Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug
The cannabis plant can be dried or otherwise processed to yield products containing large concentrations of compounds that have medicinal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation
Cannabis cultivation is the cultivation of the cannabis plant. Species of cannabis include C. Sativa, C. Indica, C. Ruderalis, and "C. Hy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - New Breeding And Cultivation Techniques
Advances in breeding and cultivation techniques have increased the diversity and potency of cannabis strains over the last 20 years, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia - Cannabis
Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. The plant is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis sativa, also known as hemp, is a species of Cannabis. It is a dioecious, annual herb. It has been used by humans throughout reco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Reclassification In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Reclassification In The United Kingdom
Cannabis reclassification in the United Kingdom refers to the transfer of cannabis[1] to a different Class of the Misuse of Drugs Act 197...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breed: Encyclopedia - Breed
See Breed (song) for the song of the same name by Nirvana. A breed is a domesticated subspecies or infrasubspecies of an animal. A breed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States
Examples: Heroin, LSD, marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy), methaqualone (Quaalude). Cannabis rescheduling in the United States - Schedule II. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Indica: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Indica
Cannabis indica Lam. (sometimes classified Cannabis sativa spp. indica) is a putative species of Cannabis, although not all botanists agr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 420 Cannabis Culture: Encyclopedia - 420 Cannabis Culture
The number 420 (pronounced four-twenty) is a euphemism for the consumption of cannabis and elements of its associated culture. The exact ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use
Cannabis has a long history of spiritual use, especially in India, where it has been used by wandering spiritual sadhus for centuries. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Culture: Encyclopedia - Cannabis Culture
The term cannabis culture can connote different meanings to different people, and many would argue that the diverse cultures and ages of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War On Drugs: Encyclopedia - War On Drugs
The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken in the United States to carry out an "all-out offensive" (as President Nixon described it) a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Breeding: Encyclopedia - Breeding
Breeding has several meanings related to procreation: In animal husbandry and in horticulture the selection of stock for propagation and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Genetics And Breeding
An important factor in extreme efficiency cannabis cultivation is selecting the best genetics for one's crop. This is frequently done by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Alternative Cultivation Techniques
Cannabis cultivation - Hydroponic cultivation. Main articles: Hydroponics, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}} ... See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Traditional Outdoor Cultivation Techniques
When cultivated outdoors, the chosen areas are those which receive twelve hours or more of sunlight in a given day. Northern locations ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Traditional Indoor Cultivation
This section covers the traditional method of cultivating medicinal or recreational marijuana indoors, wherein the plants are grown in a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Botany
Cannabis is a member of the family Cannabinacea, along with hops. Cannabis is an annual and usually dioecious, which means it has separat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Detection And The Law
As cannabis and its cultivation is illegal in most parts of the world, considerable resources are committed to the interdiction of cultiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Cultivation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Cultivation - Harvest And Processing
Cannabis cultivation - Ideal harvest timing. Buds are typically harvested when fully ripe. Generally, ripeness is defined as when the w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Issues Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Issues Of Cannabis - Cannabis For Non-drug Purposes
Main articles: Hemp for use as fibres, and Cannabis sativa for use as herb Hemp is the common name for cannabis and the name most used (i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Regulation Of Cannabis
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs - Cultivation. The Single Convention places the same restrictions on cannabis cultivation that it d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Issues Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Issues Of Cannabis - Use Of Capital Punishment Against The Cannabis Trade
Several countries have either carried out or legislated capital punishment for cannabis use or trafficking. The proposal failed. Under th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Reclassification In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Reclassification In The United Kingdom - Criticism
In 2003, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) criticised the United Kingdom for considering reclassification of cannabis. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis - Species
The genus Cannabis was formerly placed with nettles in the family Urticaceae or with mulberries in the family Moraceae, but is now consid...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis - Pharmacology
The pharmacology of cannabis is complex, due to a wide variety of terpenoid and terpenophenolic compounds (cannabinoids) in the essential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legal Issues Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Legal Issues Of Cannabis - Criminalization
Cannabis was criminalized across most of the world in the early parts of the 20th century. The reasons for and approaches to criminalizat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - Current Status Of Medical Marijuana Around The World
Medical cannabis - International law. Marijuana is in Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, making it subject to spec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - Current Status Of Medical Marijuana Around The World
Medical cannabis - International law. Marijuana is in Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, making it subject to spec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - Early Studies On Efficacy
Medical cannabis - New Mexico. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the study included 250 patients and compared smoked mariju...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - Early Studies On Efficacy
Medical cannabis - New Mexico. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the study included 250 patients and compared smoked mariju...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis - Etymology
The name cannabis is thought to be of Scythian origin. Possibly it has an earlier origin in Semitic languages like Hebrew, in Exodus 30:2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Pharmacology
Though the main psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the plant is known to contain about six...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalise Cannabis Alliance: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalise Cannabis Alliance - History
In 1992 the Campaign to Legalise Cannabis International was formed in Norwich to fight politically for the legalisation of cannabis world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - History
The League of Nations adopted several drug control treaties prior to World War II specifying uniform controls on addictive drugs such as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalise Cannabis Alliance: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalise Cannabis Alliance - Cannabis: Legalise And Utilise
Cannabis: legalise and utilise (ISBN 0-9535693-1-4) was published by the Legalise Cannabis Alliance (PO Box 198, Norwich, Norfolk, UK - N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Schedules Of Drugs
The Single Convention's Schedules of drugs range from most restrictive to least restrictive, in this order: Schedule IV, Schedule I, Sche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - History
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for over 4,800 years. Surviving texts from China, Greece and Persia confirm that its psycho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hemp: Encyclopedia Ii - Hemp - Cultivation
Millennia of selective breeding have resulted in varieties that look quite different. Also, breeding since circa 1930 has focused quite s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medical Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Medical Cannabis - History
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for over 4,800 years. Surviving texts from China, Greece and Persia confirm that its psycho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hemp: Encyclopedia Ii - Hemp - Cultivation
Millennia of selective breeding have resulted in varieties that look quite different. Also, breeding since circa 1930 has focused quite s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Soft Drugs
Many people do not find the hard/soft drug distinction useful, as it is the drug users' behavior that is the most important determinate o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Trade Of Specific Drugs
Illegal drug trade - Anabolic steroids. For detailed information on anabolic steroids, see the Anabolic steroids article. Illegal use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis - Cannabis And Driving
Most studies that have taken factors such as age and alcohol intoxication into account have concluded that cannabis' effect on driving ab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Related Treaties
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs - Predecessor treaties. Article 44 provided that the Single Convention's entry into force terminate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Breeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Breeding - Domestication
Domestication of plants is a selection process conducted by humans to produce plants that meet the needs of the farmer and the consumer. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Breeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Breeding - Domestication
Domestication of plants is a selection process conducted by humans to produce plants that meet the needs of the farmer and the consumer. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Medical And Other Drug Uses
The Single Convention repeatedly affirms the importance of medical use of controlled substances. The Preamble notes that "the medical use...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Power Structure
The Single Convention gives the UN Economic and Social Council's Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) power to add or delete drugs from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Common Uses
The tough fiber of the plant, cultivated as hemp, has numerous textile uses. Its seed, chiefly used as caged-bird feed, is a valuable sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Penal Provisions
Article 36 requires Parties to criminalize "cultivation, production, manufacture, extraction, preparation, possession, offering, offering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Limitation Of Scope
The Single Convention allows only drugs with morphine-like, cocaine-like, and cannabis-like effects to be added to the Schedules. The str...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Influence On Domestic Legislation
Since the Single Convention is not self-executing, Parties must pass laws to carry out its provisions. The United Nations Office on Drugs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs - Possession For Personal Use
It is unclear whether or not the treaty requires criminalization of drug possession for personal use. The treaty's language is ambiguous,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis - Smoking
Health issues and the effects of cannabis - Different and fewer risks than tobacco. The process most popularly used to ingest cannabis ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis - Thc And Cannabinoids
Health issues and the effects of cannabis - Biochemistry. The main component of cannabis that interacts with the brain and produces all...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plant Breeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Plant Breeding - Classical Plant Breeding
Classical plant breeding uses deliberate interbreeding (crossing) of closely or distantly related species to produce new crops with desir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charas: Encyclopedia Ii - Charas - Local Cultivation
The best charas grown in India comes from the mountains. For this reason the place has become very popular with backpackers and those inv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis - Legal And Political Constraints On Open Research
In many countries, experimental science suffers from legal restrictions because cannabis is illegal. Thus, cannabis as a drug is often ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Drug Discovery: Encyclopedia Ii - Drug Discovery - Targets: New And Established
The definition of "target" itself is something debated within the pharmaceutical industry. However, the distinction between a "new" and "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harm Reduction: Encyclopedia Ii - Harm Reduction - Drugs
Harm reduction - Cannabis. Perhaps most commonly, harm reduction advocates view the prohibition of cannabis as outdated, ineffective an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Issues And The Effects Of Cannabis - Effects On Mental Health
Health issues and the effects of cannabis - Behavioral effects. It is sometimes observed, and generally stereotyped, that systematic ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Hard Drugs
'Hard drugs' are generally drugs considered to create a high degree of physical dependence (i.e. addiction) or considered to be a serious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Reform At The International Level: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Reform At The International Level - Barriers To Reform
Some barriers to cannabis reform are the result of the international drug control bureaucracy's structure, while others are related to po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Spiritual Use: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Spiritual Use - Sikh Use
The Sikh religion developed in the Punjab in Mughal times. The common use of bhang in religious festivals by Hindus carried over into Sik...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shotgun Cannabis: Encyclopedia Ii - Shotgun Cannabis - Form Of Blowback
The blowing of a "shotgun" or "super" is another name for kind of blowback. When smoking a cannabis cigarette of some sort, most typicall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Sativa: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Sativa - Plant Physiology
Cannabis reproduces sexually. The flowers of the female plant, in cannabis usually called buds, are arranged in racemes and can produce h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food And Drug Administration: Encyclopedia Ii - Food And Drug Administration - Description
The FDA is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which itself is part of the Executive Office of the Presiden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food And Drug Administration: Encyclopedia Ii - Food And Drug Administration - Criticism
The FDA has come under much criticism from many groups, including the Government Accountability Office. FDA regulations are blamed for ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Food And Drug Administration: Encyclopedia Ii - Food And Drug Administration - Criticism
The FDA has come under much criticism from many groups, including the Government Accountability Office. FDA regulations are blamed for ca...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alexander Technique: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Alexander Technique
Alexander Technique A dynamic posture development technique created by Frederick Alexander in the beginning of the 20th century. &n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Illegal Drug Trade: Encyclopedia Ii - Illegal Drug Trade - Rising Influence Of Mexican Cartels In Drug Trafficking In The U.s.
Since the late 1980's/early 1990's, narcotics trafficking organizations headed and comprised of Mexican nationals became the dominant for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prohibition Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Prohibition Drugs - Scope
Some exceptions exist; most notably, Islamic countries mostly prohibit the use of alcohol, while most other states allow at least adults ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Selective Breeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Selective Breeding - Selective Breeding Methods
In general, the owners of the animals use three strategies to refine local populations: Isolation. There must be a period in which the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prohibition Drugs: Encyclopedia Ii - Prohibition Drugs - History
Prohibition drugs - Early drug laws. Although the present War on Drugs is a distinctly modern phenomenon, drug laws have been a common ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apricot: Encyclopedia Ii - Apricot - Cultivation
The apricot originated in northeastern China near the Russian border, not in Armenia as the scientific name suggests. It did arrive in Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffeehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffeehouse - Cannabis Coffee Shops
Some coffee shops, however, especially in the Netherlands, are places where selling of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffeehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffeehouse - Cannabis Coffee Shops
Some coffee shops, however, especially in the Netherlands, are places where selling of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coffeehouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Coffeehouse - Cannabis Coffee Shops
Some coffee shops, however, especially in the Netherlands, are places where selling of cannabis for personal consumption by the public is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Awareness Techniques: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Awareness Techniques
Awareness Techniques A method to visualize past reincarnations while fully conscious. Originally developed by William Swygard in the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse Breeding: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse Breeding - The Cost Of Breeding
Breeding a horse can be an expensive endeavor, whether breeding a backyard competition horse or the next Olympic medalist. Costs may incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clydesdale Breed: Encyclopedia Ii - Clydesdale Breed - History
Further developed to meet the practical needs of early 19th century Scotland, the Clydesdale is thought to be very ugly and have arisen f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States - Arguments For And Against Rescheduling
Cannabis rescheduling in the United States - Arguments for rescheduling. The position of Jon Gettman, leader of the rescheduling moveme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States - Background
Schedule I is the only category of controlled substances that may not be prescribed by a physician. Under 21 U.S.C. § 812(b), drugs must...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Rescheduling In The United States - Rescheduling Process
Marijuana could be rescheduled either legislatively, through Congress, or through the executive branch. Congress has so far rejected all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Preparations For Human Consumption
Cannabis is prepared for human consumption in several forms: Marijuana or buds, the resin gland-rich flowering tops of female plants. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - History
Cannabis has been known as a medicinal and psychoactive compound from very early in history, and has been used continuously throughout th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Legality
Since the twentieth century, most countries have laws against the cultivation, use, possession, or transfer of cannabis (and, naturally, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - History
Cannabis has been known as a medicinal and psychoactive compound from very early in history, and has been used continuously throughout th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Spiritual Use
Cannabis has a long history of spiritual use, especially in India, where it has been used by wandering spiritual sadhus for centuries. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Medicinal Use
Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for certain terminal illnesses such as cancer and AIDS....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Long-term Effects Of Human Consumption
Main article: Health issues and the effects of cannabis There is little conclusive scientific evidence about the long-term effects of hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Immediate Effects Of Human Consumption
The nature and intensity of the immediate effects of cannabis consumption vary according to the dose, the species or hybridization of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Legality
Since the twentieth century, most countries have laws against the cultivation, use, possession, or transfer of cannabis (and, naturally, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Preparations For Human Consumption
Cannabis is prepared for human consumption in several forms: Marijuana or buds, the resin gland-rich flowering tops of female plants. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Medicinal Use
Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for certain terminal illnesses such as cancer and AIDS....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Spiritual Use
Cannabis has a long history of spiritual use, especially in India, where it has been used by wandering spiritual sadhus for centuries. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Long-term Effects Of Human Consumption
Main article: Health issues and the effects of cannabis There is little conclusive scientific evidence about the long-term effects of hum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannabis Drug: Encyclopedia Ii - Cannabis Drug - Immediate Effects Of Human Consumption
The nature and intensity of the immediate effects of cannabis consumption vary according to the dose, the species or hybridization of the...   » Read the article