Description

This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.

Cannabidaceae

Cannabis sativa L.

hashish (G)

A leafy annual herb 1-3 m. high occasionally grown by farmers as a cash crop in the absence of enforced government restrictions. The plant is a source of a powerful narcotic. Muslims or those with a strong Arabic influence use it or handle the cultivation and marketing.

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