From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcannabiscan‧na‧bis /ˈkænəbɪs/ noun [uncountable] especially British English MDDan illegal drug that is usually smoked SYN marijuana American English
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cannabis• After all, cannabis does much less harm to a person's health than nicotine, and yet cigarettes are legal.• The categories continue to operate in this hierarchical fashion until we reach the sixth and final class: cannabis.• She had found cannabis as well as amphetamines in her daughter's room.• Perhaps by making cannabis legal our society would imply progressive sanction to the use of any mood-altering drug.• Until now cannabis, or hemp, was an illegal plant, classified as a schedule B controlled drug.• July 4: 300 kilos of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis worth up to £3m seized from a Northern Ireland-registered lorry in Dover.• It will still be illegal for anyone else to produce or sell cannabis, but that could change.Origin cannabis (1700-1800) Latin Greek kannabis 