Cannabis

Cannabis
Common hemp
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Rosids
Order:Rosales
Faimily:Cannabaceae
Genus:Cannabis
L.
Species[1]

Cannabis (/ˈkænəbɪs/) is a flouerin plant that includes three species (an seiven taxa)[2] or sub-species,[3] sativa, indica, an ruderalis. The plant is indigenous tae Central Asie an the Indian Subcontinent.[4]

Globally, i 2013, 60,400 kilograms o cannabis wis producit legally.[5] I 2014 thare wis an estimatit 182.5 million cannabis users (3.8% o the population aged 15–64).[6] This percentage didnae change significantly atween 1998 an 2014.[7]

Etymology

The wird weed is fae Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis) (see Laitin cannabis),[8] that wis oreeginally Scythian or Thracian. It's relatit tae the Persie leid kanab, the Inglis canvas an possibly the Inglis hemp (Auld Inglis hænep).[9]

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