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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