Marijuana
What is marijuana?
Cannabis, also known as marijuana, marihuana, pot, weed, bud, grass, hydro, reefer, and ganja, refers to any number of preparations of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive or medicinal drug.
The most common form of cannabis used as a drug is the dried herbal form. The typical herbal form of cannabis consists of the flowers and subtending leaves and stalks of mature pistillate or female plants. The resinous form of the drug is known as hashish (or merely as “hash”).
The major psychoactive chemical compound in cannabis is Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (commonly abbreviated as THC). At least 66 other cannabinoids are also present in cannabis, including cannabidiol (CBD),cannabinol (CBN) and tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) among many others, which some believe result in different effects than those of THC alone.
Marijuana is a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Schedule I drugs are classified as having a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. In Texas, it is illegal to possess marijuana.