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Cannabis vs Tetrahydrocannabinol - What's the difference?

cannabis | tetrahydrocannabinol |

As nouns the difference between cannabis and tetrahydrocannabinol

is that cannabis is a tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers while tetrahydrocannabinol is the psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

cannabis

English

(wikipedia cannabis)

Noun

(-)
  • A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis'', especially ''Cannabis sativa ), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.
  • A mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of this plant.
  • The purified and decarboxylated resin of the cannabis plant used for medicinal purposes rather than for any intoxicating effects.

    • Synonyms

    * (plant) hemp, marijuana * (drug) hemp, dope, grass, marijuana, THC, weed, string

    Hyponyms

    * (plant) Cannabis sativa'', ''Cannabis indica'', ''Cannabis ruderalis

    Derived terms

    * cannabinoid * cannabidiol * cannabinol

    See also

    * ----

    tetrahydrocannabinol

    English

    (wikipedia tetrahydrocannabinol)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) The psychoactive substance present in cannabis, a hydrogenated derivative of cannabinol.

    • Synonyms

    * THC (abbreviation)