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Decarboxylation
The process of heating cannabis to break off THC-A’s and CBD-A’s carboxyl radicals, activating THC and CBD and making cannabis more potent. The removal of a single carbon in the form of C02 from a molecule reactions play an important part in the metabolism of glucose. The reaction in which a carboxyl group is removed.…
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Dawamesk
A spread or jam made in North Africa containing hashish, almond paste, pistachios, sugar, spices, and sometimes cantharides.
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Datura
Shrubby annual plant with large, trumpet-shaped flowers that contains toxic, narcotic alkaloids sometimes used as hallucinogens, often added to majoun. In botany, a genus of plants, many of which are anticholinergic. A genus of plants, one member of which, Datura stramonium, contains constituents of hyoscyamine and scopolamine, which have anticholinergic properties.
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Cole Memo
US Department of Justice memorandum from US Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole to all US attorneys stating the federal government would not enforce prohibition in states that legalized cannabis, issued on August 29, 2013, and rescinded by Attorney General Jeff Sessions in January 2018.
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Cola
Clusters of female cannabis flowers that can grow up to a foot and more in length. The name given to a specific carbonated soft drink is also used to describe a tropical African tree. This tree is known for its seeds or nuts that contain a small quantity of caffeine, thereby possessing stimulating properties. These…
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Charas
Hashish made from the resin of the cannabis plant in India. The unadulterated resin exuded by the flowering tops of the female hemp plant. Cannabis sativa or Cannabis indica.
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Cantharides (Spanish fly)
Dangerous, sometimes fatal, mixture of powdered, dried Spanish flies, or blister beetles, sometimes used as a diuretic and aphrodisiac, often added to majoun.
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Cannabidio (CBD)
A primary cannabinoid in cannabis that doesn’t bind to CB1 receptors, where psychoactive effects are triggered, and can mute THC’s psychoactive effects.
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Butane hash oil (BHO)
Extraction made by drawing cannabinoids out of the plant using butane. Known as “honeycomb” or “wax” when it maintains sticky consistency, and “shatter” when it is smooth.
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Budtender
A person who sells cannabis at a licensed retail establishment.
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