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Dr. H. H. Kane and the 19th Century “Hash-Heesh” Smoking Parlors of NYC

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I suspect Dr. Kane had exaggerated the effects of the pot in order to moralize about the evils of hash smoking, as he was a prolific anti-drug writer as well as being a practitioner of “modern” medicine. As for “hash-heesh”, there were many ways to spell hashish back in the 1800s, and that was one of them. 24, 1885, p.3.

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

Cannabis Law Report

The recreational use of cannabis is well known and attributed to its power as a psychotropic plant, specifically due to the cannabinoid tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). These were news stories focusing on the use of cannabinoids for chronic cancer pain or inhibiting tumour growth, and mental illness. 2016 ; Sznitman et al. Discussion.