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The plant that turns ambition into a nap and paranoia into philosophy.

means A plant (cannabis) whose dried leaves and flowers are smoked or consumed for their mind-altering effects.

from From Mexican Spanish 'marihuana' (also spelled 'mariguana'), a word whose deeper roots are genuinely murky — theories link it to indigenous Mexican languages, to a folk-blend of the common names 'Maria' and 'Juana,' or to other Latin American regional terms, but none is confirmed. The word entered English in the early 20th century, popularized partly through U.S. anti-cannabis campaigns that favored the foreign-sounding 'marijuana' over the clinical 'cannabis' precisely because it sounded exotic and alarming.

legal status
federally illegal, state legal, taxed like candy
munchies science
it hijacks smell receptors, not just willpower
name origin
mexican slang, not an ancient word at all
strength creep
today's weed is triple the potency of 1990s weed
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