... high fat content. The sativa species contains only minute amounts of THC and is thus also know as an industrial hemp plant. This plant cannot be used for psychoactive characteristics because this quality is contained in the THC. Cannabis indica is the plant grown for narcotic purposes. The common name for this herbaceous species of cannabis is marijuana. A narcotic effect is produced when the ... mature dried leaves and flowers of this plant are smoked or ingested orally. Marijuana use is widespread and also it is an old ... THC content. As a result, cannabis farmers will search and de...

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... illness. The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, intended to prohibit marijuana's social use, was most effective in prohibiting medical use of the drug. Strict regulations governing cultivation of the plant made its production impractical. New synthetic drugs caught the fancy of physicians and marijuana was used less frequently, Finally, in 1942, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics convinced the U. S. ... marijuana eyedrop for several years. Until recently, they concentrated on delta-9-THC, marijuana's psychoactive ingredient. Some researchers, however, have begun to wonder if other constituents in th...

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... illness.The Marijuana Tax Act of 1937, intended to prohibit marijuana's social use, was most effective in prohibiting medical use of the drug. Strict regulations governing cultivation of the plant made its production impractical. New synthetic drugs caught the fancy of physicians and marijuana was used less frequently, Finally, in 1942, the Federal Bureau of Narcotics convinced the U. ... marijuana eyedrop for several years. Until recently, they concentrated on delta-9-THC, marijuana's psychoactive ingredient. Some researchers, however, have begun to wonder if other constituents in the c...

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