Definition of "cannabis" []

• A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers. (noun)
• Any of several mildly euphoriant, intoxicating hallucinogenic drugs, such as ganja, hashish, or marijuana, prepared from various parts of this plant. (noun)

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• "In a separate incident, police uncovered what they described as a cannabis factory at a building on the Carnpark Road in Katesbridge, Co Down."
• "There are no displays of hemp leaves or any other sign that cannabis is for sale, in line with strict advertising rules, though multiple portraits of Bob Marley hint at the core business."
• "Coinciding with a tightening of laws regarding prostitution - another tolerated industry - the authorities 'new stance on cannabis is raising questions about whether Dutch society is moving away from laissez-faire traditions, which have included some of the earliest gay-friendly policies in Europe and the provision of free contraception to teenage girls."