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Cannabis

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Cannabis
Common hemp
Scientific classification
Kinrick: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Faimily: Cannabaceae
Genus: Cannabis
L.
Species[1]

Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a flouerin plant that includes three species (an seiven taxa)[2] or sub-species,[3] sativa, indica, an ruderalis. The plant is indigenous tae Central Asie an the Indian Subcontinent.[4]

Globally, i 2013, 60,400 kilograms o cannabis wis producit legally.[5] I 2014 thare wis an estimatit 182.5 million cannabis users (3.8% o the population aged 15–64).[6] This percentage didnae change significantly atween 1998 an 2014.[7]

Etymology

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The wird weed is fae Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) (see Laitin cannabis),[8] that wis oreeginally Scythian or Thracian. It's relatit tae the Persie leid kanab, the Inglis canvas an possibly the Inglis hemp (Auld Inglis hænep).[9]

References

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  1. ↑ Geoffrey William Guy; Brian Anthony Whittle; Philip Robson (2004). The Medicinal Uses of Cannabis and Cannabinoids. Pharmaceutical Press. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-0-85369-517-2.
  2. ↑ Karl Hillig (Januar 2005). "Genetic evidence for speciation in Cannabis (Cannabaceae)" (PDF). Researchgate. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cannabis sativa information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Archived frae the original on 5 Januar 2009. Retrieved 13 Julie 2008.
  4. ↑ A. ElSohly, Mahmoud (2007). Marijuana and the Cannabinoids. Humana Press. p. 8. ISBN 1-58829-456-0. Retrieved 2 Mey 2011.
  5. ↑ What are the main differences between CBD and THC?, 13 Apryle 2017, retrieved 23 Apryle 2017
  6. ↑ Narcotic Drugs 2014 (PDF). INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD. 2015. p. 21. ISBN 9789210481571.
  7. ↑ Crime, United Nations Office on Drugs and (Mey 2016). "Statistical tables" (PDF). World Drug Report 2016. Vienna, Austria. p. xiv, 43. ISBN 978-92-1-057862-2. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "cannabis" OED Online. July 2009. Oxford University Press. 2009.
  9. ↑ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Etymonline.com. Retrieved 17 Februar 2011.