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Hashish (Persian: حشیش, romanized:ḥašiš, IPA: [ħæʃiːʃ]), usually abbreviated as hash, is a compressed form of powdered marijuana. [ 3 ][ 4 ] As a psychoactive substance, it is consumed plain or mixed with tobacco. It has a long history of use in countries such as Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, and Pakistan.
t. e. 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]
Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. The species was first classified by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. [1] The specific epithet sativa means 'cultivated'. Indigenous to Eastern Asia, the plant is now of cosmopolitan distribution due to widespread cultivation. [2]
By Sadie Gurman May. 6, 2014 2:07 AM EDT DENVER (AP) - The opening months of Colorado's first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana industry have seen a rise in fiery explosions and injuries as pot ...
Latin, or scientific name for the entire plant hemp, legally named marijuana, marihuana, ganja or Indian hemp in some jurisdictions. There are many other names for cannabis, [12] including commonly used terms grass, weed, and ganja. [2] Three recognized sub-species [13] include: Cannabis indica.
The cannabis industry is growing, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult for Black women entrepreneurs to keep up. In 2021, when Whitney Beatty opened the doors of her South Los Angeles ...
Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /), commonly known as marijuana [2] (/ ˌ m æ r ə ˈ w ɑː n ə /) weed, and pot, among other names [3], is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various ...
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.