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marihuana

marijuana \marijuana\ n.

  1. A strong-smelling Asian plant ( Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol ( THC). [Also spelled marihuana.]

    Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis sativa.

  2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.

    Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.

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marihuana

n. (alternative spelling of marijuana English)

WordNet
marihuana
  1. n. a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: marijuana, ganja, Cannabis sativa]

  2. the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: cannabis, marijuana, ganja]

Wikipedia
Marihuana (film)

Marihuana is a 1936 exploitation film directed by Dwain Esper, and written by Esper's wife, Hildagarde Stadie.

Marihuana (novel)

Marihuana is a 1941 novella by Cornell Woolrich, published under the pen-name William Irish. The story is about a man who goes on a murder spree after being exposed to marijuana for the first time.

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)

Marihuana (El monstruo verde) ("Marijuana (The Green Monster)") is a 1936 Mexican film. It stars Sara GarcĂ­a.

Usage examples of "marihuana".

Neill, Summerhill Pot Pot, grass, or marihuana is available anywhere in the country, as the black market is widespread and thriving very well.

They have stated that the practice by illegal users of dumping marihuana seeds down the toilet, to prevent arrests, has resulted in massive subterranean growths.

Never in any circumstances throw seeds away, since marihuana is a weed and will grow almost anywhere.

The ground surrounding your plant should be kept clear of other weeds but, strangely enough, insects ignore marihuana and do no harm.

The third grade of marihuana is the upper female leaves, which are potent but not as much as the first two grades.

Pick a medium-sized leaf off the marihuana plant and dip it into a cup of drawn butter, add salt, and eat.

Hashish Hashish, or hash, is nothing more than the essence of the marihuana plant extracted and hardened into a block.

The process for extracting the essence of marihuana is a simple one, but it requires the utmost care.

This last recipe is for the extraction of hashish from marihuana, but in the Middle Eastern countries, where they can afford it, there is another method for the preparation of hash.

When the hemp or marihuana plants are drying, they are hung upside down in a room lined with burlap.

When, after a few weeks, the burlap is taken up, the material covering it is the finest-quality marihuana extraction possible.

Every cab driver has a friend who just happens to own a drug store, a friend who just happens to own a farm with a little marihuana on it, and a virgin daughter with three kids.

Carefully soaked parsley leaves are the usual medium for smoking, although some persons have dipped marihuana in it and said the experience was fantastic.

I took out the marihuana and ran it, wad by wad, through the garbage disposal until there was nothing left of it.

This time, the grails yielded an antipasto salad, Italian black bread with melted garlic butter, spaghetti and meatballs, a cupful of dry red wine, grapes, more coffee crystals, ten cigarettes, a marihuana stick, a cigar, more toilet paper and a cake of soap, and four chocolate creams.