cannabis
['kænəbɪs]
n. 麻

[] 麻

[医] 麻属

1. A preparation from the leaves and seed capsules of the cannabis plant, smoked, chewed, eaten, or infused and drunk to obtain mild euphoria.
   印麻麻植树种囊种制剂，通、嚼咀、吞食射适精神快感
2. Indian hemp used as a narcotic; cannabis.
   麻印麻，麻醉剂；麻
3. Some people want to legalize the possession of cannabis.
   些想将私麻合.

cannabis
[ noun ]

1. any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

<noun.plant>

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

<noun.artifact>

Cannabis \Can"na*bis\, prop. n. [L., hemp. See {Canvas}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order
{Uricace[ae]}; hemp.

2. The Indian hemp plant plant {Cannabis sativa} syn.
{Cannabis Indica}. See {Cannabis Indica}, below.
[PJC]

{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.
[1913 Webster +PJC]