Marijuana Botany presents the scientific knowledge and propagation techniques used to
preserve and multiply vanishing Cannabis strains. Also included is information concerning …

Cannabis plants produce many compounds of possible medical importance. This chapter
briefly explains the life cycle, origin, early evolution, and domestication of Cannabis, plus …

This is probably the first exploration of any drug which brings together the range of
knowledge required to understand the complexity of the substance and its multiple uses in a …

However, the three species interbreed and species boundaries are fluid—therefore, it has
been suggested that only a single Cannabis species, C. sativa, be recognised. One common …

Cannabis is a widely distributed plant, found in a variety of habitats and altitudes (Merlin
2003). Its use by humans goes back for over 5000 years (Farnsworth 1969) and it is one of …

The systematic affiliation of Cannabis has been controversial for many years. Without a
doubt, today we know that they belong to the order Rosales, family Cannabaceae, genus …

Cannabis sativa (cannabis) produces a resin that is valued for its psychoactive and
medicinal properties. Despite being the foundation of a multi-billion dollar global industry …

Plant-based drugs face unusual challenges during their journey from farm to
pharmaceuticals. In the case of cannabis, a considerable additional complexity is derived …

“Hemp” refers primarily to Cannabis sativa L.(Cannabaceae), although the term has been
applied to dozens of species representing at least 22 genera, often prominent fiber crops …

Two kinds of drug-type Cannabis gained layman's terms in the 1980s.“Sativa” had origins in
South Asia (India), with early historical dissemination to Southeast Asia, Africa, and the …