Question

Cannabis sativa (Hemp) yields
A) Bhang
B) Charas
C) Ganja
D) All of the above

Answer 1

Cannabis sativa is a herbaceous annual plant that belongs to the family Cannabaceae. It was previously grown only in eastern Asia but now is cultivated throughout the world and has various uses.

Complete answer:
Cannabis sativa is a short day flowering plant whose flowers are unisexual and the plant is either male or female. The male plants are usually taller than the female plants.it requires twelve hours of sunlight per day to remain in the vegetative form and also pH of 6.3 to 6.8. The main psychoactive component of cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol though it also other more than five hundred other compounds. Among them it has been found that 113 of the cannabinoids are produced in minute concentrations. Apart from this psychoactive component Cannabis also consists of a component that is not psychoactive known as cannabidiol. Different Cannabis consists of different compositions and thus produce different effects in humans. Cannabis sativa is known to be used in the production of bhang, charas and ganja; each of which is made from a different constituent of the plant. Bhang is produced from the flowering shoots and mature green leaves, charas and ganja are produced from the young leaves and unfertilised flowers of the plant.

Hence the correct answer is option (D) All of the above.

Note: These three compounds are capable of causing various mental as well as physical effects such as euphoria, difficulty in concentration, loss of sense of time, altered states of mind, etc and are banned in many countries.