The History of Cannabis: From Ancient Medicine to Modern Culture | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008
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Cannabis has been a vital part of human culture for thousands of years, originally serving medicinal purposes before its transition into recreational use. Archaeological evidence highlights its presence in ancient China around 5000 BCE and its incorporation into Ayurvedic practices in India. The plant's journey continued through Persia and Egypt, where it played a role in spiritual rituals and medical treatments. Hashish emerged in the Middle East, reflecting the complex intertwining of mysticism and medicine that cannabis embodied throughout history.
Cannabis is one of the oldest cultivated crops known to humankind, with evidence of its use dating back to 5000 BCE in ancient China as a healing herb.
In India, cannabis was utilized in Ayurvedic medicine and incorporated into spiritual practices, believed to be a gift from the gods as referenced in sacred Hindu texts.
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