Cannabis or marijuana is an indigenous 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 burial spots contain marijuana leaves and resin. Apart from Chinese and Eastern Asian regions, Traditional text 'Vedas' mentions a plant that was worshiped and considered a medical relief 'Soma ' is associated to marijuana by many proponents of text. Cannabis is often found in Himalayan Mountain Ranges, and is consumed and exported as a money crop. Areas that are linked with local cannabis production includes Nepal, India, Kashmir, and Pakistan.
People have used marijuana for meditational purposes since ancient times, many Nepali friars still meditate using the plant, which helps them purify their mind and use it for concentration. It is well documented to have once been used as a medical herb throughout the history. Its far-reaching usage commenced with exporting of marijuana seeds and plants for wellness purposes to Northern 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 source of fiber. Marijuana plants were cultivated in abundance during tricky times of WW2 as the supply of hemp to western world from asiatic sources was halted due to tensions made by the war.
In the 19th century many literary classics mentions marijuana and try and 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 favored example of such literature.
In the US, marijuana was used as a pharmaceutical until 1942, It was employed as a prescription drug to ease labor pains, queasiness and seizures. Many people used it for its intoxicating effects as well even at that time. A campaign was launched by DEA that portrayed marijuana use as addictive and a strong mind stimulator. This at last gave birth to one of the most pointless rhetoric film, Reefer Madness, which was produced by a church group. During the 1950s it was used by Beatniks as a stimulant in their own words, while in the 1960s it was employed by Hippies as a method to fight with the man. This was when Buddhist/South Asian influence was high in music and literature of that time, and many people were rebelling against war and changing a calm lifestyle by meditating with marijuana and Buddhist way of life, the modification of marijuana use like their Buddhist teachers (as mentioned above) was natural.
In 1970s Marijuana was classified a schedule I drug, which essentially meant being the most abused drug and no medical use at all. The majority of the Marijuana made its way through the south edge of US from Mexico, but political pressures and actions by authority ceased the trade to a great extent. In the 1980s Reagan Administration applied a zero tolerance policy which eradicated all of drug trade from southern borders, which led to indoor cultivation, California being the hotbed for production. These strict policies led to decreased Marijuana usage in the late 1980s. Cannabis was legal in India until 1980s, though it was made illegal by the political pressures by the U. S. and the administrations stern policies. 1990s once again saw an increase in marijuana consumption, especially among school scholars.
Discussions have triggering since the 1990s about the medicinal properties and potential usage of the Plant. And since then, over 15 states in the U. S. have either legalized medical use of Marijuana or decriminalized it.
People have used marijuana for meditational purposes since ancient times, many Nepali friars still meditate using the plant, which helps them purify their mind and use it for concentration. It is well documented to have once been used as a medical herb throughout the history. Its far-reaching usage commenced with exporting of marijuana seeds and plants for wellness purposes to Northern 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 source of fiber. Marijuana plants were cultivated in abundance during tricky times of WW2 as the supply of hemp to western world from asiatic sources was halted due to tensions made by the war.
In the 19th century many literary classics mentions marijuana and try and 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 favored example of such literature.
In the US, marijuana was used as a pharmaceutical until 1942, It was employed as a prescription drug to ease labor pains, queasiness and seizures. Many people used it for its intoxicating effects as well even at that time. A campaign was launched by DEA that portrayed marijuana use as addictive and a strong mind stimulator. This at last gave birth to one of the most pointless rhetoric film, Reefer Madness, which was produced by a church group. During the 1950s it was used by Beatniks as a stimulant in their own words, while in the 1960s it was employed by Hippies as a method to fight with the man. This was when Buddhist/South Asian influence was high in music and literature of that time, and many people were rebelling against war and changing a calm lifestyle by meditating with marijuana and Buddhist way of life, the modification of marijuana use like their Buddhist teachers (as mentioned above) was natural.
In 1970s Marijuana was classified a schedule I drug, which essentially meant being the most abused drug and no medical use at all. The majority of the Marijuana made its way through the south edge of US from Mexico, but political pressures and actions by authority ceased the trade to a great extent. In the 1980s Reagan Administration applied a zero tolerance policy which eradicated all of drug trade from southern borders, which led to indoor cultivation, California being the hotbed for production. These strict policies led to decreased Marijuana usage in the late 1980s. Cannabis was legal in India until 1980s, though it was made illegal by the political pressures by the U. S. and the administrations stern policies. 1990s once again saw an increase in marijuana consumption, especially among school scholars.
Discussions have triggering since the 1990s about the medicinal properties and potential usage of the Plant. And since then, over 15 states in the U. S. have either legalized medical use of Marijuana or decriminalized it.
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