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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, or 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. Industrial hemp products are made from cannabis plants selected to produce an abundance of fibre.

Cannabis also has a long history of being used for medicinal purposes, and as a recreational drug known as marijuana 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. 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

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.

General images

The following are images from various cannabis-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Relative size of varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 2Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, AD 512 (from History of cannabis)
Image 3Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis strain)
Image 4Evolution of cultivated cannabis strains. The cultivar, Cannabis ruderalis, still grows wild today. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 5Acapulco Gold female plant in bloom (from Cannabis)
Image 6A flowering cannabis plant (from Cannabis strain)
Image 7Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis)
Image 8American medical hashish (from Medical cannabis)
Image 9Hulled hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 10An advertisement for cannabis americana distributed by a pharmacist in New York in 1917 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 11Underside of Cannabis sativa leaf, showing diagnostic venation (from Cannabis)
Image 12Dried hemp stalks displayed at the International Hemp Fair in Vienna (from Hemp)
Image 13Cannabis leaf pictured in the coat of arms of Kanepi Parish (from Cannabis)
Image 14Cannabis growing as weeds at the foot of Dhaulagiri, Nepal (from Cannabis)
Image 15Hemp being grown in Oregon in 2020 (from Hemp)
Image 16Dense raceme of female flowers typical of drug-type varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 17Hemp seed (from Hemp)
Image 18Cannabis indica (from Cannabis strain)
Image 19Comparison of physical harm and dependence regarding various drugs (from Cannabis)
Image 20The number of publications about marijuana/cannabis according to Web of Science (from History of cannabis)
Image 21White Widow (from Cannabis strain)
Image 22The 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 23Relative size of cannabis types (from Cannabis strain)
Image 24Legal status of (whole-plant) medical cannabis worldwide (only de jure; may not reflect actual access in these countries)----
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 25Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 26A macro image of hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 27Cannabis Museum in Amsterdam (from Cannabis)
Image 28Illustrating various forms of medicinal cannabis (from Medical cannabis)
Image 29A young female Acapulco Gold plant (Mexican x Nepalese). Seed grown plant from seeds obtained from a cannabis seed bank. (from Cannabis)
Image 30The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is suited for industrial hemp, but it also has medicinal varieties. (from Hemp)
Image 31Blue Dream (from Cannabis strain)
Image 32Cannabis female flower with visible trichomes (from Cannabis)
Image 33Harvesting hemp in the USSR, 1956 (from Hemp)
Image 34Top of Cannabis plant in vegetative growth stage (from Cannabis)
Image 35A dried bud, typical of what is sold for recreational use
Image 36Male Cannabis flower buds (from Cannabis)
Image 37Biodiesel sample (from Hemp)
Image 38Hemp and bead jewelry (from Hemp)
Image 39Sour Diesel (from Cannabis strain)
Image 40Hemp straw animal bedding (from Hemp)
Image 41Cannabis as illustrated in Köhler's Book of Medicinal Plants, 1897 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 42Bhang 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 43Cannabis sativa stem longitudinal section (from Cannabis)
Image 44A hemp field in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, which is Europe's largest hemp producer as of 2022 (from Hemp)
Image 45The 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 46Japanese Shinto shrine with rope made of hemp (from Hemp)
Image 47Hemp rope (from Hemp)
Image 48A male hemp plant (from Cannabis)
Image 49The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) from Ancient Egypt has a prescription for medical marijuana applied directly for inflammation. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 50A thicket of wild cannabis in Islamabad, Pakistan (from Cannabis)
Image 51Three theories of classification for Cannabis. From left to right, monotypic with three subspecies (A), polytypic consisting of up to three species (B), and single phenotypically diverse species (C). (from Cannabis)
Image 52Whole hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 53Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, 512 AD (from Hemp)
Image 54Medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado (from Medical cannabis)
Image 55Male Lemon Kush Cannabis Flowers (from Cannabis)
Image 56Cannabis sativa (from Cannabis strain)
Image 57Male Lemon Kush Cannabis Plant (12 foot plant) (from Cannabis)
Image 58Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from History of cannabis)

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Did you know...

... that the Northwest Cannabis Solutions Satsop facility is operated by the largest grower of legal cannabis in the U.S. state of Washington at the site of a canceled nuclear power plant?

... that according to his memoirs, Howard Marks concluded a drug deal at the Warwick Castle with half a consignment of Thai grass hidden in a car parked outside?

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