Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cannabis sativa
marihuana, grass, hashish, hemp, marijuana, Mary Jane, pot
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Urticales
Family
Cannabaceae
Genus
Cannabis
Species
sativa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Cannabis indica Lam.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2003
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.
This page should be cited as follows:
"Galapagos Species Database, Cannabis sativa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1971. Accessed 6 April 2026.