Xanax vs. Marijuana — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Xanax and Marijuana
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Definitions
Xanax
An antianxiety agent (trade name Xanax) of the benzodiazepine class
Marijuana
Cannabis, especially as smoked or consumed as a psychoactive (mind-altering) drug
Marijuana plants
The cops told us that he had been smoking marijuana
Marijuana
The cannabis plant.
Marijuana
The dried flower clusters and leaves of this plant, smoked or ingested to induce euphoria or to treat the symptoms of certain medical conditions. Use of marijuana is illegal under federal law, but certain jurisdictions permit regulated use for medical or recreational purposes.
Marijuana
The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
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Marijuana
The hemp plant itself, Cannabis sativa.
Marijuana
A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
Marijuana
The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Marijuana
A strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
Marijuana
The most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
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