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Cannabis Business

Information about the cannabis industry.

What is Cannabis?

What is marijuana? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines marijuana as "...the dried flowers and leaves of the cannabis plant. It contains mild-altering compounds like tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, as well as other active compounds like cannabidiol, or CBD, that are not mind altering,

Check out these websites for more information:

What is Marijuana? - Center for Disease Control

Cannabis (Marijuana) and Cannabinoids: What You Need to Know- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Everything You Need to Know About Marijuana (Cannabis)- MedicalNewsToday

Cannabis- World Health Organization

Types of Cannabis

Graphic about three types of marijuana - for text see image source The Medical Progress

Source: The Medical Progress