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What’s in a name? Marijuana, Cannabis, and Hemp

Americans for Safe Access

Adapted from The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience (Routledge, 2019) by Michelle Newhart and William Dolphin. As with all things involving social controversy, dispute over what to properly call the plant known by the botanical name Cannabis Sativa L. are marijuana, cannabis, and hemp.

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Marijuana reform is budding in New Hampshire!

NORML

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legal hemp production to adult-use marijuana legalization, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. — Bipartisan bill HB 481 would legalize the personal adult-use, possession, cultivation, and retail sale of marijuana.

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Cannabis? Weed? Marijuana? Why what we call it matters

The Cannigma

Cannabis has more names than any other illicit substance, recreational drug or medicinal plant. Some are botanical (“cannabis sativa”), some steeped in history and discrimination (“marijuana”) and others just good for a giggle (“the devil’s lettuce”). The etymology of the word cannabis. When did ‘marijuana’ come in?

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Marijuana Terpenes: What They Are, Why You Need Them, How To Use Them

Cannabis Cheri

Terpenes are the compounds that give plants, not just marijuana plants but all plants, their aromas. From our perspective, terpenes have health-giving effects, in cannabis and other plants as well. Forget About Indica and Sativa: How Terpenes Affect Your Cannabis.

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What’s the Difference Between CBD, THC, Hemp, Cannabis, and Marijuana?

LifeCannMD

As cannabis gains widespread popularity across the United States, a growing number of newcomers are searching about important topics like THC vs. CBD, the differences between cannabis and marijuana, how hemp plants factors into the conversation, and more.

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‘Marijuana Moms’ vs. Prosecutor Dad: Illinois Lawmakers And State’s Attorney Clash Over Cannabis

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

In Chicago, a dispute between “Marijuana Moms,” a group of Illinois lawmakers who supported legalizing cannabis, and McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally, referred to as the “Dad. Read More

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Marijuana use could make you a nicer person, research finds

Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Marijuana use has long been associated with a more positive attitude in pop culture references, but now, new research suggests it might actually make you a nicer person. A study conducted with 85 regular marijuana users and 52 nonusers suggests there could be a neurological connection between cannabis and empathetic.