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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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Hashish (often shortened to hash, and also referred to by countless slang terms such as chocolate) is a psychoactive drug derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. It is solid, of varying hardness and pliability, softening under heat. Its colour can vary from reddish brown to black, and can also be greenish or golden. It is usually smoked in pipes, and sometimes in joints mixed with tobacco or Cannabis buds. It can also be added to cookies or other food and ingested. Hash is used for its relaxing and mind-altering effects. Many people have claimed that using it gives them great insights.

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The following are images from various cannabis-related articles on Wikipedia.

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

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Did you know...

... that actor Tom Cruise (pictured) does not endorse a potent strain of cannabis called Tom Cruise Purple?
... that the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act proposes that two percent of proceeds from the sale of cannabis promote industrial hemp biodiesel, fiber, protein and oil?
... that Initiative 1068 was filed in January 2010 by Seattle activists hoping to remove criminal penalties from the adult use, possession and cultivation of marijuana in Washington?

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

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— Bob Marley

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