Marijuana
Marijuana (also Marijuana; developed from the code word "Maria Juana", possibly with reference to those Zweihaeusigkeit the plant) calls dried female bloom conditions of the hemp plant with its adhering resin and bloom dust, to be consumed. The general characteristics of the drug and the legal situation are under Cannabis described, the characteristics of the plant under . A further common form of this drug is that .
Marijuana leaves itself compared with hashish more easily purely, thus without smokable hashish common was - thus from a kind tradition out and 2. since the majority in Germany available marijuana a quite high active substance content has and most marijuana smokers the pure consumption as too intensive to feel. The marijuana is smoked in so-called "joints", which are turned with normal zigarettenpapier or with special Jointpapier ("Longpapers"). Smoking in water whistles, so-called Bongs, causes as with other Cannabisprodukten fast and more intensively using effect.
The marijuana available in Germany is cultivated probably to a large extent today in the inland under art light (s.u.) imports, more rarely from Switzerland or the Netherlands. In addition, cultivation of outdoor is possible in principle in Germany (best in the warmest regions, z. B. , Hegau) (outdoor and/or. Guerillaanbau). Of course this is illegal; the plants with their characteristic appearance can are besides easily discovered.
Cultivating marijuana under art light in the own dwelling, the indoor Homegrowing in such a way specified (z.B. in Growschrank) becomes, in Germany ever more popularly, there so many dangers of the black market and/or. the discovery risk with the cultivation of outdoor to avoid leave. The energy quantity spent on a long-term basis thereby particularly on the lighting is substantial to buy however due to the higher quality of the final product which can be expected nevertheless more inexpensive than marijuana on the black market where one pays up-to-date about 4 to 10 euro per gram (2005).
Both the cultivation and the possession of marijuana are punishable in Germany in accordance with §29 A Abs.1 NR.1 Betaeubungsmittelgesetz (see also: small quantity).
