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Charas is a cannabis concentrate made from the resin of a live cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa either Indica subspecies or Sativa subspecies) and is handmade in the Indian subcontinent. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The plant grows wild throughout Northern India [ 3 ] along the stretch of the Himalayas (its putative origin) and is an important cash crop for the ...
Cannabis also has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug known by several slang terms, such as marijuana, pot or weed. Various cannabis strains have been bred, often selectively to produce high or low levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a cannabinoid and the plant's principal psychoactive constituent.
Hashish is a cannabis concentrate product composed of compressed or purified preparations of stalked resin glands, called trichomes, from the plant. It is defined by the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs (Schedule I and IV) as "the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant".
Trema tomentosum, [1] also known as T. tomentosa and commonly called poison peach, [2] is a shrub or tree in the family Cannabaceae native to the Indian subcontinent, south east Asia, through the islands of the south west Pacific, [1] and the east coast and northern half of Australia.
Cannabis indica: Latin. Putative plant varieties or sub-varieties of cannabis. [77] Cannabis ruderalis; Cannabis sativa; Cannabis tea: English. Tea infused with cannabis. [78] Charas: Hindi. Traditional resin made from live cannabis plant. [21] Charlotte's Web: Industry trade name for cannabis sativa strain. [73] Cola English. Part of a ...
Cannabaceae is a small family of flowering plants, known as the hemp family. As now circumscribed, the family includes about 170 species grouped in about 11 genera, including Cannabis (hemp), Humulus and Celtis (hackberries). Celtis is by far the largest genus, containing about 100 species. [2] Cannabaceae is a member of the Rosales. Members of ...
Common names include poison peach, native peach and peach-leaved poison bush. The poison peach is well regarded by rainforest regenerators for quick growth, shelter and shade and as a nursery species, and as a bird-attracting plant. The habitat is rainforest regrowth, in disturbed open areas of rainforest, by forest roads, and in open forest ...
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]