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Marijuana   /mˌɛrəwˈɑnə/   Listen
noun
marijuana  n.  
1.
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.
2.
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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