Cannabis sativa (of the family Cannabaceae) is the Latin name for marijuana and hemp. The cannabis plant has been cultivated and used for many centuries by a variety of cultures, primarily for two distinct purposes. The long, tough fibers of the stem...

A genus of tall annual herbs in the family Cannabaccae having erect stems, with 3 to 7 elongated leaflets and pistillate flowers in spikes along the stem. Commonly known as marijuana or sometimes referred to on the street as grass or...

Marijuana What Kind of Drug Is It? Marijuana is the most widely used illegal controlled substance in the world. Although the drug has been illegal in the United States since the 1930s, an estimated 40.6 percent of the U.S. population over twelve years...

Cannabis sativa L. Cannabis indica Lam. Cannabis ruderalis...

MICHAEL HOWARD, the Home Secretary, last week announced the introduction of tougher penalties for possession of soft drugs such as cannabis. Fines would be increased five-fold from pounds 500 to pounds 2,500 in an amendement to the Criminal Justice Bill. The tough approach is...

Q What is cannabis? A Cannabis is a plant that can be farmed and harvested like wheat and corn, or grown wild, like a weed. Although not a native to the UK it will flourish in our climate. The stalk of the plant...

The fields of Balkh province in northern Afghanistan were free of opium poppies this year, a success touted often by Afghan and international officials. But one look at Mohammad Alam's fields uncovers an emerging drug problem.Ten-foot-tall cannabis plants flourish in Alam's fields. The crop —...

This essay goes in depth about marijuana's uses and reasons for being illegal.