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10 excellent Asian American cannabis products to try today

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It’s been used as medicine in Asia for thousands of years, but that history has been so oppressed in the community.”. Cannabis’ global history doesn’t fully translate to dispensary shelves or the stoner media canon. They also wanted to foster a new era of socialization that didn’t hinge on alcohol consumption.

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

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The Marijuana Review was a clipping zine that Michael Aldrich – the first person in the United States to get a degree in marijuana history – would use to circulate interesting historical facts about cannabis and other drugs. As for “hash-heesh”, there were many ways to spell hashish back in the 1800s, and that was one of them.

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

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The Cannabis sativa plant has an incredibly multi-layered, rich, and versatile history of human uses for food and fibre, as well as recreational, and religious and spiritual purposes throughout the world (McPartland and Hegman 2018 ; Aldrich 1997 ; Touw 1981 ; Li 1974 ; Bonini et al. History of therapeutic cannabis. 2018;49:2–6.

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Shemshemet: Cannabis in Ancient Egypt

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For more on cannabis medicine in ancient Egypt see the Antique Cannabis Book. Seshat was the Egyptian Goddess of temple architecture and mistress of scribes, presiding over the “House of Life,” also known as the “House of Books.” Hash was very common as was opium” (Zias, 2005).

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Meritas Law Firms Worldwide Article: Global Cannabis Industry: The Essential Primer

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But more than that, it is the best place to cultivate cannabis due to its location near the equator and its rich history in the agro-industrial sector. “In Some retailers removed hash products from their stores, while others thumbed their noses and continued business as before the ruling.”. With 600 million people, it is a big market.

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