Cannabis
noun
A plant that people use to feel relaxed or high, also used in some medicines.
The doctor prescribed medical cannabis for his chronic pain.
Often appears as...
- medical cannabis
- recreational cannabis
noun
A drug made from the plant, used illegally for pleasure or for medical reasons.
He was arrested for possession of cannabis.
Often appears as...
- cannabis possession
- cannabis laws
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A plant that people use to feel relaxed or high, also used in some medicines.
The doctor prescribed medical cannabis for his chronic pain.
Often appears as...
- medical cannabis
- recreational cannabis
noun
A drug made from the plant, used illegally for pleasure or for medical reasons.
He was arrested for possession of cannabis.
Often appears as...
- cannabis possession
- cannabis laws
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Multiple Uses
Cannabis is used both for relaxation and medical purposes, which can affect its legality.
Cannabis is often smoked for leisure, but it's also prescribed for certain health conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
The term 'cannabis' is formal, whereas 'pot' or 'weed' are informal and used in casual conversation.
In a medical conference, they discussed the benefits of cannabis, not pot.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
The phrase 'medical cannabis' suggests legal use, while just 'cannabis' can imply illicit use.
She advocates for medical cannabis to distinguish it from illegal drugs.
Pro Tip 1/3Multiple Uses
Cannabis is used both for relaxation and medical purposes, which can affect its legality.
Cannabis is often smoked for leisure, but it's also prescribed for certain health conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
The term 'cannabis' is formal, whereas 'pot' or 'weed' are informal and used in casual conversation.
In a medical conference, they discussed the benefits of cannabis, not pot.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
The phrase 'medical cannabis' suggests legal use, while just 'cannabis' can imply illicit use.
She advocates for medical cannabis to distinguish it from illegal drugs.
Pro Tip 1/3Multiple Uses
Cannabis is used both for relaxation and medical purposes, which can affect its legality.
Cannabis is often smoked for leisure, but it's also prescribed for certain health conditions.
Pro Tip 2/3Informal Settings
The term 'cannabis' is formal, whereas 'pot' or 'weed' are informal and used in casual conversation.
In a medical conference, they discussed the benefits of cannabis, not pot.
Pro Tip 3/3Legal Implications
The phrase 'medical cannabis' suggests legal use, while just 'cannabis' can imply illicit use.
She advocates for medical cannabis to distinguish it from illegal drugs.
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Cooking With Cannabis PIPE...
I know you said that you've never tried any. Chris, don't do that wink. For those of you that have, sometimes it can be extremely overwhelming. So we only put it in certain ingredients so that we can control it. If you didn't want cannabis, we can just take that ingredient out and replace it with a non-infused item.
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What commercialization...
I know it's this is a sensitive topic but a very important one so thank you for for bringing this up and helping us explore it you know a lot of folks are gonna are experiencing health benefits from marijuana and cannabis what would you say to that part of the community
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"Meeting her for the...
take advantage of and nobody has the right to own anything that's naturally occurring through the use of a patent what's up there dear oh I would have never thought that I'd come out here to try cannabis for Lily it would have never crossed my mind you know until we
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"Our hands were tied."...
differently to a different strain of cannabis a different dose of cannabis a different method of using it I don't know the answer and I don't think anybody else knows the answers there's this this crazy dissociation between what's happening at a federal level of
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Everything you think you...
but if you can't do that, because you're traumatized or isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief. Now, that might be gambling, that might be pornography, that might be cocaine, that might be cannabis,
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Taryn Simon photographs...
and researchers who are interested in monitoring a rate of corpse decomposition. And in this particular photograph the body of a young boy has been used to reenact a crime scene. This is the only federally funded site where it is legal to cultivate cannabis
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A plant's-eye view -...
by doing the same thing that a certain kind of potato a certain kind of drug a sativa indica cannabis cross has something to say about us and that wouldn't this be kind of an interesting way to look at the world now the test of
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The Church of Cannabis PIPE...
cannabis ministry it's a non-denominational Church so we don't try to focus people's certain beliefs but we do believe that the cannabis plant is the Tree of Life it is
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The Decline in Drug...
cannabis could be potentially useful for so the reality is in most of the world these drugs are still illegal and almost no research into the gun
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"We have to be the...
everybody wants to look at cannabis as another medicine and we have to remember though that most medicines are one ingredient cannabis is not one
Video examples
Cooking With Cannabis PIPE...
I know you said that you've never tried any. Chris, don't do that wink. For those of you that have, sometimes it can be extremely overwhelming. So we only put it in certain ingredients so that we can control it. If you didn't want cannabis, we can just take that ingredient out and replace it with a non-infused item.
Video examples
What commercialization...
I know it's this is a sensitive topic but a very important one so thank you for for bringing this up and helping us explore it you know a lot of folks are gonna are experiencing health benefits from marijuana and cannabis what would you say to that part of the community
Video examples
"Meeting her for the...
take advantage of and nobody has the right to own anything that's naturally occurring through the use of a patent what's up there dear oh I would have never thought that I'd come out here to try cannabis for Lily it would have never crossed my mind you know until we
Video examples
"Our hands were tied."...
differently to a different strain of cannabis a different dose of cannabis a different method of using it I don't know the answer and I don't think anybody else knows the answers there's this this crazy dissociation between what's happening at a federal level of
Video examples
Everything you think you...
but if you can't do that, because you're traumatized or isolated or beaten down by life, you will bond with something that will give you some sense of relief. Now, that might be gambling, that might be pornography, that might be cocaine, that might be cannabis,
Video examples
Taryn Simon photographs...
and researchers who are interested in monitoring a rate of corpse decomposition. And in this particular photograph the body of a young boy has been used to reenact a crime scene. This is the only federally funded site where it is legal to cultivate cannabis
Video examples
A plant's-eye view -...
by doing the same thing that a certain kind of potato a certain kind of drug a sativa indica cannabis cross has something to say about us and that wouldn't this be kind of an interesting way to look at the world now the test of
Video examples
The Church of Cannabis PIPE...
cannabis ministry it's a non-denominational Church so we don't try to focus people's certain beliefs but we do believe that the cannabis plant is the Tree of Life it is
Video examples
The Decline in Drug...
cannabis could be potentially useful for so the reality is in most of the world these drugs are still illegal and almost no research into the gun
Video examples
"We have to be the...
everybody wants to look at cannabis as another medicine and we have to remember though that most medicines are one ingredient cannabis is not one
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Quote examples
Jack Herer
American Activist
Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.
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Cressida Dick
British Public Servant
Scent is very important to me but it is the case that my colleagues think it is hilarious that I simply cannot smell, ever, the smell of cannabis.
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Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant, and it is very useful.
Quote examples
Jack Herer
American Activist
Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.
Quote examples
Cressida Dick
British Public Servant
Scent is very important to me but it is the case that my colleagues think it is hilarious that I simply cannot smell, ever, the smell of cannabis.
Quote examples
Ziggy Marley
Jamaican Musician
Hemp is a part of the cannabis plant, and it is very useful.
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