Quote Originally Posted by graph
Probably the number one reason cannabis is considered a hallucinogen is because it could not be considered either a stimulant or a depressant. It's not so much about tripping, but the actual effect of the drug. Cannabis makes you hallucinate very mildly (making food taste better, yadda yadda yadda), but it is enough to be categorized as a hallucinogen. Personally, I would agree that there should be a sub-category in hallucinogen to better describe cannabis, as its affects are mild and unique.
That's very true, it's hard to categorise it.