Definition of cannabis Cannabis

/kæˈnʌbʌs/ - [kanubus] - can•na•bis

We found 8 definitions of cannabis from 6 different sources.

What does cannabis mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: cannabis
cannabis - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
		marijuana, marihuana, ganja
		soft drug a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction
		controlled substance a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law
		cannabis, hemp the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
		marijuana cigarette, reefer, spliff, joint, stick marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
		acapulco gold, mexican green a particularly potent variety of marijuana
cannabis - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs
		hemp
		shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
		genus cannabis hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae
		cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
		cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared

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Wiktionary

cannabis (Noun)
A tall annual dioecious plant Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa, native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
cannabis (Noun)
A mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cannabis (n.)
A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceae; hemp.

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cannabis
A drug prepared from the cannabis plant, that is smoked or ingested for its euphoric effect.

Wikipedia

Cannabis (pronounced) (also called Cannabis Sativa, Cannabis Indica, or Marijuana) is a plant. The cannabis plant's leaves and flowers have a chemical or drug known as THC (short for "tetra-hydro-cannabinol") that gives a person who smokes or eats the plant a feeling of euphoria (it makes the user feel good or happy). Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States.

Types of cannabis.

The two main types of cannabis used as a drug are marijuana and hashish.

Is cannabis legal?

It is illegal (against the law) for people to have cannabis in most countries.

Cannabis is not legal in the Netherlands, but there are no criminal laws against having a small amount of cannabis, because the Netherlands has decided that having cannabis should not be a crime. Some other countries are starting to decriminalize marijuana as well (make using it a violation, not a crime).

In some countries, including Canada, there are some people with serious diseases granted permission by the government to possess and smoke marijuana. Their illnesses are varied, but tend to have something in common; they have negative symptoms or side-effects of the illness or of the treatment they are receiving. Medicine or other treatment they are receiving, such chemotherapy against cancer, can cause nausea, reduced appetite or other bad effects.

Since marijuana has been shown to reduce nausea as well as increase appetite, some patients smoke it regularly - even if they have to obtain it illegally. Pat