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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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Cannabis in Massachusetts is legal for medical and recreational use. It also relates to the legal and cultural events surrounding the use of cannabis. A century after becoming the first U.S. state to criminalize recreational cannabis, Massachusetts voters elected to legalize it in 2016.

In 2008 Massachusetts voters decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Massachusetts became the eighteenth state to legalize medical marijuana when voters passed a ballot measure in 2012, even though the federal government still lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance with no medical value. Recreational marijuana is legal in Massachusetts as of December 15, 2016, following a ballot initiative in November of that year. (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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The following are images from various cannabis-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Relative size of varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 2Legal 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 3The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) from Ancient Egypt has a prescription for medical marijuana applied directly for inflammation. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 4An advertisement for cannabis americana distributed by a pharmacist in New York in 1917 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 5Cannabis as illustrated in Köhler's Book of Medicinal Plants, 1897 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 6Cannabis sativa stem longitudinal section (from Cannabis)
Image 7A hemp field in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, which is Europe's largest hemp producer as of 2022 (from Hemp)
Image 8Japanese Shinto shrine with rope made of hemp (from Hemp)
Image 9Relative size of cannabis types (from Cannabis strain)
Image 10Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis strain)
Image 11Evolution of cultivated cannabis strains. The cultivar, Cannabis ruderalis, still grows wild today. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 12Comparison of physical harm and dependence regarding various drugs (from Cannabis)
Image 13Illustrating various forms of medicinal cannabis (from Medical cannabis)
Image 14Top of Cannabis plant in vegetative growth stage (from Cannabis)
Image 15Cannabis leaf pictured in the coat of arms of Kanepi Parish (from Cannabis)
Image 16Hemp straw animal bedding (from Hemp)
Image 17Male Cannabis flower buds (from Cannabis)
Image 18The 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 19Cannabis sativa (from Cannabis strain)
Image 20Medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado (from Medical cannabis)
Image 21The number of publications about marijuana/cannabis according to Web of Science (from History of cannabis)
Image 22American medical hashish (from Medical cannabis)
Image 23The 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 24Dried hemp stalks displayed at the International Hemp Fair in Vienna (from Hemp)
Image 25Dense raceme of female flowers typical of drug-type varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 26Harvesting hemp in the USSR, 1956 (from Hemp)
Image 27Cannabis growing as weeds at the foot of Dhaulagiri, Nepal (from Cannabis)
Image 28Cannabis indica (from Cannabis strain)
Image 29A dried bud, typical of what is sold for recreational use
Image 30Hulled hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 31White Widow (from Cannabis strain)
Image 32Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 33Sour Diesel (from Cannabis strain)
Image 34Hemp rope (from Hemp)
Image 35Blue Dream (from Cannabis strain)
Image 36A macro image of hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 37Bhang 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 38A flowering cannabis plant (from Cannabis strain)
Image 39A thicket of wild cannabis in Islamabad, Pakistan (from Cannabis)
Image 40Underside of Cannabis sativa leaf, showing diagnostic venation (from Cannabis)
Image 41Hemp and bead jewelry (from Hemp)
Image 42A male hemp plant (from Cannabis)
Image 43Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, 512 AD (from Hemp)
Image 44Cannabis Museum in Amsterdam (from Cannabis)
Image 45Hemp being grown in Oregon in 2020 (from Hemp)
Image 46Hemp seed (from Hemp)
Image 47Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis)
Image 48Whole hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 49The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is suited for industrial hemp, but it also has medicinal varieties. (from Hemp)
Image 50Biodiesel sample (from Hemp)
Image 51Cannabis female flower with visible trichomes (from Cannabis)
Image 52Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, AD 512 (from History of cannabis)
Image 53Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from History of cannabis)

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... 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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When you smoke the herb, it reveals you to yourself.

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— Bob Marley

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14 May 2024 – May 2024 solar storms: The sun emits the largest solar flare since 2005, days after producing auroras in the Northern and Southern Hempisheres. (Axios)

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