Organisms

Cannabis

The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.

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Abstract

The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Hemp Plant
  • Marihuana
  • Marijuana
  • Cannabi
  • Hemp Plants
  • Plant, Hemp
  • Plants, Hemp
  • Bhang
  • Cannabis indica
  • Cannabis sativa
  • Ganja
  • Hashish
  • Hemp
  • Bhangs
  • Ganjas
  • Hashishs
  • Hemps

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21 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, legislation & jurisprudence, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use in therapy = MEDICAL MARIJUANA

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History Note

was in Cat B & D 1963-76

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cannabis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002188. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002188
  2. Cannabis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis
  3. Cannabis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q79817