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cannabis

[kan-uh-bis] / ˈkæn ə bɪs /
NOUN
marijuana
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Hunter also called the lobbying a “sign of maturity” for the industry, which is a sentiment shared by other hemp and cannabis businesspeople interviewed by Salon.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

This includes a charge or summons, a caution, the offender dying, a penalty notice or cannabis warning being issued, a community resolution or where the offence is taken into account with other crimes.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Witnesses for the prosecution included individual investors who said they followed Left’s views on companies such as Namaste Technologies, the cannabis company that he shorted in 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

However, Smita Das, MD, PhD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford Medicine, said there is still no broad medical agreement that cannabis effectively treats these conditions.

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

The Greek κάνναβις, and Latin cannabis, are both identical with the Sanscrit kanam, as well as with the German hanf, and the English hemp.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson




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