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The Cannabis Dictionary

499+ terms defined — botany, chemistry, products, effects, law, industry, culture, and medicine.

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Reefer Madness

Slang, Culture & History

1936 propaganda film warning of cannabis dangers — now iconic camp comedy

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F2
Second filial generation produced by crossing F1 siblings, where traits segregate
Recommendation
A physician's written endorsement of cannabis — not a prescription, since cannabis remains Schedule I
Potency
The concentration of cannabinoids in a product — contested as a quality proxy
FECO
Full Extract Cannabis Oil — similar to RSO but made with food-grade ethanol
Linalool
Floral/lavender terpene with preclinical anxiolytic and anti-inflammatory data
Aspergillus
A mold genus that can contaminate cannabis and cause serious lung infections in vulnerable users

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