cannabicadj.
/kəˈnabɪk/, U.S. /kəˈnæbᵻk/ Of or relating to the cannabis plant; (also) of or relating to the drug cannabis. Cf. cannabis n.Recorded earliest in cannabic composition.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [adjective] > relating to or type of cannabis
cannabic1844
Moroccan1970
1844 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 3 70 Mr. B. Albano exhibited a collection of specimens of a new material for architectural decoration, which was called the ‘Cannabic’ composition.
1918 Druggists' Circular 62 6/2 It is probable that further expansion of the cannabic acreage would result in overstocking the market.
2005 Independent (Nexis) 5 Sept. 34 Much cheap weed is..composed mostly of stems and seeds, compacted into green bricks... Headache-inducing with a chemical aftertaste, it's the cannabic equivalent of Happy Shopper lager.
2011 S. Elliott Little Black Bk. Marijuana ii. 28 The startling possibility of cannabic anti-cancer properties didn't become public again until Tashkin's study.
Compounds
cannabic composition now historical a material made by mixing cannabis plant fibre (hemp) with resin, used esp. for architectural moulding.
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1844 Minutes Proc. Inst. Civil Engineers 3 70 Mr. B. Albano exhibited a collection of specimens of a new material for architectural decoration, which was called the ‘Cannabic’ composition.
1850 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 13 12/1 The leather ornaments, by Dulud, are good, and almost equal in effect to the Cannabic composition.
1981 G. Wilson & P. Sands Building City v. 76/1 Sometimes the rosette was pre-formed of plaster, cannabic composition, papier maché, brass or cast iron.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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