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UK: Separating The Weed From Chaff
Michelle Nicholsm The Scotsman
Tuesday 23 Oct 2001 CANNABIS comes from Cannabis sativa, a bushy plant that grows in many parts of the world and is also cultivated in Britain. The main active ingredients in cannabis are the tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), which are the chemicals that cause changes in the brain. Different forms of cannabis come from different parts of the plant and have different strengths. "Hashish" or "hash" is the commonest form found in the UK. It is resin scraped or rubbed from the dried plant and then pressed into brown/black blocks. It is mostly imported from Morocco, Pakistan, Lebanon, Nepal and Afghanistan. Herbal cannabis is made from the chopped, dried leaves of the plant. It is also known as "grass", "weed" and "ganja" and is imported from Africa, South America, Thailand and the West Indies. According to Drugscope, the UK's leading drugs charity and centre of expertise on drugs, some herbal cannabis is "homegrown" and cultivated in Britain, sometimes on a large scale to sell but usually by individuals in their homes or greenhouses for their own use. Herbal cannabis is usually not as strong as the resin form. However, some particularly strong herbal forms such as "sinsemilla" and "skunk" have recently been cultivated in Holland and this country. Cannabis oil is the least common form of cannabis found in the UK. In the UK, cannabis is usually smoked rolled into a cigarette or joint, often with tobacco. The herbal form is sometimes made into a cigarette without using tobacco. Cannabis is also sometimes smoked in a pipe, brewed into a tea or cooked into cakes. Hemp is the fibre of the cannabis plant, used to make products including rope, mats and clothing and cooking oil.
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