What's the difference between cannabis and marijuana?

Cannabis


Definition:

  • (n.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceae; hemp.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the US where laws over the use of cannabis or possession of class-A drugs can be wildly different between states, it also made it easier to hide from the law.
  • (2) In Norway, the use of cannabis was introduced by a resourceful group of oppositional middle-class adolescents in the late 1960s.
  • (3) The Met said officers would be told to focus less on stopping people for small amounts of cannabis, and instead focus on those suspected of violent offences and carrying weapons.
  • (4) The effects were assessed of delta'THC (the psychoactive component of cannabis) and CBD and DMHP-CBD (the non-psychomimetic components of marijuana derivatives) on 14C labelled serotonin release from normal platelets, when incubated with patient's plasma obtained during migraine attack.
  • (5) Say Why To Drugs – the highs and lows of cannabis Read more One option the scientists propose is to boost levels of CBD in high potency cannabis, so that users can get their hit without being at such risk of mental harm.
  • (6) In another example, Colorado legislators this month had to pass a new state law to allow for a cannabis co-operative credit union that would let marijuana businesses open bank accounts and escape the murky world of cash-only transactions.
  • (7) The popular concept of "marihuana" is actually based on the chemical characteristics of the plant Cannabis, rather than on the taxonomic classification.
  • (8) The Police Foundation report said that the penalties for possession of cannabis - among the harshest in Europe - do more damage than the drug itself and called for a reclassification of drug offences.
  • (9) Professor David Nutt, director of the neuropsychopharmacology unit at Imperial College, London, and former chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs , said the report provided strong evidence "that the costs of the current punitive approaches to cannabis control are massively disproportionate to the harms of the drug, and shows that more sensible approaches would provide significant financial benefits to the UK as well as reducing social exclusion and injustice".
  • (10) The report claims 30,000 people in the UK use cannabis as a medicine, but adds that the figure could be as high as 1 million, according to the campaign group End Our Pain .
  • (11) Uruguay is trying to bring the cannabis market under state control by undercutting and outlawing the traffickers.
  • (12) The move has been interpreted as a shift towards the effective decriminalisation of cannabis.
  • (13) After fronting a piece on a medical marijuana club , she told viewers : “I – the actual owner of the Alaska Cannabis Club – will be dedicating all of my energy for fighting for freedom and fairness, which begins with legalising marijuana here in Alaska.
  • (14) THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main psychoactive ingredient of the cannabis plant.
  • (15) There is a growing body of research that shows the medical properties of chemical components of cannabis.
  • (16) They cause an effect similar in some ways to cannabis – but are many times more potent, and the effects are hugely unpredictable.
  • (17) The reports regarding cannabis dependence among cocaine dependents are few and inconclusive.
  • (18) Breathes has been smoking cannabis for more than half his life, but he has no nostalgia for the old days, no regrets about the industry becoming commercialised.
  • (19) Last week the local paper carried stories about a former teacher charged with running a prostitution ring and a house exposed as a major cannabis farm.
  • (20) At the meeting Hogg confirmed rumours that Durham police were no longer actively working to detect small-scale cannabis growers and users, said John Holiday, a local activist.

Marijuana


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Altogether, 29% of the drivers had evidence of alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, prescription or nonprescription stimulants, or some combination of these, in either blood or urine.
  • (2) "It is very easy to see somebody get killed over this issue," Marijuana Industry Group Director Michael Elliott testified last month.
  • (3) Several months ago, the man received about $200,000 worth of marijuana from the cartel and delivered it to another dealer, but he could not repay the cartel, according to court papers.
  • (4) In many cases mental health professionals consulted by a number of the children when they were using drugs were likewise unaware of the marijuana abuse.
  • (5) Consistent with other researchers' findings, heavy marijuana users were found to differ significantly in living arrangements, job stability, and income.
  • (6) Drivers with little education and low income, younger drivers, and drivers who drove after heavy drinking or marijuana use, or both, were least likely to wear seatbelts.
  • (7) The effects were assessed of delta'THC (the psychoactive component of cannabis) and CBD and DMHP-CBD (the non-psychomimetic components of marijuana derivatives) on 14C labelled serotonin release from normal platelets, when incubated with patient's plasma obtained during migraine attack.
  • (8) Clinical manifestations of pathophysiology due to marijuana smoking are now being reported.
  • (9) The major issues in the controversy about marijuana and medicine, primarily moral and ethical, are discussed.
  • (10) A rowdy fringe took to raiding liquor stores, spraying graffiti and flaunting marijuana.
  • (11) One would be prudent to avoid marijuana during pregnancy, just as one would do with most other drugs not essential to life or well-being.
  • (12) It was a sunny Friday night by the seaside, and the atmosphere was spicy with sweat, lager and marijuana smoke.
  • (13) Speech quantity was recorded continuously in seven moderate marijuana users during separate 1 h experimental sessions following the paced smoking of 0, 1.01, 1.84, and 2.84% THC marijuana cigarettes.
  • (14) The DS effects of marijuana showed a rapid onset, appearing within 90 s from the beginning of smoking.
  • (15) The marijuana-induced acute memory impairment was assessed in a double-blind, crossover experiment.
  • (16) Some recent reports implicate marijuana smoking as a cause of cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract, though most of the subjects were exposed to other, possibly confounding, etiologic factors, namely tobacco and alcohol.
  • (17) While lawmakers debate how much THC (the psychoactive component in marijuana) a person can have in their blood before they're a danger on the road, Colorado's policemen have to rely on field sobriety tests.
  • (18) In another example, Colorado legislators this month had to pass a new state law to allow for a cannabis co-operative credit union that would let marijuana businesses open bank accounts and escape the murky world of cash-only transactions.
  • (19) Smoking marijuana can injure mucosal tissue and may have more carcinogenic potential than tobacco.
  • (20) At the same concentrations, cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol, cannabinoids devoid of marijuana-like psychoactivity, had no effect on DPH polarization.