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Australian Border Force Seize Cannabis Book Ordered Via Amazon By  President Of Medical Cannabis Users Association of Tasmania

Cannabis Law Report

A medicinal cannabis patient has had a book he ordered about the plant seized by Australian Border Force (ABF) in a move he described as “weird’ and “overzealous”. John Reeves, who runs the Medical Cannabis Users Association of Tasmania , ordered The Cannabis Encyclopedia online. They write. April 20, 2015.

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New Publication: Oxford Uni Press: The Oxford Handbook of Global Drug History

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This Handbook of Global Drug History is the first major attempt by historians of drugs to take stock of the recent progress and directions of this field, utilizing both a global scope and long-term historical perspective. Introduction: A New Global History of Drugs, Paul Gootenberg. Lessons from History?, Acknowledgements.

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History of the medicinal use of cannabis

Alchimia

Cannabis or marijuana has been accompanying mankind for more than 10,000 years, which has found the myriad of uses of this plant, either at recreational, medicinal or industrial level. Still, it isn’t difficult to imagine that the therapeutic traits of cannabis had been discovered discovered rather earlier.

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Cannabis Seeds Found in a Chinese Tomb Show Evidence of Use in Ancient Times

Veriheal

The accidental discovery of the tomb of a Tang dynasty soldier, Guo Xing, hinted at cannabis as an important food crop in ancient China. According to a new study, cannabis seemed to be a staple of the Chinese people’s diet during the ruling of this empire. Cannabis Seeds Found Inside the Tomb Unearthed in Taiyuan.

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Celebrating 420 in 2023

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Its use in reference to cannabis has been around for decades now and was (probably) originally used by a group of high school students in California who would meet up at 4:20 in the afternoon to smoke cannabis. The History and Origins of 420 Before we get ahead of ourselves and light up in celebration, what exactly is 420?

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Does Marijuana Make You Lazy?

Kind Meds (Cannabis Education Blog)

Does consuming cannabis make you lazy? Though cannabis has been demonized for years, it is finally becoming more understood and valued for all its potential benefits. If you are considering trying legal medicinal or recreational cannabis, it is important to get the facts regarding its potential side effects. 1] Malceva, M.,

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Is Cannabis Against Your Religion?

SpeedWeed

Is consuming cannabis a sin, haram, not kosher? In the Judaic tradition, scholars still debate the question of whether God meant Moses to use cannabis as part of an anointing oil when he spoke of a plant called kaneh-bosem , in Exodus 30:22-30. But what does each religious tradition actually say about the plant and its consumption?