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Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. narcotics. n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required.
What is Marijuana? Cannabis, also known as marijuana (sometimes spelled âmarihuanaâ) among many other names,a[âº] refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or for medicinal purposes. The word marijuana comes from the Mexican Spanish word, marihuana. According to the United Nations, cannabis âis the most widely used illicit substance in the world.â The typical herbal form of cannabis consists of the flowers and subtending leaves and stalks of mature pistillate of female plants.