Cannabis indica

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Cannabis indica - source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber

Indian hemp

bhang - a preparation of the leaves and flowers of the hemp plant; much used in India

haschisch, hasheesh, hashish, hash - purified resinous extract of the hemp plant; used as a hallucinogen

cannabis, hemp - any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

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Other than marijuana (Cannabis Indica) yet another (https://www.cannabiscompliancefirm.com/news/2018/4/25/the-cannabis-plant-the-difference-between-hemp-and-marijuana) variant of cannabis is hemp (Cannabis Sativa) differing in the intensity of the chemicals contained, according to users. 

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The primary natural sources of cannabinoids are the two phytocannabinoid-rich botanicals, Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica. A third variety of cannabis, Cannabis ruderalis, appears to be unimportant as a source of cannabinoids.