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'''Cannabis''', also known as '''wacky backy''', '''marijuana''', and '''hashish''', was a psychoactive [[drug]]. | '''Cannabis''', also known as '''wacky backy''', '''marijuana''', '''weed''' and '''hashish''', was a psychoactive [[drug]]. It was commonly taken by inhalation, either through a cannabis [[cigarette]] or via a [[bong]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Hashish was used by the [[Hashashin]]s which [[Marco Polo]] claimed gave them their name. ([[TV]]: "[[Five Hundred Eyes]]") | Hashish was used by the [[Hashashin]]s which [[Marco Polo]] claimed gave them their name. ([[TV]]: "[[Five Hundred Eyes]]") | ||
In [[1799]], marijuana was legal. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | In [[1799]], marijuana was legal in the recently-founded [[United States of America]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') | ||
[[Jack Harkness]] and [[Owen Harper]] once investigated a [[village]] where a number of people's [[hair]] turned [[blue]], finding that it was caused by cannabis contaminated with [[lazulium]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Expectant (audio story)|Expectant]]'') | [[Jack Harkness]] and [[Owen Harper]] once investigated a [[village]] where a number of people's [[hair]] turned [[blue]], finding that it was caused by cannabis contaminated with [[lazulium]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Expectant (audio story)|Expectant]]'') | ||
[[Rhys Williams]] once used the drug on [[Banana Boat]]'s [[stag party]] in [[Amsterdam]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]'') | [[Rhys Williams]] once used the drug on [[Banana Boat]]'s [[stag party]] in [[Amsterdam]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Visiting Hours (audio story)|Visiting Hours]]'') | ||
In [[2008]], numerous teenagers smoked weed around [[Cardiff|Cardiff's]] [[Fenmere estate]]. ([[PROSE]]: [[Kaleidoscope (short story)|''Kaleidoscope'']]) | |||
In [[2016]], the [[Coal Hill School]] student [[Lowe (Joyride)|Lowe]] sometimes smoked marijuana. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'') | In [[2016]], the [[Coal Hill School]] student [[Lowe (Joyride)|Lowe]] sometimes smoked marijuana. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Joyride (novel)|Joyride]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:36, 6 July 2022
Cannabis, also known as wacky backy, marijuana, weed and hashish, was a psychoactive drug. It was commonly taken by inhalation, either through a cannabis cigarette or via a bong.
History
Hashish was used by the Hashashins which Marco Polo claimed gave them their name. (TV: "Five Hundred Eyes")
In 1799, marijuana was legal in the recently-founded United States of America. (PROSE: Christmas on a Rational Planet)
Jack Harkness and Owen Harper once investigated a village where a number of people's hair turned blue, finding that it was caused by cannabis contaminated with lazulium. (AUDIO: Expectant)
Rhys Williams once used the drug on Banana Boat's stag party in Amsterdam. (AUDIO: Visiting Hours)
In 2008, numerous teenagers smoked weed around Cardiff's Fenmere estate. (PROSE: Kaleidoscope)
In 2016, the Coal Hill School student Lowe sometimes smoked marijuana. (PROSE: Joyride)
By 2069, cannabis cigarettes were legal and were produced in Birmingham. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
