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The legal status of weed in the Netherlands and Amsterdam: What does the law actually permit?

The Cannigma

Home cannabis cultivation is not allowed, however, if the person has less than 5 plants, “it will be assumed that there is no question of any professional trade or business being conducted,” according to the government of the Netherlands. Under Netherlands law, soft drugs include hash, marijuana, sleeping pills, and sedatives, among others.

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Paper: The transition of cannabis into the mainstream of Australian healthcare: framings in professional medical publications

Cannabis Law Report

It was also used as a topical treatment for haemorrhoids, ear infection, and wounds (Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ). In February 2016, the Narcotics Drug Amendment Act 2016 established a national licensing and permit scheme for the cultivation, production and manufacture of cannabis for medicinal and scientific research purposes.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

SpeedWeed

They retted the stems and twisted the fibers into sturdy ropes and ground the plant to make a soothing eyewash, a treatment they recorded in the medical papyri. The Berlin Papyrus (1300 BC) records a topical treatment for swelling: “A remedy to treat inflammation: “Blätter (oder Blüten?) Hash was very common as was opium” (Zias, 2005).