cannabis resin
A scientist examines a sample of cannabis resin under bright laboratory lights.
Noun A sticky, solid or semi-solid substance extracted from the cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa). It is a concentrated form of the plant's psychoactive compounds, primarily cannabinoids like THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), and is considered a powerful narcotic agent found in marijuana and hashish.
This term refers specifically to the extracted, concentrated resin. It is typically used in legal, medical, and substance-related contexts. - General/Narcotic Context: To describe the potent, extracted substance from cannabis. - Medical/Research Context: To identify a specific form of cannabis concentrate being studied or used.
- The police confiscated a block of cannabis resin.
- Cannabis resin has a much higher THC concentration than the dried plant material.
- The study analyzed the chemical composition of different types of cannabis resin.
- "To extract cannabis resin": The process of separating the resin from the plant material, often by sieving or using solvents.
- "Cannabis resin production": Refers to the activity or industry of creating this concentrated substance.
- Hashish (n): A common preparation of cannabis resin, often pressed into blocks.
- Hash (n): A common shortened, informal term for hashish.
- Charas (n): A type of cannabis resin, traditionally hand-rubbed in the Indian subcontinent.
- Concentrate (n): A broader category of potent cannabis products that includes resins, oils, and waxes.
- Hashish
- Hash
- Cannabis concentrate (broader term)
The term cannabis resin precisely denotes the extracted, concentrated psychoactive substance. It is not synonymous with the whole marijuana plant or its leaves, but is a key component of them. Its primary associated meaning is that of a controlled, psychoactive narcotic substance.
A scientist examines a sample of cannabis resin under bright laboratory lights.
- a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana