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Chemical defenses in. Cannabis. Close up of a Cannabis plant. Cannabis ( /ˈkænəbɪs/) is commonly known as marijuana or hemp and has two known strains: Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica, both of which produce chemicals to deter herbivory. The chemical composition includes specialized terpenes and cannabinoids, mainly tetrahydrocannabinol ...
These indoor environmental controls prevent crop loss and optimize yield, but often demand large amounts of electricity. Cannabis cultivation consumed approximately 0.11 percent of all electricity used in the US in 2017, while regulated cultivators used 0.03 percent. However, actual electricity consumption by cannabis cultivators may be much ...
Paraquat ( trivial name; / ˈpærəkwɒt / ), or N,N′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium dichloride ( systematic name ), also known as methyl viologen, is an organic compound with the chemical formula [ (C 6 H 7 N) 2 ]Cl 2. It is classified as a viologen, a family of redox -active heterocycles of similar structure. [ 5]
Poisons show up in California's 'safe' weed products. The Times and WeedWeek testing also found another off-list chemical, propargite, a carcinogenic insecticide that UCLA researchers have linked ...
t. e. Hash oil or cannabis oil is an oleoresin obtained by the extraction of cannabis or hashish. [ 1] It is a cannabis concentrate containing many of its resins and terpenes – in particular, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), and other cannabinoids. Hash oil is usually consumed by smoking, vaporizing or eating. [ 2]
It is the principal psychoactive constituent of cannabis and one of at least 113 total cannabinoids identified on the plant. Although the chemical formula for THC (C 21 H 30 O 2) describes multiple isomers, [ 10] the term THC usually refers to the delta-9-THC isomer with chemical name (−)-trans-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
t. e. Cannabis, [ b ] also known as marijuana[ c ] or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various traditional medicines for centuries.
2012: medical marijuana legalized when Question 3 passed by 60%. [96] [97] 2016: legalized recreational marijuana when Question 4 passed by 54%. [98] Michigan: Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) in public or 10 oz (280 g) at home Legal to possess up to 2.5 oz (71 g) Legal for recreational use up to an amount of 12 plants per household. [99