Back to Cannabis (hemp & marijuana)

The Herbarium

Part VI · Regulated or restricted

Herb. No. 035

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Cannabis (hemp & marijuana)

Cannabis sativa

Cannabaceae

A dioecious annual used as fiber, seed food, and — where legal — as a medicine for pain, nausea, and spasticity.

US federal law still lists marijuana as a controlled substance. Licensed hemp (very low THC) is a legal crop in many states. Medical and adult-use marijuana rules vary by state and country. Tennessee does not allow adult-use marijuana. Always check local law.

Parts used
Flowering tops (where legal) · Seed (food) · Stalk fiber
Traditional notes
Pain (jurisdiction-legal products) · Nausea · Muscle spasticity · Appetite
Habitat only
Annual of open, fertile ground. Industrial hemp is a licensed field crop in many countries. Photoperiod-sensitive; sexes are separate on most plants.
  • No grow lab on this plate. Licensed hemp and marijuana rules are local and specific.
  • Seed hemp as food is a different crop from flowering resin.
  • If it is legal where you stand, ask a licensed producer — not an encyclopedia.

Safety

Age under 25 without specialist advice Personal or family psychosis Pregnancy and breastfeeding Driving or safety-sensitive work

Lore

Hemp rope and marijuana flower are the same species arguing with the law. Scythians were already throwing the seeds on hot stones for the smoke, according to Herodotus. This plate is botany and statute, not a grow room.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.