The plant also contains more than other chemicals, including more than compounds that are chemically related to THC, called cannabinoids. National Institutes of Health.
Drug Topics. More Drug Topics. Quick Links. According to Health Canada spokesperson Tammy Jarbeau, it's the preferred term because "the term cannabis includes more products than marijuana," which Health Canada defines as "the dried flowers, leaves, stems and seeds of the cannabis plant.
It's a favourite among CBC journalists. Who doesn't love a three-letter word when whittling down the character count in a punchy headline?
But that's a very different thing than, say, the national news service of a country reporting on an important medical study and using the word 'pot' in the headline. From shady origins in s Harlem, "weed" has become the term of choice for those au courant with the culture. Users are "kind of reclaiming it and making it our own," Bienenstock said, citing the prevalence of the term on TV shows like Vice's Weediquette and the Showtime drama Weeds.
That doesn't mean it's OK for politicians to start referring to the province's new weed policy, or for doctors to talk about the benefits of weed in treating seizure disorders. But there's a growing backlash against what is probably the best-known term for the plant. The word "marijuana" came into vogue under Harry Anslinger, the first commissioner of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics widely credited with single-handedly starting America's War on Drugs.
When attempting to persuade senators with large immigrant populations to support a federal ban on cannabis, Anslinger emphasized the Spanish, foreign-sounding word to cast the plant as scourge invading the U. In October , Shawn Cleary, a councillor with the Regional Municipality of Halifax, made national headlines when he stated the term was racist and he would no longer use it.
The most seminal difference between the two is in terms of the formality of usage each term has with respect to the drug. Weed is procured from the female Cannabis Sativa plant. The intoxicant produced from the dried flower of the plant is used as a psychoactive drug as well as a medicinal substance.
In some countries around the world, both these uses are sanctioned by law, while in some others the latter is recognized while the former is prohibited. Weed prescriptions are needed to consume the drug legally.
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