Can·na·bis prop. n.
 1. Bot. A genus of a single species belonging to the order Uricaceæ; hemp.
 Cannabis Indica the Indian hemp, now considered a variety of the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), originating in Asia but now grown widely around the world.  It can be formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and tough fabric.  The dried leaves and female flowers are smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in it.  The THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal in most states of the United States.  Once classified as a narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents.
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 Can·na·bin n. Chem. A poisonous resin extracted from hemp (Cannabis sativa, variety Indica).  The euphoric and narcotic effects of hasheesh are due to this resin; the active ingredient is tetrahydrocannabinol, THC.  See Cannabis Indica, below.
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 Char·ras n. The gum resin of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa). Same as Churrus.
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 Hash·eesh Hash·ish  n.  A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp (Cannabis sativa), of the variety Indica, when cultivated in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which the resinous product is obtained.  It is narcotic, and has long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect.  The active psychoactive principle has been identified as tetrahydrocannabinol.   See Bhang, and Ganja.
 Syn: -- hash.
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 Hemp n.
 1. Bot. A plant of the genus Cannabis (Cannabis sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage.  The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
 2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the true hemp.
 African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and Bowstring.
 Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
 Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum), the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
 Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe (Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
 Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis (Galeopsis Tetrahit), belonging to the Mint family.
 Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
 Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
 Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and Yucatan.
 Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea).
 Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina), related to the amaranth.
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 Cannabis sativa
      n : a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
          euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: marijuana,
           marihuana, ganja]