Slang term for the psychoactive drug cannabis. Or the act of smoking the psychoactive drug cannabis. Or Being on the influence of the psychoactive drug cannabis. It is produced from parts of the Cannabis sativa plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant ("
bud") (as
well as the less psychoactive remains of the plant, and its highly psychoactive resin.) The major active chemical compound Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, commonly referred to as THC, has psychoactive and medicinal effects when consumed, usually by smoking or ingestion. Humans have been consuming cannabis since prehistory, though in the 20th century there was a rise in the use of cannabis for recreational and religious purposes. At the beginning of the 21st century, it is estimated that cannabis is used by four per cent of the world's adult population each year, making cannabis more
popular than all other illicit
drugs combined. 1 The possession, use, or sale of psychoactive cannabis products became illegal in many parts of the world in the early 20th century. Since then, while some countries have intensified the enforcement of cannabis prohibition, others have reduced the priority of enforcement to the point of tolerating consumption. The supplying of cannabis remains illegal almost everywhere in the world through the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic
Drugs, the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances, and the 1988 United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, while simple possession of
small quantities is tolerated in a few countries.
Other
Slang Terms:the bionic, the bomb, the
puff, the blow, the black, the herb, the sensie, the cronic, the sweet Mary
Jane, the shit,
Ganja, split, reefa, the
bad, the buddha, the home grown, the ill, the maui-maui, the method, pot, lethal turbo, tie, shake,
skunk, stress, whacky, weed, glaze, the boot, dimebag, Scooby Doo,
bob, bogey, back yard boogie
