Cannabis is a plant with psychoactive properties that produces dried flowers, fruiting tops or leaves of the cannabis sativa or indica plants or a mixture of the two called hybrids (CCSA). Cannabis can be refined to other forms such as oils, extracts or resins. Cannabis goes by many names including weed, marijuana, hash, pot, ganja, bud, etc. After alcohol, cannabis is the most widely used psychoactive substance in Canada.

CBD is another chemical compound found in cannabis. It has no mind-altering effects and may, in fact, block or lower some of the effects of THC on the mind. Choose products with a higher CBD to THC ratio to reduce your risks.