Saturday, October 5, 2013

The Story Of Medical Marijuana: From 3000BC Till Present

By Smokey Joe


Blow, or weed, is a native batch of central and south Asian regions. The 1st 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. Apart from Chinese and eastern Asian regions, the ancient text "Vedas" mentions a plant that was worshiped and considered a medical relief. "Soma" is associated to weed by many proponents of text. Weed is found naturally in the Himalayan mountain range, and is consumed and exported as a money crop. Areas that are associated with indigenous pot production include Nepal, India, Kashmir, and Pakistan.

People have used weed for meditational purposes since traditional times. Many Nepali monks still meditate using the plant, which helps them purify their mind and use it for concentration. It's been used as a medical herb all though its history. Its established use began with the export of weed seeds and plants for medical 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 in the tricky times of World War Ii as the provision of hemp to the western world from Asiatic sources was halted due to tensions created by the war.

In the 19th century, many literary classics mention weed and attempt to describe its mental 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 well-liked examples of such literature.

In the United States, marijuana was employed as a pharmaceutical till 1942. It was employed as a prescription drug to ease labor pains, revulsion, and episodes. Many people used it for its intoxicating effects too , even at that point. A campaign was launched by the Bureau of Narcotics that portrayed weed use as addictive and a powerful mind stimulator. This finally gave birth to one of the most unproductive propaganda films, Reefer Stupidity, which was produced by a church group. During 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 people were rebelling against war and adopting a tranquil way of living 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 drugs and had no health benefits at all. The majority of the weed made its way through the south edge of United States from Mexico, but political pressures and actions by authorities ceased the trade to a significant extent. In the 1980s, the Reagan administration applied a nil toleration policy which eradicated all the drug trade from the southern borders, which resulted in indoor cultivation. California became a hotbed for cannabis production. These strict policies led to decreased weed usage in the latter 1980s. Marijuana was legal in India till 1980s, although it was made illegal by political pressure from the United States and the administration's stern policies. The 1990's once again saw a rise in weed consumption, especially amongst highschool students.

Since the 1990s, debates about the medicinal properties and potential usage of the plant have taken place all around the country, leading over 15 states in the U. S. to either legalize its medical use or decriminalize it.




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