What is another word for cannabis?

Pronunciation: [kˈanɐbˌɪs] (IPA)

Cannabis, also known as marijuana, is a popular herb that has been used for medicinal and recreational purposes for centuries. However, due to its legality issues, people have come up with many alternative names for it. Some of the most common synonyms for cannabis include weed, pot, ganja, herb, grass, Mary Jane, reefer, dope, and kush. These words are widely used among different communities and countries. The use of these slang words has helped marijuana users remain discrete in areas where smoking cannabis is still illegal. Nevertheless, no matter what term is used, cannabis remains a controversial topic worldwide.

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Usage examples for Cannabis

The national Pure Food Law, passed January 1, 1907, and now in force throughout the country, requires on the "labels of all proprietary medicines entering into interstate commerce, a statement of the quantity or proportion of any alcohol, morphine, opium, heroin, chloroform, cannabis indica, chloral hydrate, or acetanilid, or any derivative or preparation of any such substance contained therein; this information must be in type not smaller than eight-point capital letters; also the label shall embody no statement which shall be false or misleading in any particular."
"Civics and Health"
William H. Allen
In the smoke of the cannabis he too seemed like a spirit.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills
In this country, Dr. Clouston has distinctly advanced our knowledge of the action and uses of narcotic remedies by experiments made to determine the effect on maniacal excitement of single doses of certain remedies, stimulants, and food; of, again, the effect on mania of prolonged courses of certain narcotic medicines, along with clinical observations on the effects of the same medicines in all kinds of insanity, and has determined the equivalent value of opium, bromide of potassium, and cannabis indica in the treatment of insanity.
"Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles"
Daniel Hack Tuke

Famous quotes with Cannabis

  • Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.
    Jack Herer
  • The fact is, growing hemp for industrial purposes would make it a very useful plant. It can be a fiber for clothing, a source of paper, even an alternative fuel. Canada is already using hemp this way. I simply don't see that cannabis grows wild on earth just so humans can eradicate it. Of course, the work of eradicating marijuana creates jobs within law enforcement. If we made it legal, and taxed it like we do tobacco and alcohol, maybe those law enforcement people could start paying more attention to murders and terrorism. I also think it's time for people to rise up against the prescription drug industry, the biggest opponent of legalization. You have to remember that they don't want anything out there that they can't make a profit from. Marijuana is a weed, and that means you can grow it, essentially free. This doesn't sit well with the pharmaceutical industry, and I think our Food and Drug Administration is nothing but a puppet whose strings the industry pulls.
    Jesse Ventura
  • He was wondering what society would have been like if we’d socialised cannabis instead of dangerous drugs like alcohol and religion.
    John Brunner
  • Yes, cannabis is dangerous, but no more than other perfectly legal drugs. It's time for a rethink, and the Tory party - the funkiest, most jiving party on Earth - is where it's happening.
    Boris Johnson
  • Certain truths about human beings have never changed. We are tribal creatures in our very DNA; we have an instinctive preference for our own over others, for “in-groups” over “out-groups”; for hunter-gatherers, recognizing strangers as threats was a matter of life and death. We also invent myths and stories to give meaning to our common lives. Among those myths is the nation — stretching from the past into the future, providing meaning to our common lives in a way nothing else can. Strip those narratives away, or transform them too quickly, and humans will become disoriented. Most of us respond to radical changes in our lives, especially changes we haven’t chosen, with more fear than hope. We can numb the pain with legal cannabis or opioids, but it is pain nonetheless.
    Andrew Sullivan

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