Historically used as a renewable resource and a treatment for both minor and terminal illnesses, cannabis (variously called marihuana, marijuana, or hemp) was the harbinger of a contradictory attitude in the United States toward controlled substances....

Marijuana is the common name for the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. Hemp grows in tropical as well as temperate climates. The dried ground leaves, flowers, and stems of the plant have a long history for their use as drugs. It has been cultivated in...

Marijuana is the subject of a great deal of debate. The only constant in the marijuana debate is disagreement. People disagree about the illegality of marijuana. They disagree about whether it is addictive. They disagree about its medical benefits....

OFFICIAL NAMES: Marijuana, hashish, hashish oil STREET NAMES: There are more than 200 slang terms for marijuana, including: A-bomb, Acapulco gold, ace, African black, Aunt Mary, bhang, blanche, boo, boom, bush, charas, chronic, dagga, dope, gangster,...

Cannabis political parties are formal political parties set up specifically to legalize cannabis. Given the nature of modern political systems their aims are often not exclusively about the use of the plant cannabis as a drug, but this is a major...

Marijuana is a psychoactive drug made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant (cannabis sativa). Currently, the U.S. federal government classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance—identifying it as having "a high potential for...