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The History of Cannabis and Women’s Health

Cannabis Life Network

There is a long but often untold history of cannabis and women’s health. This International Women’s Day, we at CLN want to celebrate this history. Women have always played an integral role in medicine, holding positions of authority and regard in society as providers of care.

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The History of Cannabis in Medicine

Cannabis Law Report

However, cannabis has been used as medicine in different fields for many years. Feudal and prehistoric physicians combined the plant with tea or medicines to relieve pain and treat other ailments. In other places such as China, hemp was cultivated for food and other numerous benefits. The history of cannabis in medicine.

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History of Marijuana in Mexico

Cannabis Law Report

Mexico represents an important role in the expansion of cannabis around the world, its history is part of a historical, social and economic bed that has transformed each of its events into relevant information at a political-social level. Origin of marijuana in Mexico. The plant was then easily forming part of the local culture.

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The history and science of psychedelics: from acid and shrooms to ketamine and salvia

The Cannigma

And while most psychedelics are currently illegal in the United States and around the world, researchers are exploring their use in medicine to treat conditions such as depression, PTSD, addiction, anxiety, OCD, migraines, end of life acceptance of mortality, and eating disorders. Now, psychedelic research is booming. Classical psychedelics

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The Plant, the Whole Plant & Nothing But the Plant

Project CBD

Cannabis (“Ma”) was subsequently included in the Shennong Ben Cao Jing , humankind’s first pharmacopeia, which had been assembled by Emperor Shen Nung, the legendary father of traditional Chinese medicine, who is credited with introducing the custom of drinking tea. Protracted taking may make one fat, strong, and never senile.”

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Cannabis & the Bible

Project CBD

The role of cannabis in the ancient world was manifold: with its nutritious seeds, an important food; with its long, pliable strong stalks an important fiber; as well as an early medicine from its leaves and flowers; and then there are its psychoactive effects. Due to its usefulness, cannabis has a very long history of human cultivation.

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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. First medicinal uses of cannabis. Ivory statue representing Shen Nung (Photo: Wellcome Images ).

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