cannabis
Let an agent explain cannabis as a plant and drug in general terms, describe legal status and regulation by jurisdiction with attribution, relay health and harm information from health authorities, and route personal medical or legal questions to professionals.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain cannabis as a plant and drug in general terms, describe legal status and regulation by jurisdiction with attribution, relay health and harm information from health authorities, and route personal medical or legal questions to professionals.
A genus of flowering plants whose species and strains are cultivated for psychoactive and medical use of their cannabinoids, for hemp fibre and seed, and as a food ingredient, with legal status ranging from prohibition to medical authorisation and regulated adult use across countries and regions such as Japan and Canada; cannabis is studied in pharmacology, medicine and public health, and this entry gives general, legally neutral information without cultivation or use instructions.
What it is for: A plant used as a drug, fibre and food.
It can be explain the plant and its uses; describe legal status; relay health information; route personal questions.
Distinguishing features
Cannabinoids
Multiple uses
Varied legal status
Public health interest
What it looks like
A tall annual plant with palmate leaves.
How it is recognised
Genus Cannabis
Psychoactive, medical, fibre and food uses
Hemp is low-cannabinoid cannabis grown for fibre and seed
Related models
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In practice
Families and kinds
cannabis for adult use where legal
medical cannabis
hemp for fibre and seed
strains and cultivars
cannabis products such as extracts
Standards and regulation
International drug control conventions
National and regional cannabis laws
Medical cannabis and hemp regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Providing cultivation or use instructions where illegal
Agents giving personal medical advice
Partisan presentation of policy debates
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.cannabis-artifact
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What cannabis is.
General information.
Plant
Plant and compounds.
Plant
Plant.
- What is the cannabis plant, and what are cannabinoids such as THC and CBD, in general terms? definition
- Is the request seeking cultivation or use instructions in a jurisdiction where this is illegal, which must be declined? boundary
Uses
Uses.
Uses
Uses.
- How is cannabis used for medical purposes, adult use where legal, hemp fibre and food? provenance
- Which entry fits hemp? action
Law Legal status.
Law.
Status
Status by jurisdiction.
Status
Status.
- What is the legal status of cannabis in this jurisdiction, such as Japan or Canada, according to official sources? provenance
- Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Policy
Policy debates.
Policy
Policy.
- What are the attributed positions in debates on prohibition, decriminalisation and legalisation, and what does evidence say? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Health Health effects.
General information.
Effects
Effects and risks.
Effects
Effects.
- What do health authorities say about the effects, risks and dependence potential of cannabis, including for young people and driving? provenance
- Is the user asking about their own use or health, which needs a clinician? boundary
Medical
Medical cannabis.
Medical
Medical.
- What evidence exists for medical cannabis uses, and how is it prescribed where legal? provenance
- Which entry fits medical cannabis? action
Learn History and culture.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has cannabis been used and regulated historically, according to historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Support
Support.
Support
Support.
- What support exists for people concerned about cannabis use? provenance
- Which entry fits substance use support? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should medical cannabis and hemp be separate entries?
- How should legal status be linked by jurisdiction?
- How should health evidence be linked?