Marijuana, Hemp
(Cannabis sativa L.)
Cannabaceae (Hops Family, Hemp Family)
▲ ▼ seedling hemp plants
▼▲ young hemp plants
▲ colony of wild hemp alongside road in Nebraska
▲ mature hemp plant
▲ leaves, and stem ▼
▲ male flowers, and female flowers ▼
Marijuana
· Not a difficult-to-control weed, but is listed as noxious so that control of marijuana can be mandated by law due to narcotic content
· Cultivated worldwide for fiber or drug use
· Herbaceous, monoecious or dioecious annual plant
· Has palmately compound, serrated edge leaves
· Not naturally prolific or invasive, prefers rich, moist soils
