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History Of Marijuana

Reefer Madness

About Me

MySpace won't let me edit my age to my REAL age. I was FOUND sometime around 6000 B.C. by the Chinese. They used me for food.

By 1200-800 B.C. Cannabis is mentioned in the Hindu sacred text Atharvaveda (Science of Charms) as "Sacred Grass", one of the five sacred plants of India. It is used by medicinally and ritually as an offering to Shiva. I am loved.

But then we come to modern times... 1915-1927 Cannabis begins to be prohibited for nonmedical use in the U.S., especially in SW states...California (1915), Texas (1919), Louisiana (1924), and New York (1927). I became hated by the government in the United States due to jealousy.

Today, marijuana is the most commonly used "drug" used nonmedicinally and is slowly becoming used to treat pain.

My Interests

Growing.

I'd like to meet:

Marijuana users. Legal and non-legal...

The following videos are for informational and educational uses. I guarantee that if you sit and watch both (takes only 14 minutes) videos, you could walk away feeling a little more educated about marijuana and some history about it that even the American Government wished you didn't know. If you listen to all parts of the following videos, do what you can to say NO to Dubbya and make a stand. Join pro-marijuana groups and do your part to see that marijuana reform happens. And now... the videos:

Music:

Reggae, ska, jazz.

Movies:

A History of Marijuana, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic, Reefer Madness

Television:

Weeds

Heroes:

All my brothers and sisters making the world a better place.

My Blog

U.S. Drug Abuse Regulation and Control Act of 1970

U.S. Drug Abuse Regulation and Control Act of 1970__________________________________________________(Contr olled Substances Act and other supply control mechanisms)1. Purpose and scope:The "Controlled ...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:51:00 PST

Marihuana Tax Act of 1937

MARIHUANA TAX ACT OF 1937U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENTBUREAU OF NARCOTICSREGULATIONS No. 1RELATING TO THEIMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, PRODUCTIONCOMPOUNDING, SALE, DEALING IN, DISPENSINGPRESCRIBING, ADMINISTE...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:16:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 1971 - 1995

1972 The Nixon-appointed Shafer Commission urged use of cannabis be re-legalized, but their recommendation was ignored. Medical research continues. 1Early 1970s Lebanese red and blonde hashish of very...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:56:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 1941 - 1970

1941 Indian government considers cultivation in Kashmir to fill void of hashish from Chinese Turkestan.1941-1942 Hand-rubbed charas from Nepal is choicest hashish in India during World War II.1945 Leg...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:52:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 1915 - 1940

1915-1927 Cannabis begins to be prohibited for nonmedical use in the U.S., especially in SW states...California (1915), Texas (1919), Louisiana (1924), and New York (1927).1920 Metaxus dictators in Gr...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:51:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 1843 A.D. - 1900 A.D.

1843 Le Club des Hachichins, or Hashish Eater's Club, established in Paris.after 1850 Hashish appears in Greece.1856 British tax ganja and charas trade in India1870-1880 First reports of hashish smoki...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:50:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 1600 A.D. - 1840 A.D.

mid 1600s The epic poem, Benk u Bode, by the poet Mohammed Ebn Soleiman Foruli of Baghdad, deals allegorically with a dialectical battle between wine and hashish.1700s Use of hashish, alcohol, and opi...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:49:00 PST

History of Marijuana: Early 1200 A.D. - 1526 A.D.

Early 1200s Hashish smoking very popular throughout the Middle East.1155-1221 Persian legend of the Sufi master Sheik Haidar's of Khorasan's personal discovery of Cannabis and it's subsequent spread t...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:47:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 70 A.D. - 1200 A.D.

70 A.D. Dioscorides mentions the use of Cannabis as a Roman medicament.170 A.D. Galen (Roman) alludes to the psychoactivity of Cannabis seed confections.500-600 A.D. The Jewish Talmud mentions the eup...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:46:00 PST

History of Marijuana: 800 B.C. - 100 A.D.

700-300 B.C. Scythian tribes leave Cannabis seeds as offerings in royal tombs.500 B.C. Scythian couple die and are buried with two small tents covering censers. Attached to one tent stick was a decora...
Posted by History Of Marijuana on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:44:00 PST