also: おおあさ
Refers to the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa) and its fiber, historically used for textiles and rope.
Hemp has been used as a fiber since ancient times.
Commonly refers to the psychoactive drug; 大麻取締法 (Cannabis Control Act) is a well-known legal term.
Possession of cannabis is prohibited by law in Japan.
Shinto paper offerings
Only with reading たいま
Read as たいま; refers to paper or cloth strips offered at Shinto shrines, often seen on sacred ropes (しめなわ).
Paper offerings are hung on the sacred rope at the shrine.
He was arrested for smoking cannabis.
The farmer cultivates hemp with official permission.
It was discovered that he had been in possession of cannabis.
A group that smuggled cannabis was arrested.
cannabis resin
Indian hemp