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Its widely supposed, as with many intoxicants used recreationaly, its simply a nickname coined by Mexican-Spanish speaking users who then introduced the word (and possibly the substance) into the US from where it spread elsewhere. Other places from where Cannabis Sativa had been introduced have had similar almost nonsensical words for it.
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โ 16y ago
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โ 8y agoMarijuana was a Mexican slang term for wild tobacco. It was then engraved into the culture with music and such, later adopted by the U.S government and the news paper companies to use for their nation wide campaign about its potential dangers.
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โ 13y agoThat's just a slang term because it is a plant that comes from the ground.
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What is the brand name for marijuana?
Marijuana is a flowering plant and does not have a brand name. The scientific name for marijuana is cannabis sativa.
What is the study of marijuana called?
There is no given name for the study of marijuana. Marijuana is a plant that is commonly abused as a drug. The Latin name for marijuana is cannabis while the botanical name is cannabis sativa.
What drug is train wreck?
a kind of marijuana or a street name for the drug Datura
Botanical name for ganja?
Marijuana.
What is the name of jamaican marijuana?
Weed
What is Hindi name of Marijuana?
The Hindi name for marijuana is "เคญเคพเคเค" (Bhang) or "เคเคพเคเคเคพ" (Ganja).
What is marayana?
It's a misspelling of marijuana. Or... it could be a female first name. It's a misspelling of marijuana. Or... it could be a female first name.
What is tetrahydrocannbinol?
Tetrahydrocannbinol is another name for marijuana
What is the chemical name fro marijuana?
Marijuana is a plant and is composed of hundreds of chemicals. Perhaps you are thinking of cannibis?
Does marijuana come from the poppy plant?
No. It comes from the marijuana plant. The scientific name is cannabis sativa/inidica.
Is it true that you can buy marijuana at Mary Jane's Pizza?
No , if there even is such a place. Mary Jane is another name for marijuana.
Where the name Marijuana came from?
Marijuana is "Marijuana" in Spanish -- it's a spanish word that, iun English, translates roughly to Mary Jane. Slang is "mota", pronounced moe-tha.
