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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 local ...
While the overall number of plants and areas shrank in size, the introduction of more potent hybrid plants produced a high resin rate. The amount of resin produced is estimated to range between 3,800 and 9,500 tonnes in 2005. [3] The largest producer today is Afghanistan, [32] however studies suggest there is a "hashish revival" in Morocco. [33]
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 .
Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence is a 2019 book by Alex Berenson. In it, Berenson makes claims that cannabis use directly causes psychosis and violence , claims denounced as alarmist and inaccurate by many in the scientific and medical communities.
Nelson claims that relative to marijuana, products containing synthetic cannabinoids "are really quite different, and the effects are much more unpredictable. It's dangerous". [47] Since the term synthetic does not apply to the plant, but rather to the cannabinoid that the plant contains , the term synthetic cannabinoid is more appropriate. [48]
Over time, the marijuana gateway hypothesis has been studied more and more. In one published study, the use of marijuana was shown not a reliable gateway cause of illicit drug use. [67] However, social factors and environment influence drug use and abuse, making the gateway effects of cannabis different for those in differing social circumstances.
Marijuana Nation (2014) by Roger Roffman; Weed Land (2014) by Peter Hecht; Weed the People (2015) by Bruce Barcott; Herb: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Cannabis (2015) by Laurie Wolf and Melissa Parks; Brave New Weed (2016) by Joe Dolce; Weed: The User's Guide (2016) by David Schmader; Grass Roots (2017) by Emily Dufton; Craft Weed (2018 ...
The Little Book of Cannabis: How Marijuana Can Improve Your Life is a 2018 nonfiction book about cannabis by Canadian journalist Amanda Siebert, published by Greystone Books. It was the bestselling nonfiction book about cannabis in Canada as of early 2019. [ 2 ]