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noun

marijuana n.

A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). (Also spelled marihuana)

Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis sativa.

The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.

Synonyms: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.

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Etymology of 'Marijuana'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Marijuana" Quotes from Famous Books

... producer of synthetic drugs; transit point for US-bound ecstasy; source of precursor chemicals for South American cocaine processors; transshipment point for cocaine, heroin, hashish, and marijuana entering Western Europe ...

— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government

... boys soon discovered that the lighter gravity played havoc with the marijuana trade. With a slight tensing of the muscles you can jump 20 feet, so why smoke "tea" when you can fly like ...

— Mars Confidential • Jack Lait

... is the common hemp plant, which provides hallucinogens with some sedative properties, and includes marijuana (pot, Acapulco gold, grass, reefer), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC, Marinol), hashish (hash), and hashish ...

— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.