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Bhang ( IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. [ 1][ 2] It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India. [ 3][ 4] Bhang is traditionally distributed during the spring festival of Maha Shivaratri and Holi. [ 5][ 6] Bhang is mainly used ...
Cannabis. Cannabis has served as an entheogen —a chemical substance used in religious or spiritual contexts [ 1] —in the Indian subcontinent since the Vedic period dating back to approximately 1500 BCE, but perhaps as far back as 2000 BCE. It was introduced to the New World by the Spaniards in 1530-1545.
e. A cannabis edible, also known as a cannabis-infused food or simply an edible, is a food item (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains decarboxylated cannabinoids (cannabinoid acids converted to their orally bioactive form) from cannabis extract as an active ingredient. [ 1] Although edible may refer to either a food or a ...
Hash oil or cannabis oil is an oleoresin obtained by the extraction of cannabis or hashish. [1] It is a cannabis concentrate containing many of its resins and terpenes – in particular, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoids. Hash oil is usually consumed by smoking, vaporizing or eating. [2]
[4] [5] It may be supplied as CBD oil containing only CBD as the active ingredient (excluding THC or terpenes), CBD-dominant hemp extract oil, capsules, dried cannabis, or prescription liquid solution. [7] [20] CBD does not have the same psychoactivity as THC, [23] [24] and can modulate the psychoactive effects of THC on the body if both are ...
According to the Marijuana Business Factbook, by 2024, legal cannabis sales will increase 181% from $38 billion in 2019 to about $130 billion annually for the U.S. economy. But the Marijuana ...
Synthetic cannabinoids were made for cannabinoid research focusing on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabinoid receptors, and the endocannabinoids that activate them in the body. Synthetic cannabinoids were needed partly due to legal restrictions on natural cannabinoids, which make them difficult to obtain for research.
Hashish (, ( IPA: [ħæʃiːʃ] )), commonly shortened to hash, is an oleoresin made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes. [ 2][ 3] It is consumed as a psychoactive drug by smoking or oral ingestion. Hashish has a long history of usage in ...