Majoun or majun ( ar, معجون) is a Moroccan confection, which can resemble a pastry ball, fudge, or
jam
Jam is a type of fruit preserve.
Jam or Jammed may also refer to:
Other common meanings
* A firearm malfunction
* Block signals
** Radio jamming
** Radar jamming and deception
** Mobile phone jammer
** Echolocation jamming
Arts and enterta ...
. Ingredients can include honey, nuts, and dried fruits, and the treat is commonly made as a
cannabis edible
A cannabis edible, also known as a cannabis-infused food or simply an edible, is a food product (either homemade or produced commercially) that contains decarboxylated cannabinoids (cannabinoid acids converted to their orally bioactive form) ...
, sometimes in combination with other drugs.
A 1957 report describes majun as containing "hemp, opium and seeds of
datura
''Datura'' is a genus of nine species of highly poisonous, vespertine-flowering plants belonging to the nightshade family Solanaceae. They are commonly known as thornapples or jimsonweeds, but are also known as devil's trumpets (not to be con ...
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See also
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Bhang
Bhang ( IAST: ''Bhāṅg'') is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India. Bhang is traditionally distrib ...
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Boza
Boza, also bosa, is a fermented beverage originating from the Middle East and made in parts of Southeast Europe, Central and Western Asia, Caucasus and North Africa. It is a malt drink made by fermenting various grains: wheat or millet in Alba ...
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Spiritual use of cannabis
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Thandai
Thandai is an Indian cold drink prepared with a mixture of almonds, fennel seeds, watermelon kernels, rose petals, pepper, poppy seeds, cardamom, saffron, milk and sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohy ...
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Cannabis in Morocco
Arab cuisine
Moroccan cuisine
Cannabis foods