page_title: Glossary of cannabis terms
section_title: M
hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of cannabis terms / M
caption_attribution_description: A dried flower bud of the Cannabis plant. The cannabis' flowers contain many different psychoactive compounds that are used for recreational or medicinal purposes. The plant goes by many different names: marijuana, pot, weed, dope, Mary Jane, etc. The bud is usually either crumbled up and smoked or mixed with food into an edible. This picture shows a gram of bud, roughly the size of a human thumb, which would be bought in a "dime bag". The cannabis pictured would likely be classified as mid grade sinsemillia (Spanish for "without seeds,") and might have been grown hydroponically.
context_page_description: Terms related to cannabis include:
context_section_description: ma
  Chinese name for cannabis.
  Madison Hempfest
  See Great Midwest Marijuana Harvest Festival.
  magical brownie
  A slang name for a cannabis edible.
  magic mushroom
  Any of 186 species of psilocybin fungi, or psychedelic mushrooms, banned in the United States under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Used since prehistoric times as an entheogen for spiritual experiences, some cultures have used psilocybin mushrooms in their religious rites and ceremonies. [See cannabis culture.]
  mandatory minimum sentencing
  Laws that require offenders serve a predefined term for certain crimes, criticized for resulting in harsh sentencing and cruel and unusual punishment.
  marihuana or marijuana
  A slang word for cannabis, the legal name in some jurisdictions.
  Marihuana
  1936 American anti-marijuana propaganda film that depicts alcoholic drinks and cannabis use leading to tragedies, including pregnancy, police shootouts, and a gateway to heroin use and a life of crime. [See prohibition.]
  marijuana enthusiast
  A person who consumes cannabis. [See cannabis culture.]
  Marihuana Tax Act
  1937 U.S. law that prohibited cannabis for the first time, and was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1969 and replaced with President Nixon's Controlled Substances Act. [See prohibition.]
  marijuana prohibition
  Laws in some jurisdictions banning the cultivation or sales of cannabis in an attempt to prevent its use. These bans are criticized because they create a black market and because enforcement is disproportionate in communities of color.
  marijuana refugee
  Term referring to people who have moved from one location to another due to cannabis prohibition laws, motivated by a desire to have legal access to cannabis to treat medical conditions for themselves or their family, or to legally consume cannabis for any other reason.
  marijuana rights
  The rights of people who consume cannabis include freedom of speech and freedom of religion, and the right to be free from employment and housing discrimination.
  marijuana rights leaders
  See freedom fighter.
  Marinol
  A synthetic cannabinoid, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), also called dronabinol, produced by Insys Therapeutics and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, sold legally in the United States under Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act, though natural THC is banned under Schedule I.
  Mary Jane
  A slang name for cannabis.
  medical cannabis
  Cannabis used as a drug for medical purposes, legally named marijuana or marihuana in some jurisdictions.
  Million Marijuana March
  See Global Marijuana March.
  Moses Baca
  Laborer caught by authorities in 1937 with one-quarter ounce of cannabis, one of the first people convicted under the federal Marihuana Tax Act. United States "drug czar" Harry J. Anslinger visited Colorado in order to be present at Baca's sentencing. [See prohibition.]
  mota
  Spanish slang word meaning cannabis.
  munchies
  Increased appetite. [See effects of cannabis.]
caption: Dried marijuana, typical of what is sold for drug use
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