a. [f. Gr. κάνναβις (L. cannabis) hemp + -IC.] Of the nature of hemp. Cannabic composition, a substance composed of a basis of hemp amalgamated with resin, and made into thick sheets, available for the same purposes as papier mâché. Cannabene (Chem.), a volatile, colorless, strong-smelling liquid obtained from Indian hemp. Cannabin (Chem.), the poisonous resin of the extract of Indian hemp. Cannabine a., of or pertaining to hemp. ǁ Cannabis indica, Indian hemp; the dried flowering tops of the female plants of Cannabis sativa, grown in warm countries.
1731. Bailey, vol. II. Cannabine, of hemp or hempen.
1871. Watts, Dict. Chem., VI. 391. Cannabene exerts a powerful intoxicating action, though in this respect it is less energetic than cannabin, the resin of Indian hemp. Ibid., I. 735. Cannabis indica … used in the East as an intoxicating agent.
