Cannabis Corner Index

Cannabis is common name of Cannabis sativa.

• grows wild in many of the tropical and temperate areas of the world
• being cultivated by means of indoor hydroponic technology

Cannabis is known by many names:

• Marijuana
• Weed
• Pot
• Grass
• Herb, and many more

Preparations from this plant

• recreational and
• medicinal
• part of religious or spiritual rites
• The earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC

Routes of consumption:

• Oral
• Smoking
• Eating in food preparations

Effects: Produces a unique mixture of effects

• Stimulant
• Depressant, and
• Hallucinogenic

Pharmacology

• THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol)
• the main psychoactive constituent
• makes up one of 483 known compounds in the plant

includes at least 84 other Cannabinoids

• CBD (Cannabidiol)
• CBN (Cannabinol)
• THCV (Tetrahydrocannabivarin), and
• CBG (Cannabigerol)

The most studied are: THC, CBD (Cannabidiol) and CBN (Cannabinol)

THC (Tetra hydro Cannabinol)CBD (Cannabidiol) 

Cannabis is used in three main forms 

• Marijuana 
• Hashish, and  
• hash oil  

Marijuana 

• made from dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant 
• least potent of all the cannabis products 
• usually smoked or made into edible products like cookies or brownies 

Hashish 

• made from the resin (a secreted gum) of the cannabis plant 
• It is dried and pressed into small blocks 
• Smoked, can also be added to food and eaten 

Hash oil 

• the most potent cannabis product  
• is a thick oil obtained from hashish 
• It is smoked 

Interesting Facts About Cannabis from India 

• has been used since as early as 2000 BCE. 
• In Indian society, common terms for Cannabis preparation are:  
  • Charas (resin) 
  • Ganja (Flower) 
  • Bhang (Seeds and leaves) 
  • Commonly used as a milkshake made from Bhang 
  • Licit Use 
• According to UNODC 
  • as of 2000, “Prevalence of Abuse” of Cannabis in India was 3.2% 
  • in 2016, the retail price of cannabis in India was US$0.10 per gram 
  •  the lowest of any country in the world  

CBD is non-intoxicating and exerts a number of beneficial effects. Therefore, we support further research on this compound, starting from preclinical studies.