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cannabis
cannabis Common name for the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (family Cannabidaceae), and for the dried plant or extracted resin when used as a psychotropic drug. The drug produces
narcotic effect sometimes allied with a feeling of well-being. It is highly carcinogenic and can induce mild psychosis. It has been shown to relieve the symptoms of some illnesses, such as multiple sclerosis.
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Cannabis use leads to hard drugs - study; Drug warning misfired
Newspaper article from: The Press; 3/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; Regular or heavy cannabis users are significantly more likely...eight out of 10 people have tried cannabis and more than 40% have tried at least...eliminating other factors, the link between cannabis use and other illegal drugs was significant...
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Cannabis: The downgraded drug that is exposing a generation to psychosis
Newspaper article from: Yorkshire Post; 8/7/2007; 700+ words
; ...smoke. The full extent of the effects of cannabis on the body and behaviour continues to...schizophrenia in young people will stem from cannabis smoking. Anecdotal evidence arising...attacks where perpetrators were known cannabis users, seems to illustrate the potential...
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Cannabis bill 'reasonable'; Green MPs' views on cannabis use
Newspaper article from: The Press; 7/21/2005; ; 700+ words
; A leading cannabis-use researcher says the Greens' bill...criminal sanctions for possession of cannabis and replace them with a misdemeanour...100 fine. Those smoking or cultivating cannabis near a school would get a $500 fine...
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Cannabis Dependence: Its Nature, Consequences, and Treatment.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Cannabis Dependence: Its Nature, Consequences...81447-2; $ 95.00] Rates for use of cannabis or marijuana are rising in the developed...Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2005). Cannabis is usually taken by the user through smoking...
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Cannabis Co-ordinator spearheads the drive to cut cannabis cultivation.
M2 Presswire; 9/26/2008; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-26 September 2008-UK Government: Cannabis Co-ordinator spearheads the drive to cut cannabis cultivation(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...disrupting organised criminals who supply cannabis are the aims of the new Cannabis Co-ordinator...
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Cannabis and Psychosis Put in Perspective
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Psychiatry; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the literature on the relation between cannabis use and psychosis. They also present...evidence for a causal relation between cannabis use during adolescence and early adulthood...has established an association between cannabis use and psychosis that cannot be explained...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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CANNABIS CLIMBDOWN; Labour in humiliating flip-flop on its softly-softly drugs policy.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...on Labour's legal downgrading of cannabis. Less than 15 months after police routinely stopped arresting cannabis users, the Home Secretary signalled...millions of young people over whether cannabis has been decriminalised. There are...
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 "New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand)")
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Cannabis linked to lung cancer risk.
Newspaper article from: New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand); 3/27/2007; 700+ words
; Cannabis smoking may cause 5 per cent of lung cancer...cent of New Zealand adults under 46 use cannabis, drug-use surveys have found. Researcher...Society conference in Auckland yesterday. Cannabis users may have thought they were safe...
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 "Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)")
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Cannabis abusers also need our help.(News Local)
Newspaper article from: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England); 1/16/2004; 700+ words
; ...highlights the damaging effects smoking cannabis can have on short-term memory. Here...Picken about people's perceptions of cannabis and the help available for users. Agencies...someone who said they had a problem with cannabis. Heavy cannabis use can lead to people...
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DIY cannabis hits record high
Newspaper article from: Evening News - Scotland; 7/20/2007; ; 700+ words
; THE number of cannabis plants seized by police in and around...tsar warned today that home-grown cannabis tended to be up to ten times stronger...year. The seizures include larger "cannabis farm" enterprises as well as growing...
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Cannabis and related disorders
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
Cannabis and related disorders Definition Cannabis, more commonly called marijuana, refers to the several varieties of Cannabis sativa , or Indian hemp plant, that contains the psychoactive drug delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis...
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Cannabis Sativa
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
CANNABIS SATIVA This is the botanical name for...Ganja, and Bhang. HISTORY The use of Cannabis sativa has been recorded for thousands...300 million people are estimated to use Cannabis in some form worldwide. Thus, it is...
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Cannabis
Book article from: Plant Sciences
Cannabis Cannabis sativa (of the family Cannabaceae) is the Latin name for marijuana and hemp. The cannabis plant has been cultivated and used for many centuries by a variety of...
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cannabis
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
cannabis Common name for the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa (family Cannabidaceae), and for the dried plant or extracted resin when used as a psychotropic drug. The drug produces narcotic effect sometimes allied with a feeling of well...
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Marijuana
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...Definition Marijuana (marihuana) Cannabis sativa L. , also known as Indian...who ingested the highly potent cannabis resin before being sent out to assassinate...enemies. Two related species of cannabis are C. ruderalis , and C. indica...
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