page_title: Glossary of cannabis terms
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hierarchical_section_title: Glossary of cannabis terms / A
caption_attribution_description: English: Vancouver, Canada. 2012 April 20 crowd
context_page_description: Terms related to cannabis include:
context_section_description: Acapulco Gold
  An heirloom variety of cannabis originally grown in the mountains of western Mexico. [See cannabis strains.]
  adult use
  Any use of cannabis by adults, whether for medicine, pleasure, religious purposes, or otherwise. Incorporated in some legislation such as the California Adult Use of Marijuana Act.
  agent provocateur
  A person who, out of their own sense of duty or employed by the police, commits or provokes others to commit illegal or inappropriate activity, or falsely implicates them in a criminal act. [See informant.]
  alcohol prohibition
  Laws in some jurisdictions banning the production or sales of beverage alcohol in an attempt to prevent its use. These bans have been criticized because they create a black market, leading to corruption and violence. Nationwide, constitutional prohibition in the United States, established by the 18th Amendment in 1920, ended in 1933, repealed by the 21st Amendment.
  Alice B. Toklas
  1.  Alice B. Toklas (1877–1967) was author of an autobiographical book, The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook, first published in 1954, which includes a recipe for "Hashish Fudge."
  2.  A slang name for a cannabis edible.
  amotivational syndrome
  A supposed medical syndrome of lack of motivation in cannabis consumers, which has been challenged.
  anti-cannabis organizations
  Groups fighting against cannabis legalization, or apologizing for harm caused by drug prohibition, including: D.A.R.E., Partnership at Drugfree.org, and SAM. [See prohibition.]
  anti-cannabis propaganda
  Material prepared by governments, organizations, or the media, that is not objective or uses loaded language to demonize cannabis or cannabis consumers. Early anti-cannabis propaganda includes the 1936 drug exploitation film Reefer Madness. The 1980s media public service announcement This Is Your Brain on Drugs is an example of anti-marijuana propaganda.
  April 20
  International day for cannabis pride.
  Assassin of Youth
  1937 American anti-marijuana propaganda film that depicts cannabis use leading to tragedies, and obscene, all-night parties. The film's title is from a 1937 article by U.S. "drug czar" Harry J. Anslinger. [See prohibition.]
caption: April 20 in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 2012
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