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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| - | '''''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. | + | '''''Cannabis''''' is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s [[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. |
| ==Aspects of ''Cannabis'' production and use== | ==Aspects of ''Cannabis'' production and use== | ||
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| *[[Medical cannabis]] discusses its use as a medication. | *[[Medical cannabis]] discusses its use as a medication. | ||
| *[[Spiritual use of cannabis]] discusses sacramental and religious use. | *[[Spiritual use of cannabis]] discusses sacramental and religious use. | ||
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| + | *''[[Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years]]'' (1980) by Ernest L. Abel | ||
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Cannabis is a genus of flowering plants 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
- Cannabis (drug) discusses its use as a recreational 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.
References
- Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years (1980) by Ernest L. Abel
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