Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cannabaceae —hemp .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cannabis is a botanical loner, its sole relative the hopvine used to flavor beer.
Boutique buds: What underground mom-and-pop growers did while we debated legalization Adrian Higgins 2010
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Cannabis is a gift to this earth that has been lied about for too long.
Public-Land Pot Farms A Growing Crisis Dave Hurteau 2008
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Cannabis is dioecious, spawning male and female plants in equal proportion.
Reefer Madness 1994
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Cannabis is dioecious, spawning male and female plants in equal proportion.
Reefer Madness 1994
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By Brian Palmer Posted Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at 5:11 AM ET Both hemp and marijuana are classified as Cannabis sativa LI keep hearing about how beneficial hemp is for the environment, and what a shame it is that U.S. farmers aren't allowed to grow it.
Slate Magazine Brian Palmer 2011
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The fact that we call Cannabis "Marijuana" is because Cannabis was an Accepted Medicine prior to 1942.
CNN Political Ticker 2009
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Cafe Rumpspankers, which will soon carry the name Cannabis Cafe, is testing a new relaxed policy by President Barack Obama regarding medical marijuana users.
unknown title 2009
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Long-term Cannabis Users May Have Structural Brain Abnormalities
unknown title 2009
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Our 14-page report, titled "Cannabis and the Regulatory Void", was submitted to the CMA's Board of Trustees and approved, unanimously, in October.
Steve Heilig: Cannabis and California's Physicians: A New Perspective Steve Heilig 2011
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Our 14-page report, titled "Cannabis and the Regulatory Void", was submitted to the CMA's Board of Trustees and approved, unanimously, in October.
Steve Heilig: Cannabis and California's Physicians: A New Perspective Steve Heilig 2011
100000202761447 commented on the word Cannabis
I know this word is realated to hemp which is realted to marijuana I got it out of High Times Magazine, when I was 13
September 20, 2010