Cannabis - Cannabis Cannabis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Urticales Family: Cannabaceae Genus: Cannabis Species: sativa Binomial name Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus (see scientific classification) of dioecious, annual herbs belonging to the family Cannabaceae of the nettle order Urticales. Its varieties grow in most climates. There is phylogenetic controversy as to whether the cultivated varieties of the plant are of a single species (Cannabis sativa) or represent distinct species (such as those called Cannabis indica and Cannabis americana). The tough fiber of the plant is known as hemp and has various uses, including the manufacture of cloth, rope, and paper. Its seeds, used in bird feed, are a valuable source of protein, energy, and long-chain fatty acids. Containing mildly hallucinogenic and other.
Cannabis: Health issues - Cannabis: Health issues Despite the controversy surrounding the effects of Cannabis, some of the medical effects cannot be disputed. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Smoking 2 THC 3 Physiological effects 4 Cannabis and driving Smoking In quantity, Cannabis smoking can cause the same health problems as tobacco smokers, such as bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchial asthma. It is to be noted, however, that while a habitual tobacco smoker may consume twenty to forty cigarettes (one to two packs) in a day, a habitual marijuana cigarette (joint) smoker consumes far fewer. It should also be noted, however, that marijuana users usually inhale much deeper breaths (hits) and hold them in for much longer in order to absorb as much of the THC in the smoke as possible. Many.
Cannabis: Legal issues - Cannabis: Legal issues Criminalization Cannabis was criminalised across most of the world in the early parts of the 20th century. There is some confusion as to the reasons as there seems to be different driving forces on either side of the Atlantic. In the UK, cannabis was outlawed in 1928 after Britain became a signatory to the "International Opium Convention" which was held in Geneva in 1925. In the US the key law seems to be the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act which was the federal culmination of many separate state laws that had been enacted in the previous years. This may have been in response to lobbying by makers of synthetic fibers that competed with hemp. Laws usually govern distribution, cultivation, and possession for personal use..
Kid Frost - rap that he's basically still into, although now often inspired by G-Funk (a more melodic kind of gangsta rap pioneered by Dr. Dre). 2002's 'Still up in this $#*+!' featured more Latin-tinged raps and G-Funk tracks as well as a hidden bonus rock track, "Cannabis". Thump Records released a Greatest Hits record in 2001. KID FROST Discography Early 12"s Rough Cut (1984) (Electrobeat # 001) Terminator (1985) (Electrobeat # 005) Commando Rock (C-Jam and Kid Frost) As KID FROST Hispanic Causing Panic (Virgin 1990) East Side Story (1992) As FROST Smile now die later (Ruthless/Relativity 1995) When hell.a. freezes over (Ruthless/Relativity/Epic 1997) This was then this is now Vol.I (Celeb-entertainment 1999) This was then this is now Vol.II (Celeb-entertainment 2000) Still up in this $#*+! (Hit a lick/In the paint/Koch 2002).
Kif - unprocessed plant materials after sieving parts of the cannabis plant in order to extract raw material for hashish. Kif is pressed into blocks of hashish, either using high pressure or pressure/weight and heat. The Kif are also a fictional people created by C. J. Cherryh. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it..
Jack Straw (politician) - allow the Labour Party to be painted as "soft on crime", and developed a reputation as being even more authoritarian than the Tory Home Secretary Michael Howard, condemning "aggressive beggars, winos and squeegee merchants" and calling for a curfew on children. In office after the 1997 UK general election, he brought forward the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, increased police powers against terrorism and proposed a reduction in the right to trial by jury. However, he also incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into British law and pressed for action on institutionalised racism in the police revealed by the Stephen Lawrence case. He was embarrassed by newspaper revelations that his teenaged son William was dealing cannabis. William was cautioned by police after his father turned him in. Expected to.
Jack Herer - No Clothes (c.1970), a book which is notable in the US effort to decriminalize cannabis. Quotes "CANNABIS/HEMP/MARIJUANA is the only known plant that can be grown from the Equator to the Arctic Circle and...Antarctic Circle...no other plant source can compare with the nutritional value of CANNABIS/HEMP/MARIJUANA." External Link JackHerer.Com (Official).
Joint - This article discusses zootomical anatomy. For information about cannabis "joints", see: spliff. A joint is the location at which two bones make contact. They are three primary types of joints: snynovial, cartilaginous, and fibrous. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Synovial Joints 2 Cartilaginous Joints 3 Fibrous Joints Synovial Joints Portions of bone which form a synovial joint are coated with articular cartilage and lubricated by synovial fluid; this reduces friction. Synovial joints are held together by ligaments. Most joints which produce substantial movement are synovial. The inner lining of synovial joints is called the synovium. The whole joint is contained in the joint capsule, which consists of a tough outer layer which helps to stabilise the joint, and a synovial membrane which produces synovial fluid. Synovial joints can be further grouped.
Ian Botham - in the second innings of the Third Test at Headingley, a turning point as England went on to win the series 3-1. Botham took 5-11 in Australia's second innings at Edgbaston and scored another century at Old Trafford. The 1981 series is now commonly known as "Botham's Ashes". A colourful character, he was suspended briefly in 1989 for smoking cannabis, and his private life has made occasional dramatic appearances in Britain's tabloid newspapers. Botham started his first-class career with Somerset in 1974. He left Somerset in protest in 1985 after the county sacked Viv Richards and Joel Garner, and played for Worcestershire between 1986 and 1991. In 1992 he joined County Championship newcomers Durham until his retirement midway through the 1993 season. He also played for Queensland. After his retirement as.
Hash - "to apply a hash function", or to refer to data structures based on hash functions, especially associative arrays. A slang term for Hashish, a form of Cannabis. A food consisting of diced meat and potatoes. An informal running race in which "hashers" chase a "rabbit" (lead runner) on an improvised course. This usage is evidenced in a number of (particularly British) athletics clubs such as the Hash House Harriers. This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name. If you followed a link here, you might want to go back and fix that link to point to the appropriate specific page..
Hashish - well as other minute plant material from the male and/or female flowers of the cannabis plant. It is separated from the plant via various sieving methods, cold-water extraction, or chemical extraction. The resulting plant material is known as kif (aka keef). The kif is compressed into blocks which are easily stored and transported, without degrading the THC content due to oxidation. Pieces are then broken off, warmed up and sometimes mixed with tobacco or marijuana, and smoked in water pipes, joints or hookahs. Since THC is fat-soluble, it is also possible to dissolve hashish in butter used for cooking. The Middle East and North Africa and in particular Morocco, Pakistan, and Afghanistan are the main sources of hashish, although the science of hash extraction and the rapid dissemination of this knowledge.
Harry Anslinger - for the introduction of the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act which criminalized cannabis in the United States..
Hashish oil - potent extract of the active chemical in marijuana (archaic: marihuana), or the cannabis plant, delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. The extraction is performed by infusing the plant material in alcohol or highly volatile substances like butane fuel. Hashish oil is the most potent "street" (non-prescription) form of marijuana, and also the cleanest. The oil is vaporized by heating it from underneath using a spoon and a flame or similar implements and the fumes are inhaled through a tube. Various similar methods are also used. Because the process of making hashish oil removes all vegetable matter, all carcinogens are left out of the smoke, making the smoke literally harmless to the body. The effects of hashish oil are the strongest of all forms of marijuana, coming on faster and requiring less of the drug to.
Hash oil - oil Hash oil is made out of cannabis and is very potent (high THC concentration at around 50-70%). Usage: hash oil is most often dropped on a cigarette or a joint, or it is mixed in food (space cakes, bhang). As it is lipophile, it can be mixed with any food containing fat..
Herb - In botany, a herb is a plant that does not produce a woody stem, or is a plant that dies back to the ground at the end of the growing season. The term herbaceous means either having the characteristic of a herb or being leaf-like in color and texture. "The herb" is also a slang term for cannabis. See also Herbaceous perennials List of herbs Remedy Apothecary.
Hemp - Hemp Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) is a member of the Cannabaceae family, a small group of herbaceous plants. Hemp most likely originated in Central Asia. It is one of the oldest cultivated plants, and has probably been cultivated in China for over 4500 years. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Varieties 2 Major hemp producing countries 3 Harvesting the fibre 4 A new future for hemp? 5 The THC debate 6 Hemp Cultivation 7.
Hitzig v. Canada - Medical Access Regulations which provided for exemptions from the law for approved medicinal users while allowing for no legal source of therapeutic cannabis products. Warren Saul Hitzig co-founded the Toronto Compassion Centre (originally the 'Medical Marijuana Resource Centre') in 1997 to provide high quality cannabis products to those with a documented medicinal need and to act as a medical marijuana information resource for the Canadian general public. The Centre's formation was announced in early 1998 with a press conference and letter to the Canadian government requesting authorization for their activities. The Hitzig applicants argued that the MMAR provided an illusory access to cannabis medicine, and effectively encouraged sick Canadians to look to the black market for their legal medication, and/or the seeds/plants needed to 'grow their own.' Ontario Superior Court judge.
George Francis (suspected mobster) - as a scrap metal dealer. For years, however, he had been the subject of many Scotland Yard investigations. In 1981, he was involved in a cannabis smuggling operation's investigation. One officer died during the investigation. In 1983, he was questioned about a robbery of 26 million pounds that occurred at Heathrow. In 1985, he was shot inside a pub he owned. He survived the attack. Francis was found dead inside his car on May 15 of 2003, in Bermondsey. He had bullet wounds to the head and chest..
Green Dragon - Green Dragon is an alcoholic beverage made from cannabis leaves. It is made by soaking cannabis leaves in 96% ethanol (although spirits such as vodka may be used instead). The active ingredients of the cannabis leaves, cannabinoids such as tetrahydrocannabinol, will then be absorbed into the alcohol. It is generally left standing for several weeks, at the end of which the ethanol solution is separated from the cannabis leaves, which will by then be a green colour (hence the name 'Green Dragon'). The rate of absorption can be increased by heating and stirring the ethanol as the leaves soak in it. The manufacture, sale, possession and consumption of Green Dragon is in most places illegal. There is also a cocktail known as 'Green Dragon', made from kummel, green Creme de Menthe.
Grow-op - short term for a marijuana grow operation in which cannabis plants are grown in a (usually domestic) setting, often with the intent of creating large amounts of marijuana for commerical purposes. Grow-ops frequently make use of hydroponic technology to grow their plants indoors, and thus avoid suspicion. In many countries, grow-ops are illegal, and frequently disrupted by surprise police raids..
