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"Gras" is an American slang word for marijuana, that are commonly used in the South States.

Gras began to emerge in the 1990s, where a lot of young people started to using it, instead of marijuana.

Cannabis is indigenous to Central and South Asia.^[154] There is evidence of inhalation of cannabis smoke from the 3rd millennium BCE, namely charred cannabis seeds found in a ritual brazier at an ancient burial site in present-day Romania.^[155] In 2003, a leather basket filled with cannabis leaf fragments and seeds was found next to a 2,500- to 2,800-year-old mummified shaman in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China.^[156][157] Evidence of cannabis consumption was also found in Egyptian mummies dated about 950 BC.^[158][159]

Cannabis was also used by the ancient Hindus of India and Nepal thousands of years ago. The herb is called ganja (Sanskrit: गञ्जा, IAST: gañjā) or ganjika in Sanskrit and other modern Indo-Aryan languages.^[160][161] Some scholars suggest that the ancient drug soma, mentioned in the Vedas, was cannabis, although this theory is disputed.^[162]

Cannabis was also known to the ancient Assyrians, who discovered its psychoactive properties through the Aryans.^[163] Using it in some religious ceremonies, they called it qunubu (meaning "way to produce smoke"), a probable origin of the modern word "cannabis".^[164] The Aryans also introduced cannabis to the Scythians, Thracians and Dacians, whose shamans (the kapnobatai—"those who walk on smoke/clouds") burned cannabis flowers to induce trance.^[165]

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  Cannabis, also know as marijuana.

Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names,a[›] is a preparation of the Cannabis plant intended for use as a psychoactive drug or medicine.[7][8][9] The main psychoactive part of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); one of 483 known compounds in the plant,[10] including at least 65 other cannabinoids.[11] Cannabis can be used by smoking, vaporization, within food, or as an extract.[12]

Cannabis is often used for its mental and physical effects, such as a "high" or "stoned" feeling, a general change in perception, euphoria (heightened mood), and an increase in appetite.[12][13] Short term side effects may include a decrease in short-term memory, dry mouth, impaired motor skills, red eyes, and feelings of paranoia or anxiety.[12][14][15] Long term side effects may include addiction, decreased mental ability in those who started as teenagers, and behavioral problems in children whose mothers used cannabis during pregnancy.[12] Onset of effects is within minutes when smoked and about 30 to 60 minutes when cooked and eaten.[12][16] They last for between two and six hours.[16]

Cannabis is mostly used recreationally or as a medicinal drug. It may also be used for religious or spiritual purposes. In 2013, between 128 and 232 million people used cannabis (2.7% to 4.9% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65).[17] In 2015, 43% of Americans had used cannabis which increased to 51% in 2016.[18] About 12% have used it in the past year, and 7.3% have used it in the past month.[19] This makes it the most commonly used illegal drug both in the world and the United States.[12][17]

The earliest recorded uses date from the 3rd millennium BC.[20] Since the early 20th century, cannabis has been subject to legal restrictions, with the having, use, and sale of cannabis preparations containing psychoactive cannabinoids illegal in most countries of the world.[21][22] Medical cannabis refers to the physician-recommended use of cannabis, which is taking place in Canada, Belgium, Australia, the Netherlands, Spain, and 23 U.S. states.[23] Cannabis use started to become popular in the US in the 1970s.[24] Support for legalization has increased in the United States and several US states have legalized recreational or medical use.[25]