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cannabis definition

can·na·bis (kan′ə bis)

noun

  1. hemp
  2. marijuana or any other substance derived from the flowering tops of the hemp

Etymology: ModL < L, hemp < Gr kannabis: see hemp

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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cannabis Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • legalize: Jack, who is chairman of the Norwich branch of the Campaign to legalize cannabis Internationally, believe cannabis is not a drug.

Adjective modifier

  • herbal: The price for good herbal cannabis should be £ 120 an ounce.

Modifies a noun

  • resin: Cannabis resin remains the most common form of the drug.

Noun used with modifier

  • skunk: We also told how she nearly blacked out after smoking super-strength skunk cannabis in another drugs binge in Ibiza last month.

Preposition: from

  • B: Do you agree with the downgrading of cannabis from class B to class C?

Preposition: with

  • intent: A MERSEYSIDE man is starting a jail term this week after he was convicted of possessing 300 kilos of cannabis with intent to supply.
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