Weed
| Weed | |
|---|---|
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| Molecule | C21H30O2 |
| Compound | Tetrahydrocannabinol |
| Era | Both |
| Archetype | Chicago Detroit |
| Ancestor | Rastafarians |
| Swag Score | 1 |
| Date Added | 2025-01-12 |
[view source]Effects & Properties
Effects: Intoxicant, stimulant, psychedelic, depressant.
Natural Occurrence: Cannabis produces psychoactive cannabinoid chemicals such as THC and CBD. It is the most widely used (still mostly) illegal psychoactive and has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use. The fibrous stalks of the plant are used to produce clothing and rope. Its legal status is rapidly changing in the US and around the world from top contraband to tolerated mind-alterant alongside alcohol and caffeine.
Cannabis sativa is a tall plant, generally between 8-12 feet. The leaves have long thin fingers and are light green. The more equatorial varieties have more yellow pigments to protect the plant from intense light. Sativa buds are long and thin and turn red as they mature in a warm environment. In cooler environments the buds may be slightly purple.
Cannabis indica, is a short plant, generally between 3-6 feet and its leaves have short broad fingers. The leaves are generally dark green, sometimes tinged with purple. As they near maturity the leaves may become significantly more purple.
Cannabis ruderalis features large seeds, short weedy plants between 4-6 feet tall and a lower level of THC than sativas or indicas.
[view source]History
Cannabis has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years, with early evidence of psychoactive use in Central Asia and ancient China, where it appeared in the pharmacopoeia of Emperor Shen Nung around 2737 BCE. It spread through India, the Middle East, and Africa before arriving in the Americas via colonial trade routes. Cannabis became a symbol of Rastafarian spirituality in Jamaica from the 1930s onward, fueled the hippie counterculture of the 1960s, and remains one of the most widely used psychoactive substances globally, with legalization accelerating in the 21st century.
[view source]Connections
Archetype: Chicago Detroit
Ancestor: Rastafarians
Tarot Card: Nine of Cups
Paired With: Weed