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Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: Cannabis sativa, C. indica, and C. ruderalis. Alternatively, C. ruderalis may be included within C. sativa, all three may be treated as subspecies of C. sativa, or C. sativa may be accepted as a single undivided species. The genus is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from Asia.

The plant is also known as hemp, although this term is often used to refer only to varieties of Cannabis cultivated for non-drug use. Cannabis has long been used for hemp fibre, hemp seeds and their oils, hemp leaves for use as vegetables and as juice, medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug. Industrial hemp products are made from cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fibre. 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. Compounds such as hashish and hash oil are extracted from the plant. (Full article...)

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Tom Cruise Purple is a strain of cannabis sold in California by select licensed cannabis clubs. The strain is potent, and is packaged with a picture of the actor Tom Cruise laughing. Cruise sought out legal advice regarding the product, and considered a lawsuit against its manufacturers.

Media commentators for Gawker, Daily News (New York) and the CNN program Showbiz Tonight analyzed the matter, and the product was the subject of a parody on a satirical website. American lawyer Lisa Bloom commented that it would not be prudent for Cruise to sue over the product, and public relations writer Howard Bragman stated it was not a good idea from a legal standpoint to utilize Cruise's image in such a fashion. (Full article...)

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Flowering Cannabis indica plant — Flowering *Cannabis indica* plant

Credit: Massimo Catarinella

Coffeeshops are establishments in the Netherlands where the sale of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is tolerated by the local authorities (in Dutch called gedoogbeleid). Under the drug policy of the Netherlands, the sale of cannabis products in small quantities is allowed by 'licensed' coffee shops. The majority of these "coffeeshops" (in Dutch written as one word) also serve drinks and food. Coffeeshops are not allowed to serve alcohol or other drugs, and risk closure if they are found to be selling soft drugs to minors, hard drugs or selling alcohol. The idea of coffeeshops was introduced in the 1970s for the explicit purpose of keeping hard and soft drugs separated.

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Image 1Hemp straw animal bedding (from Hemp)
Image 2The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is suited for industrial hemp, but it also has medicinal varieties. (from Hemp)
Image 3Legal status of (whole-plant) medical cannabis worldwide----
Legal as authorized by a physician
Legal for any use (no prescription required)
----See also countries that have decriminalized or where enforcement is limited. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 4Sour Diesel (from Cannabis strain)
Image 5Hemp being grown in Oregon in 2020 (from Hemp)
Image 6Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from History of cannabis)
Image 7A male hemp plant (from Cannabis)
Image 8The number of publications about marijuana/cannabis according to Web of Science (from History of cannabis)
Image 9A flowering cannabis plant (from Cannabis strain)
Image 10The use of cannabis, at least as fiber, has been shown to go back at least 10,000 years in Taiwan. "Dà má" (Pinyin pronunciation) is the Chinese expression for cannabis, the first character meaning "big" and the second character meaning "hemp". (from Medical cannabis)
Image 11Whole hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 12Comparison of physical harm and dependence regarding various drugs (from Cannabis)
Image 13An advertisement for cannabis americana distributed by a pharmacist in New York in 1917 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 14Underside of Cannabis sativa leaf, showing diagnostic venation (from Cannabis)
Image 15Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis strain)
Image 16Cannabis indica (from Cannabis strain)
Image 17Hemp and bead jewelry (from Hemp)
Image 18Cannabis growing as weeds at the foot of Dhaulagiri, Nepal (from Cannabis)
Image 19Top of Cannabis plant in vegetative growth stage (from Cannabis)
Image 20Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, AD 512 (from History of cannabis)
Image 21Harvesting hemp in the USSR, 1956 (from Hemp)
Image 22Dried hemp stalks displayed at the International Hemp Fair in Vienna (from Hemp)
Image 23The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) from Ancient Egypt has a prescription for medical marijuana applied directly for inflammation. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 24Blue Dream (from Cannabis strain)
Image 25Evolution of cultivated cannabis strains. The cultivar, Cannabis ruderalis, still grows wild today. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 26Hemp seed (from Hemp)
Image 27Dense raceme of female flowers typical of drug-type varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 28Bhang eaters from India c. 1790. Bhang is an edible preparation of cannabis native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC by Hindus in ancient India. (from History of cannabis)
Image 29Illustrating various forms of medicinal cannabis (from Medical cannabis)
Image 30American medical hashish (from Medical cannabis)
Image 31A hemp field in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, which is Europe's largest hemp producer as of 2022 (from Hemp)
Image 32Cannabis sativa (from Cannabis strain)
Image 33Japanese Shinto shrine with rope made of hemp (from Hemp)
Image 34Cannabis leaf pictured in the coat of arms of Kanepi Parish (from Cannabis)
Image 35Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, 512 AD (from Hemp)
Image 36Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 37Cannabis female flower with visible trichomes (from Cannabis)
Image 38A dried bud, typical of what is sold for recreational use
Image 39White Widow (from Cannabis strain)
Image 40Relative size of cannabis types (from Cannabis strain)
Image 41Hulled hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 42Cannabis Museum in Amsterdam (from Cannabis)
Image 43The Chinese character for hemp (麻 or má) depicts two plants under a shelter. Notably, the same character also means "numb". Cannabis cultivation dates back at least 3000 years in Taiwan. (from History of cannabis)
Image 44Male Cannabis flower buds (from Cannabis)
Image 45Relative size of varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 46A thicket of wild cannabis in Islamabad, Pakistan (from Cannabis)
Image 47Medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado (from Medical cannabis)
Image 48Hemp rope (from Hemp)
Image 49Cannabis as illustrated in Köhler's Book of Medicinal Plants, 1897 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 50A macro image of hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 51Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis)
Image 52Biodiesel sample (from Hemp)
Image 53Cannabis sativa stem longitudinal section (from Cannabis)

Did you know...

... that actor Tom Cruise (pictured) does not endorse a potent strain of cannabis called Tom Cruise Purple?
... that the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act proposes that two percent of proceeds from the sale of cannabis promote industrial hemp biodiesel, fiber, protein and oil?
... that Initiative 1068 was filed in January 2010 by Seattle activists hoping to remove criminal penalties from the adult use, possession and cultivation of marijuana in Washington?

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I have always loved marijuana. It has been a source of joy and comfort to me for many years. And I still think of it as a basic staple of life, along with beer and ice and grapefruits - and millions of Americans agree with me.

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— Hunter S. Thompson

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