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# Cannabis

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Cannabis, also known (in one drug form) as marijuana, is any of several different species of mildly hallucinogenic? plants whose active ingredient is delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Cannabis is a member of the family Cannabaceae?, in the order Rosales. The tough fiber of the cannabis plant is known as hemp? and has various uses, including the manufacture of ropes?. Because it can also be smoked as marijuana or hashish?, with various mind-altering effects, and has an associated [drug subculture]?, colloquially it has a variety of other names, such as "pot," "weed," "reefer," etc.

When prepared for smoking, the top, tender leaves are dried. The visible effects of smoking marijuana include "mellow" good feelings as well as giggling, and the frequent short-term side-effect of increased appetite. There is controversy over the nature and extent of marijuana's addictiveness and over many of its alleged side effects; anti-drug advocates frequently state that marijuana is hallucinogenic and can cause aggression, whereas pro-legalization advocates argue that those side effects are exceptionally rare if they do in fact exist at all. The illegality of cannabis is an issue of some controversy in the United States and most other countries.

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