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]]]] | ||
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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 | + | '''''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. |
| - | 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]]. | + | ==Aspects of ''Cannabis'' production and use== |
| - | == Culture == | + | |
| - | 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. | + | |
| - | == ''Les paradis artificiels'' == | + | *[[Cannabis (drug)]] discusses its use as a recreational [[drug]]. |
| - | + | *[[Hemp]] discusses its uses as a source of [[house|housing]], [[Vegetable oil|oil]], [[food]], [[Fiber crop|fibers]], and industrial materials. | |
| - | '''''[[Les Paradis artificiels]]''''' (''Artificial Paradises'') is a book by [[France|French]] poet Charles [[Baudelaire]], first published in [[1860]], about the state of being under the influence of [[opium]] and [[hashish]]. | + | *[[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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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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