extracts including [[hashish]] and [[hash oil]] are also produced from the plant. |
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- | Although cannabis has been used for its psychoactive effects since ancient times, it first became well known in the United States during the [[jazz]] music scene of the late 1920s and 1930s. [[Louis Armstrong]] became a prominent and life-long devotee. It was popular in the blues scene as well, and eventually became a prominent part of 1960s counterculture. | + | ==Aspects of ''Cannabis'' production and use== |
+ | [[File:Illegal cannabis field before burning.jpg|190px|thumb|''Cannabis'' field seized by authorities.]] | ||
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+ | *[[Cannabis cultivation]] discusses aspects of cultivation for medicinal and recreational drug purposes. | ||
+ | *[[Cannabis (drug)]] discusses its use as a recreational [[drug]]. | ||
+ | *[[Health issues and the effects of cannabis]] discusses the [[pharmacology]], physical, and mental effects of ''Cannabis'' when used as drug. | ||
+ | *[[Hemp]] discusses its uses as a source of [[house|housing]], [[Vegetable oil|oil]], [[food]], [[Fiber crop|fibers]], and industrial materials. | ||
+ | *[[Legality of cannabis]] focuses on the law and enforcement aspects of growing, transporting, selling and using ''Cannabis'' as a drug. | ||
+ | **[[Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom]]. | ||
+ | **[[Cannabis rescheduling in the United States]]. | ||
+ | **[[Drug policy of the Netherlands]]. | ||
+ | *[[Medical Cannabis]] discusses its use as a medication. | ||
+ | *[[Spiritual use of cannabis]] discusses sacramental and religious use. | ||
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+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | *[[Cannabis (drug)]] | ||
+ | *[[Cannabis cultivation]] | ||
+ | *[[Cannabis in Australia]] | ||
+ | *[[Cannabis Social Club]] | ||
+ | *[[Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum]] | ||
+ | *[[Legality of cannabis by country]] | ||
+ | *[[Medical cannabis]] | ||
+ | *[[Spiritual use of cannabis]] | ||
+ | *[[Malawi Gold]](Chamba) | ||
- | == In literature == | ||
- | *''[[The Hasheesh Eater]]'' (1857) by [[Fitz Hugh Ludlow]] | ||
- | *''[[Artificial Paradises]]'' by [[Charles Baudelaire]] on [[alcohol]] and [[hashish]] (1860) | ||
- | *''[[Über Hashish]]'' by [[Walter Benjamin]] | ||
- | *''[[Cannabis (film)|Cannabis]]'' film by Pierre Koralnik | ||
- | == See also == | ||
- | *[[Club des Hashischins]] | ||
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Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants that includes three putative species, Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica, and Cannabis ruderalis. These three taxa are indigenous to Central Asia, and South Asia. Cannabis has long been used for fibre (hemp), for seed and seed oils, for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug. Industrial hemp products are made from Cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fiber. To satisfy the UN Narcotics Convention, some hemp strains have been developed which contain minimal levels of THC (Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol), the psychoactive molecule that produces the "high" associated with marijuana. The psychoactive product consists of dried flowers and leaves of plants selected to produce high levels of THC. Various extracts including hashish and hash oil are also produced from the plant.
Aspects of Cannabis production and use
190px|thumb|Cannabis field seized by authorities.
- Cannabis cultivation discusses aspects of cultivation for medicinal and recreational drug purposes.
- Cannabis (drug) discusses its use as a recreational drug.
- Health issues and the effects of cannabis discusses the pharmacology, physical, and mental effects of Cannabis when used as drug.
- Hemp discusses its uses as a source of housing, oil, food, fibers, and industrial materials.
- Legality of cannabis focuses on the law and enforcement aspects of growing, transporting, selling and using Cannabis as a drug.
- Medical Cannabis discusses its use as a medication.
- Spiritual use of cannabis discusses sacramental and religious use.
See also
- Cannabis (drug)
- Cannabis cultivation
- Cannabis in Australia
- Cannabis Social Club
- Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Medical cannabis
- Spiritual use of cannabis
- Malawi Gold(Chamba)