Sentences with phrase «cannabis plant family»

The cannabis plant family of which hemp is a member is composed of three distinct species or subspecies: sativa, indica, and ruderalis.

However, in 1937, the United States Government passed the Marihuana Tax Act, criminalizing marijuana and any plant in the cannabis plant family.

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Hemp belongs to the cannabaceae plant family that contains over 270 species and 11 genera and is often confused with cannabis plants that are uses as a source of the drug, marijuana; however, hemp does not have any psychoactive or drug properties and is often identified as an agricultural crop.

But in general, «hemp» refers to the family of low - THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) varieties of the Cannabis sativa plant.

Marijuana and hemp both come from the plant Cannabis sativa (though marijuana also comes from another member of the Cannabis family, Cannabis indica).