The Marijuana Plant: A Complete History

By Smokey Joe


Cannabis or marijuana is a native batch of Central and South Asian regions, and its first documented use of marijuana dates to 3000 BC. Many Chinese and Asian relics found in grave sites and funeral spots contain marijuana leaves and resin. Apart from Chinese and Eastern Asian regions, Ancient text 'Vedas' speaks of a plant that was worshiped and considered a medical relief 'Soma ' is associated to marijuana by many proponents of text. Weed is found naturally in Himalayan Mountain Ranges, and is consumed and exported as a money crop. Areas that are connected with native blow production includes Nepal, India, Kashmir, and Pakistan.

People have used marijuana for meditational purposes since traditional times, many Nepali priests still meditate utilising the plant, which helps them purify their mind and use it for concentration. It is well documented to have been used as a medical herb across the history. Its extensive use began with exportation of pot seeds and plants for health purposes to Northerly African Area, from where it made its way to Europe. This trade reaches back as early as 500 A.D. In the western world it was employed as a reliable source of fiber. Marijuana plants were cultivated in spades during tricky times of WWII as the provision of hemp to western world from asiatic sources was halted due to tensions created by the war.

In the 19th century many literary classics touches on marijuana and attempt to describe its psychological facts, the trance it induces and how it is consumed, Les paradis artificiels by Charles Baudelaire and The Hasheesh Eater by Fitz Hugh Ludlow are popular example of such literature.

In the United States, marijuana was employed as a pharmaceutical until 1942, It was employed as a prescription drug to ease labor pains, revulsion and fits. Many folks used it for its overpowering effects as well even at that point. A campaign was launched by D.E.A that portrayed marijuana use as addictive and a strong mind stimulator. This finally gave birth to one of the most sterile disinformation film, Reefer Madness, which was produced by a church group. In the 1950s it was utilized by Beatniks as a stimulant in their own words, while in the 1960s it was used by Hippies as a method to fight with the government. This was when Buddhist/South Asian influence was high in music and literature of that time, and many of us were rebelling against war and evolving a calm life-style by meditating with marijuana and Buddhist way of life, the adaptation of marijuana use like their Buddhist teachers (as mentioned above) was natural.

In 1970s Marijuana was classified a schedule I drug, which basically meant being the most abused drug and no medical use what so ever. Almost all of the Marijuana made its way through the south edge of United States from Mexico, but political pressures and actions by authority ceased the trade to a large extent. In the 1980s Reagan Administration applied a no toleration policy which eradicated all of drug trade from southern borders, which resulted in indoor cultivation, California being the hotbed for production. These strict policies resulted in decreased Marijuana use in the latter 1980s. Weed was legal in India till 1980s, although it was made illegal by the political pressures by the US and the administrations firm policies. 1990s once more saw a rise in marijuana consumption, especially with college scholars.

Discussions have triggering since the 1990s about the medical properties and potential usage of the Plant. And since that point, over 15 states in the US have either legalized medical use of Marijuana or decriminalized it.




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