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MARIE-JEANNE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Medication
DEF

The cannabis plant used as an intoxicating and hallucinogenic drug in the form of a crude preparation of its dried leaves, flowering tops and stem.

CONT

... the Government will introduce legislation that will ... legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana.

OBS

Marijuana is usually smoked, but it can also be brewed into a drink or incorporated into food.

OBS

Marijuana has a plethora of other street names.

Key term(s)
  • marihuana
  • marajuana

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Médicaments
DEF

Drogue hallucinogène à l’aspect de tabac dérivée du chanvre indien, constituée de sommités fleuries et de feuilles de plants femelles, séchées et hachées.

CONT

Cela comprend le dépôt de mesures législatives qui [...] légaliseront et réglementeront la consommation de marijuana et limiteront l’accès à cette substance.

OBS

marijuana : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Medicamentos
DEF

Producto elaborado a partir del cáñamo índico, que, al ser fumado, produce efectos eufóricos o narcóticos.

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