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Record 1 2025-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant and Crop Production
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
CONT

Skunk refers to a strain of cannabis that is very powerful, and smells pungent, similar to that of a spray from a skunk. The strain is a sativa-dominant hybrid ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
CONT

Une étude britannique vient de montrer que la consommation quotidienne de Skunk, une variété de cannabis, multiplie par cinq le risque de psychose, avec des délires et des hallucinations.

OBS

Skunk : Les noms de souches de cannabis s’écrivent avec la majuscule et sont invariables en nombre. Bien qu'on les emploie parfois au masculin, on les utilisera de préférence avec l'article «la», le nom féminin «souche» étant sous-entendu.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Producción vegetal
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Variedad de cannabis de alta potencia psicoactiva.

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