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MeSH Heading: Cannabis
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.859.937.055.500
Unique ID: D002188
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002188
Annotation: use in therapy = MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Scope Note: The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.
Entry Term(s): Bhang; Cannabis indica; Cannabis sativa; Ganja; Hashish; Hemp; Hemp Plant; Marihuana; Marijuana
Related Numbers: txid1302822; txid3483
See Also: Cannabinoids; Marijuana Abuse; Marijuana Smoking
History Note: was in Cat B & D 1963-76
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003270
Related Numbers: txid1302822; txid3483
Scope Note: The plant genus in the Cannabaceae plant family, Urticales order, Hamamelidae subclass. The flowering tops are called many slang terms including pot, marijuana, hashish, bhang, and ganja. The stem is an important source of hemp fiber.
Terms: Cannabis Preferred Term
Term UI T006242
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Marihuana
Term UI T000947453
Date10/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Marijuana
Term UI T000947454
Date10/10/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Hemp Plant
Term UI T365883
Date11/04/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000)

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