The Weed Diary

Sunday, November 6, 2011

Posted by The Weed Diary at 3:17 PM

The Weed Diary: Cannabis, also known as marijuana(sometimes spelled "marihuana") among many other names,refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The English term marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word marihuana. According to the United Nations, cannabis "is the most widely used illicit substance in the world." ^ UNODC. World Drug Report 2010. United Nations Publication. p. 198. Retrieved 2010-07-19.