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Apocynum cannabinum grows up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) tall. The stems are reddish and contain a milky latex.The leaves are opposite, simple, broad, and lanceolate, 7–15 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 –6 in) long and 3–5 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 4 –2 in) broad, entire, and smooth on top with white hairs on the underside.
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 .
The flowers of Cannabis sativa plants are most often either male or female, but, only plants displaying female pistils can be or turn hermaphrodite. Males can never become hermaphrodites. [ 3 ] It is a short-day flowering plant, with staminate (male) plants usually taller and less robust than pistillate (female or male) plants.
Cannabaceae are often dioecious (distinct male and female plants). The flowers are actinomorphic (radially symmetrical) and not showy, as these plants are pollinated by the wind. As an adaptation to this kind of pollination, the calyx and corolla are radically reduced to only vestigial remnants found as an adherent perianth coating the seed. A ...
Cannabis plants vary widely, with different strains producing dynamic balances of cannabinoids (THC, CBD, etc.) and yielding markedly different effects. Popular strains are often hybrids of C. sativa and C. indica. The medicinal effects of cannabis are widely studied, and are active topics of research both at universities and private research ...
Cannabis flower essential oil, also known as hemp essential oil, is an essential oil obtained by steam distillation from the flowers, panicles (flower cluster), stem, and upper leaves of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.). [1]
Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] It was used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India.
Stem English. Part of a cannabis plant. [21] Strawberry Cough Industry trade name for cannabis strain. [63] Super Lemon Haze: Industry trade name for cannabis sativa strain. [87] Tangerine Dream Industry trade name for cannabis strain. A hybridization of G13, Afghani, and Neville's A5 Haze. [88] Terpene: English. Part of a cannabis flower. [76 ...