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cannabis
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cannabis /can·na·bis/ (kan´ah-bis) the dried flowering tops of hemp plants (Cannabis sativa), which have euphoric principles (tetrahydrocannabinols); classified as a hallucinogen and prepared as bhang, ganja, hashish, and marihuana.
can·na·bis (kn-bs)
n.
Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as hashish or marijuana, prepared from various parts of the hemp plant.

cannabis (kan´bis),
n a psychoactive herb derived from the flowering tops of a variety of hemp,
Cannabis sativa. It is the active ingredient of marijuana. It has been used in the treatment of glaucoma and as an antiemetic in some cancer patients to counter the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy. It is controlled under Schedule I of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.

cannabis
the dried flowering tops of cannabis sativa plants which have euphoric principles (tetrahydrocannabinols) and alkaloids (cannabinoids); grown commercially for the production of cannabis; classified as a hallucinogen and prepared as bhang, ganja, hashish and marihuana. It has excellent activity as a hypnotic and analgesic, especially in horses, but narcotic control regulations severely restrict use. Called also Indian hemp.

cannabis poisoning
dogs show incoordination, alternating somnolence and hyperactivity, salivation and muscular weakness.

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