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Cannabis plants produce a unique family of terpeno-phenolic compounds called cannabinoids, some of which produce the "high" which may be experienced from consuming marijuana. There are 483 identifiable chemical constituents known to exist in the cannabis plant, [ 53 ] and at least 85 different cannabinoids have been isolated from the plant. [ 54 ]
Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Cannabis sativa, scientific drawing from c. 1900. Although the main psychoactive constituent of Cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is known to contain more than 500 compounds, among them at least 113 cannabinoids; however, most of these "minor" cannabinoids are only produced in trace amounts. [10]
Cannabis growing wild in a ditch in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Feral cannabis, or wild marijuana (often referred to in North America as ditch weed), is wild-growing cannabis generally descended from industrial hemp plants previously cultivated for fiber, with low or negligible amounts of psychoactive tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
The most notable region in North America is the midwestern United States, though populations occur sporadically throughout the United States and Canada. [16] Large wild C. ruderalis populations are found in central and eastern Europe, most of them in Ukraine , Lithuania , Belarus , Latvia , Estonia and adjacent countries.
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 ...
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; Cannabis ruderalis; Cannabis sativa
Marijuana, or marihuana, is a name for the cannabis plant, and more specifically, a drug preparation from it. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] "Marijuana" as a term varies in usage, definition and legal application around the world. [ 4 ]
In American English it may refer to hemp or a tea made from hemp that is either drunk or smoked. [9] The Bhangmeter, a type of radiometer, is named as a pun on "Bhang". [12] The dictionary definition of bhang at Wiktionary. bhaṅgā An ancient Sanskrit name originating before the 5th century (400 CE). [8] bhangi Swahili. [13]