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Marijuana vs Cannabis - What's the difference?

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Marijuana is a synonym of cannabis.


As nouns the difference between marijuana and cannabis

is that marijuana is drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, while 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.

marijuana

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Alternative forms

* marihuana

Noun

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  • Drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, .
  • After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana , they ate some brownies.
  • The hemp plant itself, .
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    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

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