R v Mitchell Material which is part of the fruiting tops of the cannabis plant but which does not contain cannabis
resin is not ‘cannabis’ within the definition in s 37(1)a of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, since it is those
parts of the flowering or fruiting tops which contain cannabis resin which are within the mischief of the
1971 Act. Accordingly, the clean seeds of the cannabis plant, ie seeds without the husks, are not within
the definition of ‘cannabis’ in s 37(1) even though the seeds are part of the fruiting tops of the plant,