Cannabis

Last Updated on Monday, 28 September 2009 10:32

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Cannabis comes from the cannabis sativa plant grown in many parts of the world, including New Zealand. There are several forms of this drug:

Marijuana (also known as pot, weed, ganja, dak, grass): the most common form in New Zealand. It's made from the cannabis plant's dried leaves and flowering tops (i.e. buds). Marijuana is usually smoked, often in hand-rolled joints (like cigarettes), but it may also be eaten in foods (e.g. baked into cookies).

Hash: made from the resin and flowers of the plant, which are dried and pressed into a block.

Hash oil: a sticky, concentrated liquid made from the leaves and flowering tops of the plant.
The most important ingredient in cannabis is a chemical known as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). This is what can change your behaviour and make you feel stoned. It can stay in the body for several weeks. Usually, there's more THC in hash oil or hash than marijuana, but often it varies from one batch to the next. The more THC, the stronger the effect it will have on you.