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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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Sen Dog, Eric Bobo, and B-Real of Cypress Hill

Cypress Hill is an American hip hop group from South Gate, California, formed in 1988. They have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and they have obtained multi-platinum and platinum certifications. The group has been critically acclaimed for their first five albums. They are considered to be among the main progenitors of West Coast hip hop and 1990s hip hop. All of the group members advocate for medical and recreational use of cannabis in the United States. In 2019, Cypress Hill became the first hip hop group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Full article...)

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Reefer Madness (originally made as Tell Your Children), a 1936-1939 American propaganda exploitation film revolving around the melodramatic events that ensue when high school students are lured by pushers to try marijuana — from a hit and run accident, to manslaughter, suicide, attempted rape, and descent into madness. Originally financed by a church group under the title Tell Your Children, the film was intended to be shown to parents as a morality tale attempting to teach them about the dangers of cannabis use. However, it was purchased by producer Dwain Esper, who re-cut the film for distribution on the exploitation film circuit through the 40s and 50s. Although finding a popular audience as a cult film, critics have panned it as one of the worst films ever made.

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

Image 1Blue Dream (from Cannabis strain)
Image 2Biodiesel sample (from Hemp)
Image 3Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, AD 512 (from History of cannabis)
Image 4The number of publications about marijuana/cannabis according to Web of Science (from History of cannabis)
Image 5A hemp field in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France, which is Europe's largest hemp producer as of 2022 (from Hemp)
Image 6Legal 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 7Bhang 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 8An advertisement for cannabis americana distributed by a pharmacist in New York in 1917 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 9Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 10Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis)
Image 11Cannabis ruderalis (from Cannabis strain)
Image 12Hemp and bead jewelry (from Hemp)
Image 13Underside of Cannabis sativa leaf, showing diagnostic venation (from Cannabis)
Image 14Harvesting hemp in the USSR, 1956 (from Hemp)
Image 15Male Cannabis flower buds (from Cannabis)
Image 16A dried bud, typical of what is sold for recreational use
Image 17A macro image of hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 18Comparison of physical harm and dependence regarding various drugs (from Cannabis)
Image 19The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is suited for industrial hemp, but it also has medicinal varieties. (from Hemp)
Image 20A thicket of wild cannabis in Islamabad, Pakistan (from Cannabis)
Image 21Hemp rope (from Hemp)
Image 22Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, 512 AD (from Hemp)
Image 23Whole hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 24Cannabis indica (from Cannabis strain)
Image 25Cannabis sativa stem longitudinal section (from Cannabis)
Image 26American medical hashish (from Medical cannabis)
Image 27A flowering cannabis plant (from Cannabis strain)
Image 28Illustrating various forms of medicinal cannabis (from Medical cannabis)
Image 29The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) from Ancient Egypt has a prescription for medical marijuana applied directly for inflammation. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 30Dense raceme of female flowers typical of drug-type varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 31Cannabis Museum in Amsterdam (from Cannabis)
Image 32Evolution of cultivated cannabis strains. The cultivar, Cannabis ruderalis, still grows wild today. (from Medical cannabis)
Image 33Hemp straw animal bedding (from Hemp)
Image 34Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate, pre-1937 (from History of cannabis)
Image 35Medical marijuana dispensary in Denver, Colorado (from Medical cannabis)
Image 36Relative size of cannabis types (from Cannabis strain)
Image 37Japanese Shinto shrine with rope made of hemp (from Hemp)
Image 38Cannabis growing as weeds at the foot of Dhaulagiri, Nepal (from Cannabis)
Image 39Cannabis as illustrated in Köhler's Book of Medicinal Plants, 1897 (from Medical cannabis)
Image 40The 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 41Sour Diesel (from Cannabis strain)
Image 42Hulled hemp seeds (from Hemp)
Image 43Cannabis leaf pictured in the coat of arms of Kanepi Parish (from Cannabis)
Image 44Cannabis female flower with visible trichomes (from Cannabis)
Image 45Hemp being grown in Oregon in 2020 (from Hemp)
Image 46White Widow (from Cannabis strain)
Image 47Cannabis sativa (from Cannabis strain)
Image 48A male hemp plant (from Cannabis)
Image 49Relative size of varieties of Cannabis (from Cannabis)
Image 50The Chinese character for hemp (麻 or má) depicts two plants under a shelter. Cannabis cultivation dates back at least 3000 years in Taiwan. (from History of cannabis)
Image 51Dried hemp stalks displayed at the International Hemp Fair in Vienna (from Hemp)
Image 52Top of Cannabis plant in vegetative growth stage (from Cannabis)
Image 53Hemp seed (from Hemp)

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Did you know...

... that the passage of the A.B. 390 by California's Public Safety Committee marked the first time in United States history that a bill legalizing marijuana passed a legislative committee?
... that the American television program Cannabis Planet features horticulturist and author Ed Rosenthal as a cannabis "expert"?

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

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— Bob Marley

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