الاثنين، 7 أكتوبر 2013

The History Of Marijuana: From 3000BC Until Today

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By Smokey Joe


Weed, or pot, is a native batch of central and south Asian regions. The first documented use of Marijuana dates to 3000 BC. Many Chinese and Asian relics found in grave sites and burial spots contained marijuana leaves and resin. Aside from Chinese and eastern Asian regions, the traditional text "Vedas" touches on a plant that was worshiped and considered a medical relief. "Soma" is associated to marijuana by many proponents of text. Weed is naturally found in the Himalayan mountain range, and is consumed and exported as a cash crop. Areas that are linked with native cannabis production include Nepal, India, Kashmir, and Pakistan.

People have used marijuana for meditational purposes since traditional times. Many Nepali friars still meditate utilizing the plant, which helps them purify their mind and use it for concentration. It's been used as a medicinal herb all though its history. Its far-reaching usage started with the exporting of weed seeds and plants for medicinal purposes to northwards African regions, where it then made its way to Europe. This trade goes back as early as 500 A.D. In the western world, it was used as a good sources of fiber. Marijuana plants were cultivated in abundance during the tough times of WWII as the provision of hemp to the western world from Asiatic sources was halted due to tensions made by the war.

In the 19th century, many literary classics mention marijuana and attempt to describe its psychological effects, the trance it induces, and how it is consumed, Les Paradis Artificiels by Charles Baudelaire and The Hasheesh Eater by Fitz Hugh Ludlow are favored examples of such literature.

In the United States, weed was used as a pharmaceutical until 1942. It was used as a prescription drug to ease work pains, revulsion, and fits. Many of us used it for its overwhelming effects as well , even at that time. A campaign was launched by the Bureau of Drugs that portrayed weed use as addictive and a powerful mind stimulant. This finally gave birth to one of the most sterile disinformation films, Reefer Madness, which was produced by a church group. In the 1950s it was employed by beatniks as a stimulator, while in the 1960s it was employed by hippies as a technique to fight with "The Man". This was when Buddhist/south Asian influence was high in music and literature of that time, and many individuals were rebelling against war and adopting a calm way of life by meditating with weed. Int the Buddhist way of life, the adoptation of marijuana usage like their Buddhist instructors (as discussed above) was natural.

In the 1970s, weed was classified a schedule I drug, which fundamentally meant it was one of the most abused narcotics and had no health benefits at all. The majority of the weed made its way through the southern border of United States from Mexico, but political pressures and actions by authorities ceased the trade to a large extent. In the 1980s, the Reagan administration applied a nil tolerance policy which eradicated all of the drug trade from the southern borders, which led to indoor cultivation. California changed into a hotbed for cannabis production. These stringent policies resulted in reduced marijuana usage in the late 1980s. Marijuana was legal in India until 1980s, though it was made illegal by political pressure from the U. S. and the administration's stern policies. The 1990's once more saw a rise in weed consumption, especially amongst highschool students.

Since the 1990s, debates about the medicinal properties and potential use of the plant have occurred all round the country, leading over 15 states in the United States to either legalize its medical usage or decriminalize it.




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