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Status of Medical Marijuana (Cannabis) in India.
Info on India and Medical Cannabis
India does have MEDICAL MARIJUANA
(cannabis) LAWs, but they are Regional, Not
National.
India | Has Medical Cannabis (Marijuana) access, but depends on
where (and who!) you are ... specifics about Medical Cannabis Law(s),
Legislation, Action and Activities as we find out. ... Click >here < for
current offical info. See below for non-medical laws on Cannabis
(Marijuana, also "bhang" and "ganja") in India.
The Law, LEGAL Resources
Legal and medical status of cannabis From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia | India (Asia) Legal (Regulated by Government) |
Possession is Illegal/Legal (Regulated by Government); Sale is
Illegal/Legal (sale of bhang is legal in Govenment authorised shops);
Transportation is Illegal; Cultivation is Illegal (Legal with government
permission/licence). Used during observance of certain Hindu rituals.
Government-owned shops in holy cities like Varanasi sell cannabis in the
form of bhang. Despite the high prevalent usage, the law makes it illegal
to possess any form of the psychoactive. However, this law is rarely
enforced and treated as a low priority across India. Further, large tracts of
cannabis grow unchecked in the wild in many parts of northern and
southern India in many states such as West Bengal, Tripura, Andhra
Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamilnadu [44]. Many states such as
West Bengal, Tripura,and the North East have their own laws allowing
cannabis,
locally
known
as
ganja. ...
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Legal Status of Cannabis in India? - Yahoo! Answers India | I was caught
smoking marijuana(Cannabis) in a park by a cop and he forced me to bribe him 200
rupees (all I had in my pocket at that time). I had to give the money because he
threatened imprisonment for 6 months. Was he correct? Is there such specific law
for personal use? ... Best Answer - Chosen by Voters > Correct! Better than the
alternative? Better asked in Y!A under India Law? Although India has a long history
of the use of Cannabis, including involvement with religious traditions, it is illegal to
grow or possess. In some areas cannabis use is openly ignored by authorities. >> Read
more >>
spiritualy Marijuana is legal in India - Cannabis.com >> Forum > Cannabis
World > Other World Regions > Asia > South Asia > spiritualy Marijuana is legal
in India | Yes Be it temples, festivals, ... Vaang is a drink to exotic mind openings.
Shivay namahh Even in the states like Orissa, we have legal marijuana stores controlled
by Governments. >> Read more >>
India World Weed Map @ Types of weed, the World's best | There are three
types of cannabis used in India. The first, Bhang, consists of the leaves and plant
tops of the marijuana plant. It is usually consumed as an infusion in beverage form,
and varies in strength according to how much Cannabis is used in the preparation.
The second, Ganja, consisting of the leaves and the plant tops, is smoked. The third,
called Charas, consists of the resinous buds and/or extracted resin from the leaves of the
marijuana plant. ... the law makes it illegal to possess any form ... >> Read more >>
WeBeHigh.com - Worldwide Marijuana travel Guide with information about
Marijuana prices all over the world ! Check out WBH's stoners' guide to the
world! in India: Bangalore, Chennai, Chenni, Tamil Nadu; Darjeeling, Haridwar,
Hyderabad/SECUNDERABAD, Jaisalmer, Kasul, Kerala, Khurpatal, Mumbai –
Bombai, Mumbay (Bombay); Mussorie, Nainital, New Delhi, Palolem, Goa; Pune,
Pushkar, Rishikesh, Varkala ... City report: "I've scored in 7 cities in India - Delhi,
Bombay, Manali, Bangalore, Chennai, Jamshedpur, Calcutta. Of these, Chennai is
the worst, and Bangalore is a close 2nd. Delhi, Manali are infinitely more tolerant
towards marijuana, compared to Bangalore. Pot isn't widely available, and is not very
tolerated. In delhi, manali and even bombay, you can smoke up in the open. Bangalore's
shit, trust me. >> Learn more >>
Bangalore | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4 --(illegal, but nobody gives a #$@%) >> Legislation: Cannabis is illegal, and
you can face 6 months to 2 years in prison ... but It's rarely if ever heard of
conviction. Law Enforcement: Pot is illegal but is generally ignored at the
user level. Have less than 1/2 oz and nobody cares. The absolute exception is
in airports- don't cause a scene. If you happen to get caught by the cops (very
very rare), you'll be able to get away with a small bribe, if you're lucky. It's
generally a good idea to keep a low profile, and just enjoy your smokes
without bothering other people. a local reporter added: "I was in Bangalore in
November 2006 and the cops have have of late been cracking down on dealers
and buyers. The good thing about India is that the crackdowns are short lived and
6-7 months later everything is back to square one."
Where to buy marijuana in Bangalore: Kanakpura, goripalya, market... but
the better weed is sold outside the city Easy. walk down a line of auto rickshaws
and say ganga. Beware your dealer connection. Ask if they smoke. Ask if they
have smoked the stuff you are buying. Negotiate the ride and ask the price of the
herb.
Bangalore marijuana prices: A 40-50gm (~1.5oz) pack of weed is priced at
about Rs.120-150 (US$2.5-3.5), nothing more. However, if you're a foreigner,
and you happen to score via an autorickshaw driver, you'll definitely get
charged a few extra bucks. If u r scoring from auto drivers i can gurantee tht u
will get ripped off...starts at 30(pretty useless), 120 - 150 are is the decent price..
It is better to know some1 who smokes...
Bangalore marijuana brands: The quality of marijuana varies widely,
depending on where/whom you buy from. Most of the weed is generally
grown outdoors, and sometimes may be smuggled in from neighbouring
states. Very rarely, within the city, you may find peddlers selling extremely
dark (almost brownish-black), and funny smelling weed. DO NOT BUY
THIS STUFF, as it is spiked with all sorts of junk (ranging from shoe polish
to brown sugar)... I'm not sure why they do this, but it ends up being an
extremely harsh smoke & a $*%#ed up trip! The best (100% pure) weed,
which is also the most potent, is scored from places just outside the city (Anekal,
Ramnagaram, Mallur etc), but getting there requires information regarding the
roads, and whom to ask. They usually don't sell to people they've never seen
before.
More information: You'll be better off if you find some local stoners and
hook up with them. People in Bangalore are generally laid back, and may be
willing to help you out even if they don't smoke themselves. You'll find a lot of
them in the several pubs within the city (Brigade Rd, Residency Rd etc). Common
places to smoke, after a few beers, are the alleys in & around these parts, and Rest
House Rd (parallel to Brigade Rd). Bring your own skins. >> Learn more >> See
also - Bangalore, India Marijuana Prices, Laws, Buying & Information | Laws and
legal news about marijuana in Bangalore, India It is prohibited and any person
caught in possession of marijuana will be imposed with a punishment ... at:
http://www.marijuanatravels.com/cities/ind/bangalore
www.marijuanatravels.com/cities/ind/bangalore
Darjeeling | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 3.5 -- Legislation: Marijuana is illegal, and so is any related action Law
enforcement: Cops don’t really look for weed smokers, so it’s pretty
safe. Where to buy marijuana: Walk up and down the streets surrounding
Chowrastha and ask one of the younger guys who sell pony
rides. Alternatively, hang out on observatory hill and you might run into someone
with better quality or even some nepali hash. Marijuana prices: US 2$/gram to
1$/ounce, Depends on who you know and how much hindi/nepali you can speak.
Marijuana brands: Most of the better weed is grown locally, in the worldfamous tea gardens surrounding the city. It won’t be anything special to the
average European or American, but it certainly does the job. More
information: Be sure to visit the Hot Stimluating Cafe as the owner is pretty chill
and helpful to out of towners >> Learn more >>
Mumbai (Mumbai) – Bombai ( Bombay ) | Smoking tolerance level [1=
very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4 ---Legislation: Cannabis is illegal, and you
can face 6 months to 2 years in prison ... but It’s rarely if ever heard of
conviction. Law Enforcement: Marijuana isn’t a concern of the
police. Dealers will openly deal on the street knowing neither cops or passers
by. In Colaba, you’ll often smell hash being smoked on the street, sometimes
even by taxi drivers(!) If your open to anything, you might get invited to
smoke a chillum down a side street by locals, even if its close to a cop station,
no one cares. If anything, your more likely to have a few dirty looks off
locals. Where to buy marijuana in Mumbay: Colaba – Is the main tourist area, so
prices are higher, but so is availability. Everyone will speak english, and if you
take a walk around from Gate way of India along the seafront then walk towards
Colaba Causeway and continue up towards Regal cinema, at least 4 or 5 people
will stop you. Some dealers will invite you to take a taxi with them to a dealer
living close by (near the docks normally) It’s up to you if u think its safe, but Ive
done it a few times and usually ended up with a better deal. If you don’t want to,
just arrange a time and place to meet and they’ll bring it to you.
Mumbay marijuana prices: More expensive than Delhi, especially in Colaba
(tourists) but still a good deal. Weed from 100INR a gram to about 700INR
for 10g Hash depends on quality and who you buy it off. From 500INR ($10)
for 5g to 1500INR($30) for 12g (one tola) some dealers will give much more
for what you pay, but be careful of quality, smell it well. our most recent
report is: “hash- 600rs – 1500rs ($12-34) per 10g Weed- 20rs – 60rs (40cents
to $1.50) per 1/4 oz” Mumbay Marijuana Brands: Weed is outdoor grown and
not too strong, not good for Europeans and Americans used to quality strains.
Hash can be bad or awesome. Generally I found the softer hash much stronger,
although you get less of it for your money, its better quality, and less goes further.
More information: I am from the US but lived in Mumbai India for a year,
and reading your report on it kinda made me cringe. Yes, Hash is freely
avaliable in Colaba, but it is horrible quality. Most of the time it smells (and
smokes) like a nasty amalgam of tamarind paste and mehendi (henna), not to
mention it is grossly overpriced. Hawkers there will demand upwards of 4000
rupees ($90) for a T (10g) of their stuff, whereas I was scoring high-quality
(Manali and kashmiri) hash in Bandra for usually about 700 rupees ($15) per
10g. If you know where to look, you can even score weed for, get this, 20cents
for a quarter oz. Now, granted, I made friends with some dealers, and so got
excellent deals, but still, Colaba is highly touristy, and if you leave south
Mumbai and head to the northern suburbs such as Bandra, Andheri and to
some extent Juhu, you’ll find much better deals and much better
stuff. Someone new to the area without connections could probably expect to pay
a round 1000-1500 rupees for a T of hash and about 50-70rupees for a quarter oz
weed. And Remember, always haggle with the pushers, if you’re paying more
than the prices listed above, you’re being ripped off . Oh, and there is one good
thing around colaba for smokers: A little off the main drag is a cheap bar called
Gokul, and they are totally fine with people smoking pot inside. If you ask the
shop keepers in the area they can probably tell you where exactly it is. >>
Learn more >>
New Delhi | Smoking tolerance level [1= very illegal 5=virtually legal]: 4 --Legislation: Marijuana is not legal in India, however, it has come out of the
closet – it is now openly sold from houses too. The reason is they have the
tacit approval of the local cops and even some politicians. The law says it’s
Illegal, but that is proabably due to their association with the United Nations,
which at the insistence of a certain Mr Anslinger, signed a comprhensive drug
law. Thus, while, traditionally, India is very open to hash, it is still, technically
Illegal and people should be aware.
Personal use (in public places), would at the most result in a chalaan (bribe :) ), or some money to buy the cop some juice. You’d have to be really not
caring, like sitting in front of a movie theater and rolling a joint, while people
are walking by. Law Enforcement: The police have very low interest in
Marijuana issues – they make no effort to stop cannabis related
offences. Where to buy marijuana in New Delhi: Due to cannabis’ legal status in
Delhi, it is very easy to obtain Marijuana in Delhi – simply go to any “bhang
shop”, or, as one of our reporters said: ” Go to the big Circle, Take a Motorcycle
with two seater, Ask the driver to get some… then he will go somewhere leaving
you in the motorcycle. Pay the guy… give him 1/2 whatever he claims. Enjoy!!.
The best way to go about it would be to walk a while, till you start seeing
some bong shops. you sure to get atleast a 2-3 ppl come asking you if you
want some, but more time outta naught, that’ll be some sirty shoe-polish
mixture. just go to one of hippie cafes around and ask some the waiter or one
of the hippie tourists u see walking around. “ New Delhi Marijuana Prices:
Marijuana and Hashish are extremely cheap for western tourists in India.
The prices vary significantly, but stay low in costs. The going rate is around
50 to 100 rupees (1$ – 2$) a tola (10gms) for weed in New Delhi. Hash ranges
from 300 ($6) to 700 ($14) a tola (10gms). and also: “If you do manage to get
some cream (the best), get ready to spend atleast Rs1300, about $40 for a tola (10
grams). Others would start at Rs 200?
Brands: Marijuana sold in New Delhi is usually outdoor grown, with potency
that will seem a bit weak for American tourists. However, the taste is great!
Hashish in India is of higher quality and potency. and also: “Cream, or
Junglee(wild)” >> Learn more >>
. . . and . . .
International law
Marijuana is in Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, making it
subject to special restrictions.Article 2 provides for the following, in reference to
Schedule IV drugs:
A Party shall, if in its opinion the prevailing conditions in its country render it
the most appropriate means of protecting the public health and welfare,
prohibit the production, manufacture, export and import of, trade in, possession
or use of any such drug except for amounts which may be necessary for medical
and scientific research only, including clinical trials therewith to be conducted
under or subject to the direct supervision and control of the Party.
This provision, while apparently providing for the limitation of marijuana to
research purposes only, also seems to allow some latitude for nations to make their
own judgments. The official Commentary on the Single Convention indicates that
Parties are expected to make that judgment in good faith. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_and_medical_status_of_cannabis - for more.
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Marijuana Research: Medical Professional... The 2002 Petition to Reschedule
Cannabis (Marijuana) Accepted Medical Use: Medical Professionals
Cannabis's accepted medical use in the United States is increasingly recognized by
health care professionals and the medical community, including the Institute of
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medicinal use of cannabis have been held in the United States in 2000 and 2002 and are
scheduled to continue on a biennial basis. Most importantly, data on the number of
physicians currently recommending therapeutic marijuana use to their patients
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Patients Out of Time is a patient advocacy organization with a universal
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the therapeutic use of cannabis. The mission of their organization, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, is the education of health care professionals and the public about the therapeutic
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Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). Join the Marijuana Policy Project! State officials
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Home > Forums > Lifestyle > Places and People > India | Marijuana.com Marijuana Strains, News, Products >> SmokedupSouth: So I'm going to be making
a trip to India this winter, and I was wondering if anyone has been there and
sampled the herbage? ... Bongzilla: A buddy of mine went back there for the whole
summer. From what Igather, actual bud is somewhat uncommon, yet hash is all over the
place. ... wakDbuds: you will get hashed till you drop make sure you dont forget to go
home >> Read more >>
Cannabis in India - Hip Forums | Hip Forums > Mind Trips > Marijuana >
Cannabis in India >> http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/304/india.shtml - Good
article, good to see they aren't going the same route as Thailand. I will be going
travelling in India hopefully in Jan aswell so nice to know I won't be coming home
in a body bag for smoking a few spliffs. Forum Description: Learn more about the
amazing cannabis plant. Legalize it! ... Cannabis in India is from Marijuana forum, part
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Medical Marijuana India | Am putting together a team of top doctors in India to
back me up and propagate the legalisation of medical Marijuana in India... The first
thing to start with, is ... Am putting together a team of top doctors in India to back
me up and propagate the legalisation of medical Marijuana in India... The first
thing to start with, is testing. The Indian Gov is leap years behind the rest of the world.
Unless it comes to making greedy pharma's even greedier ... BOOM >> Read more >>
Pot in India - Cannabis Culture Forums | Where is that recent post on the place in
India where they have plentiful marijuana for the tourists to smoke? Or if you don't
know where the post is, do you remember ... Where is that recent post on the place
in India where they have plentiful marijuana for the tourists to smoke? Or if you
don't know where the post is, do you remember the name of the locale in India? I did
multiple
searches
and
came
up
with
nothing.
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MARIJUANA IN INDIA - The Hawai'i Cannabis (THC) Ministry : Forum | In
Indian tradition marijuana is associated with immortality. There is a complex myth
of the churning of the Ocean of Milk by the gods, their joint act of creation. In
Indian tradition marijuana is associated with immortality. There is a complex myth
of the churning of the Ocean of Milk by the gods, their joint act of creation. They
were in search of Amrita, the elixir of eternal life. When the gods, helped by
demons, churned the ocean to obtain Amrita, one of the resulting nectars was
cannabis. After churning the ocean, the demons attempted to gain control of Amrita
(marijuana), but the gods were able to prevent this seizure, giving cannabis the name
Vijaya ("victory") to commemorate their success. Other ancient Indian names for
marijuana were "sacred grass", "hero leaved", "joy", "rejoicer", "desired in the three
worlds"' "gods' food", "fountain of pleasures"' and "Shiva's plant". >> Read more >>
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the best answer on Yahoo! Is it true that marijuana makes your child retarded? | i
heard that usage of marijuana must be stopped at least one year before your
marriage for the proper health of child. is this statement true. i know one of my
friend having a retarded child , everyone says that its due to his excessive cannabis
use. ... This is true. But generally, people that smoke marijuana are not as smart as
regular people. ... no that is completely false . my sons father smoked weed everyday all
day before he passed away . and my son is completely healthy and actually advances fr
his age .. hes 15 months old and he walks talks and can read a little bit . so no that
statement is completely false . that doesnt not affect the childs brain development at all.
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the best answer on Yahoo! | A question about medical marijuana....? I am
wondering, mostly to medical marijuana supporters, what the best avenue for
legalizing its medical use is... Is this a decision that should be voted on by the
legislature in the respective states? Should this be put to statewide referendum for all of
the voters to decide? Should this be handled on the federal level (i.e. rescheduling
marijuana)?
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Open Directory - Society: Issues: Health: Drugs: Illegal: Pro-Legalization:
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& Cannabis Legislation > NJ Medical Marijuana | N.J. Senate approves medical
marijuana bill - Monday, December 15, 2008 | TRENTON BUREAU: A Senate
committee today cleared a measure that would allow medical use of marijuana in
New Jersey. The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
voted to approve the long-stalled bill by a 6 to 1 margin; two senators abstained. The
bill calls for creating “alternative treatment centers” where people with chronic and
terminal diseases would be allowed access to marijuana. Supporters say marijuana is a
viable treatment option to alleviate pain in many cases.
“It is the definition of basic human decency that we do whatever we can to ease the
pain and suffering of people living with severe chronic and terminal diseases,” said
bill sponsor Sen. Nicholas Scutari, D-Union. “When all other avenues of currentlyapproved pain relief have been exhausted, we need to give doctors the freedom to
prescribe medical marijuana to give their patients a measure of comfort and dignity in the
face of their debilitating diseases. This bill is about the most humane, compassionate
option for those state residents who have nowhere else to turn in managing their
illnesses.”
If ultimately approved by the full Legislature and signed by Governor Corzine, New
Jersey would be the 14th state to allow medical use of marijuana. ... Visit https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=106356.
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International | Medical Cannabis: Voices from the Frontlines. Our international
counterparts may be surging ahead in their paths to provide safe access for patients
who benefit from medical cannabis, but here in the US ... Archive for the
‘International’ Category In Case there was any Doubt… Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Posted by elizabeth | A new study entitled Marijuana Effectiveness as an HIV SelfCare Strategy, which was released this past weekend in Clinical Nursing Research,
indicates that persons living with HIV/AIDS rate cannabis as more effective in treating
the symptoms of anxiety, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, and neuropathy than other
prescription and over the counter medications.
The study, which was conducted over a two year period and included 775 patients
from the USA, Africa, and Puerto Rico, assessed the use of cannabis as a symptom
management approach for anxiety, depression, fatigue, diarrhea, nausea, and
peripheral neuropathy. 27% of survey participants reported using cannabis for
medicinal purposes.
Researchers wrote that cannabis use “was rated slightly more effective than
antidepressants for anxiety and depression, Imodium for diarrhea, [over the
counter] (OTC) medications for fatigue, and anti-epileptics and OTC medications
for neuropathy” while cannabis was rated “slightly less effective for nausea than
either prescribed or OTC medications.” Authors concluded that cannabis “is
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The Compassionate Coalition's mission: To defend the rights of medical
marijuana patients and care providers through education and community
participation. A nonprofit grassroots organization that helps build and support local
chapters nation-wide, linking them with other medical marijuana reform
organizations and resources. Contact Information - Mailing Address: The
Compassionate Coalition * 1500 Oliver Road, Ste-K * P.M.B. #248 * Fairfield, CA
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The Amsterdam THC Ministry, First Universal Church of Kantheism, is based on
ancient wisdom, modern science and the enlightening and healing properties of the
cannabis sacrament. Their mission includes liberating the sacred cannabis hemp plant
and the minds and spirits of those who do and of those who do not revere it. May we all
enjoy the rich, abundant, joyful and awakened life that is part of our natural inheritance.
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Ya-Hooka; Health_and_Medicinal/Buyers_Clubs Organizations and Compassion
Clubs providing access to medical marijuana ... Co-op ~ The Alternative Relief Co-op
is a patient-oriented medical cannabis dispensary located in San Francisco ... It Report
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India Event | Global Marijuana Marches - (0) No - cities from India have signed
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Marches | Demonstrations, Rallies and similar Action Items any situation where
activists are trying to educate or draw attention to - yet another - victim and people are
congregating ... like the Million Marijuana Marches ... will be listed here as we find out
about them.
HempFests | Street Fairs, Festivals and Farmers Markets - Music, Food and Stuff
for Sale or Barter - any opportunity for activists to booth, people to gather and businesses
to vend ... like any local versions of the Seattle Hempfest ... will be listed here as we find
out about them.
Other Types? Will be listed here. As we get the info. Know about one yourself? Got
an Idea? Post it on the Bulletin Board, below.
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Oaksterdam University | Oaksterdam is recognized around the world as a symbol
of the over-the-counter cannabis culture that emerged here and has gained
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US MI: Bill Allowing Medical Marijuana
Sales In Pharmacies
Detroit Free Press
14 Nov
2013
US TX: Editorial: Medical Marijuana
Texarkana Gazette
15 Nov
2013
Orlando Sentinel
14 Nov
2013
Sun-Sentinel
14 Nov
2013
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Review
14 Nov
2013
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Times
12 Nov
2013
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14 Nov
2013
Daily Camera
13 Nov
2013
Denver Post
13 Nov
2013
US FL: GOP's Compassionate Conservatism
Missing on Medical
US FL: OPED: Pot Smokers Out of Hiding
As Marijuana Becomes
US CA: Column: Marijuana Is Winning All
Its Elections
US PA: Medical Marijuana Might Ease 2Year-Old's 'Non-Stop'
US MA: Activists Eye Ballots For Full Pot
Legalization
US CA: Pastor, A Top Baca Aide, Put On
Leave
US CO: Boulder Council Clears Way For Pot
Sales In Early 2014
US CO: City Holds First Public Hearing
Drug War in India in general NEWs Feed
India: Candle Light Vigil Held Against Drug Abuse Greater
24 Jun
2013
India: After Drug Trafficking Residents Cry
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22 Jun
2013
India: Mafia Tentacles Spread Far And Wide
Deccan Herald
08 Jun
2013
India: Highway To Drug Addiction
Deccan Herald
08 Jun
2013
India: 'Undue Haste Shown In Expelling IIM
Students Caught Smoking
The Hindu
25 Nov
2012
India: Of Highs and Laws
The Times of
India
10 Nov
2012
India: Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Cops Join Hands
The Tribune
To Fight
11 Sep
2012
India: Students Blow Dough On Dope
DNA
19 Aug
2012
India: Drug Pushers Can Breeze In And Out Of Jail DNA
06 Aug
2012
India: Punjab On A Drug High: DGP Saini
Hindustan
Times
04 Aug
2012
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US marijuana streak named after Indian American medical scribe |
WASHINGTON: Indian American medical journalist Sanjay Gupta has had a
strain of cannabis named after him since he suggested a relook at the use of medical
marijuana changing his previous position on the controversial issue. A Colorado
medical dispensary named a new type of medical marijuana - Gupta Kush - after Gupta,
CNN's chief medical correspondent, adding him to a list of celebrities including President
Barack Obama who have namesake cannabis strains. >> Read more >>
The Times Of India - The joint campaign: Should we not legalize recreational use
of Cannabis? | NEW DELHI: What two American states, Washington and
Colorado, have decided to do - legalize recreational use of marijuana - was the norm
in India until 1985. All cannabis derivatives - marijuana (grass or ganja), hashish
(charas) and bhang - were legally sold in this country. As a matter of fact, most state
governments had their own retail shops to sell these drugs. India has known, consumed
and celebrated ganja, charas and bhang for millennia. >> Read more >>
Traces of Marijuana found in blood samples of medical student | New Delhi:
Blood and urine samples of the first year medical student who was found in a semicomatose state at the AIIMS auditorium and is battling for life, has revealed traces
of Cannabis, also known as Marijuana. Deepak Brajesh's condition, hospital sources
say is still critical and he is on ventilator. He would turn 19 on Sunday. His Uncle
Vijay Dhaiya, who has rushed with his father to Delhi from Jaipur said, "Doctors are still
not confirming anything. They have not yet told us about his blood reports. They have
asked us to pray to the Almighty for his life. It is birthday tomorrow." 18-year-old
Deepak Brajesh, pursuing MBBS from Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh medical college, was
found in a semi-comatose state at the AIIMS auditorium on September 18. He had come
to participate in a play at the AIIMS' annual festival along with his college friends on
September 16. >>Read more >>
Articles about Cannabis by Date - Page 3 - Times Of India | Cannabis News by
Date. Find breaking news, commentary, and archival information about Cannabis
From The Times Of India (Page 3 of 5) SCIENCE Cannabis can help make pain
more bearable December 25, 2012 | PTI LONDON: Cannabis offer relief to some
people by making pain more bearable rather than actually reducing it, a new
Oxford study has claimed. Using brain imaging, researchers found that the
psychoactive ingredient in cannabis reduced activity in a part of the brain linked to
emotional aspects of pain. But the effect on the pain experienced varied greatly, they
said. Oxford researchers recruited 12 healthy men to take part in their small study, the
BBC News reported. Participants were given either a 15mg tablet of THC (delta-9tetrahydrocannabinol) >> Read more >>
Time to end Cannabis Prohibition in India | Marijuana.com | Home > Forums >
News > The Drug War Headline News > Time to end Cannabis Prohibition in India
>> India needs to amend its skewed laws to legalise the use of hashish, says Arvind
Kala | Why doesn’t a globalising India harmonise its drug laws with the rest of the
western world? Holland, which legalised cannabis (charas) way back in 1976, has
1200 licensed “coffee shops”where any individual over 18 can buy up to five grams
of marijuana — enough for five ‘joints’. Portugal has no criminal penalties for use,
possession and acquisition of even illicit drugs in quantities up to a 10-day supply. Spain,
Belgium, and Italy allow a person to use hashish privately. And in Britain’s Brixton area
of South London, the police don’t prosecute a marijuana-user, they just confiscate his
stuff.
In fact, most of western Europe, Canada, and pockets of the US have concluded that
drug-users should be left alone because they harm nobody but themselves. But in
India, an individual with a few grams of charas gets 10 years in jail while the punishment
is just seven years for a robbery, kidnapping, or maiming a child for beggary. Not just
that, the 10-year sentence comes with a Rs 1 lakh fine, bail during trial is difficult, and a
second conviction attracts the death penalty.
The result is that this draconian 1985 law has been an instrument of extortion in the
hands of the Indian police for 19 long years. Though the 10-year prison sentence
under the NDPS (Narcotic & Psychotropic Substances) Act is supposedly for drug
traffickers while users get just one to three years, in practice most offenders are
threatened with prosecution as traffickers to make them pay up. Many of the victims
are India’s poorest people like coolies and rickshaw-wallahs who smoke charas or ganja
to seek temporary oblivion from the wretchedness of their daily lives. >> Read more >>
Marijuana may raise testicular cancer risk: Study - 9 Feb 2009 | Washington
Marijuana use may increase the risk of developing testicular cancer, in particular a
more aggressive form of the disease, according to a US study published on Monday.
The study of 369 Seattle-area men ages 18 to 44 with testicular cancer and 979 men
in the same age bracket without the disease found that current marijuana users
were 70 per cent more likely to develop it compared to nonusers. "This is the first
study to look at this question, and by itself is not definitive. And there's a lot more
research that would have to be done in order to be more confident that marijuana use
really is important in a man's risk of developing testicular cancer," Schwartz said in a
telephone interview. ... Visit: http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Marijuana-mayraise-testicular-cancer-risk-Study/421158/
India; Marijuana use linked to higher testicular cancer risk Washington February 09, 2009 | A new study by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center has revealed that frequent and/or long-term marijuana use may
significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of
testicular cancer. ... Study participants were also asked about other habits that may be
correlated with marijuana use, including smoking and alcohol consumption. ... The
researchers emphasize that their results are not definitive, but rather open a door to more
research
questions.
...
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Indians nabbed in Nepal with marijuana - 8 December 2007 | KATHMANDU:
The authorities in Nepal on Saturday arrested three Indian nationals in the
country's eastern Parsa district with more than one kg of marijuana. The police
arrested Manish Kumar Sharma, Ramesh Mishra and Gokesh Mishra, residents of
Gorakhpur on Saturday with more than one kg of marijuana. The three Indian
nationals were arrested during a search operation while they were returning from
Hetauda, said Parsa district police office. The police have seized the car (UP 4 DL
9738) in which the three persons were travelling, the Kantipur online reported. The
security forces in India and Nepal have resorted to increased patrolling to check crossborder criminal activities in the Terai plains. The porous Indo-Nepal border has been
frequently used by criminals for smuggling and other illegal activities. ...
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_marijuana/articleshow/2607015.cms
Help needed to protect India's medical marijuana patients - Dec 2 2007 |
Somewhere in India, a deaf man is jailed for several more years, unless political
pressure can free him. Why is he in jail? He is in jail because he was caught with
some illegal drugs. This extremely complicated case mixes facts with allegations on
both sides: In August 2000, Ian Stillman, a 50-ish, diabetic, British deaf (since age
two) charity worker for almost 30 years, was arrested in India after the police found
a 20 kg bag of a drug (cannabis) in a taxi he rode in. The arrest took place in a town
where drug smuggling is common. Stillman, who has an artificial leg, was sentenced
to ten years in prison. Stillman did not have an interpreter for the several-hours
police interrogation. Immediately after the interrogation he was taken into custody.
His case did not come up for trial for ten months. Legal Rights for Deaf People - Case
of Ian Stillman - Deaf Charity Worker | A look at the internationally controversial case of
Ian Stillman, a deaf man jailed in India for drug smuggling.
Visit http://deafness.about.com/cs/archivedarticles/a/ianstillman.htm
US Government Says It Will Stop Interfering with Medical Marijuana |
According to this article, US Attorney General Eric Holder has said that states will
be allowed to make their own rules about medical marijuana, and that the US
federal government will stop raiding medical marijuana dispensaries in California.
(See article “Can Marijuana Help Rescue California’s Economy?”at this link) In the
1990s, several US states passed referendums which allowed marijuana to be used legally
for medical purposes. In a referendum, the registered voters vote directly on the proposed
law, as opposed to the law being passed by the state legislature. Thus, when these states
passed these referendums, it meant that the citizens of these states really wanted medical
marijuana to be made legal.
However, in a blatant disregard for democracy and the people’s will, under the
Bush administration, the national government refused to accept this law, and carried out
raids of the medical marijuana dispensaries. ... Click > here < for more.
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The American Alliance For Medical Cannabis (AAMC) | Dedicated to bringing
patients, caregivers and volunteers the facts they need to make informed decisions
about whether Cannabis is the right medicine for them,the laws surrounding
Medicinal Marijuana in your area, political activism and even handy recipes and guides
to growing your own nontoxic medicine. visit: http://www.letfreedomgrow.com/newst21.htm
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Common Sense for Drug Policy: Medical Marijuana Facts & News. Tuesday, July
12, 2005. Search using CSDP's own search tool or use. WWW Common Sense. More
CSDP News Pages ... card program for medical marijuana patients. The suspension has
... consequences of issuing medical marijuana ID cards that could affect medical
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some HISTORY
Religious and spiritual use of cannabis From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Spiritual use of cannabis) | This article is about cannabis used in a
religious or spiritual context. Cannabis has an ancient history of ritual usage as an
aid to trance and has been traditionally used in a religious context throughout the
Old World. Herodotus wrote about early ceremonial practices by the Scythians,
which are thought to have occurred from the 5th to 2nd century BCE. Itinerant
sadhus have used it in India for centuries, and the Rastafari movement has
embraced it in modern times. Anthropologist Sula Benet claimed historical evidence
and etymological comparison show that the Holy anointing oil used by the Hebrews
contained cannabis extracts, "kaneh bosm", and that it is also listed as an incense
tree in the original Hebrew and Aramaic texts of the Old Testament. Early Christians
used cannabis oil for medicinal purposes and as part of the baptismal process to confirm
the forgiveness of sins and "right of passage" into the Kingdom of Heaven. The Unction,
Seal, laying on of hands, the Counselor, and the Holy Spirit are all often synonymous of
the Holy anointing oil. Early Gnostic texts indicate that the Chrism is essential to
becoming a "Christian". Some Muslims of the Sufi order have used cannabis as a tool for
spiritual exploration.
Hindu and Buddhist use | Cannabis was used in Hindu culture as early as 1500
BCE, and its ancient use is confirmed within the Vedas (Sama Veda, Rig Veda, and
Atharva Veda). Cannabis or ganja is associated with worship of the Hindu god
Shiva, who is popularly believed to like the hemp plant. Ganja is offered to Shiva
images, especially on Shivratri festival. This practice is particularly witnessed at
temples of Benares, Baidynath and Tarakeswar. Ganja is not only offered to the god, but
also consumed by Shaivite (sect of Shiva) yogis. Charas is smoked by some Shaivite
devotees and cannabis itself is seen as a gift ("prasad," or offering) to Shiva to aid in
sadhana. Some of the wandering ascetics in India known as sadhus smoke charas out of a
clay chillum.
During the Hindu festival of Holi, people consume a drink called bhang which
contains cannabis flowers. According to one description, when elixir of life was
produced from the churning of the ocean by the gods and the demons, Shiva created
cannabis from his own body to purify the elixir (whence, for cannabis, the epithet
angaj or body-born). Another account suggests that the cannabis plant sprang when
a drop of the elixir dropped on the ground. Thus, cannabis is used by sages due to
association with elixir and Shiva. Wise drinking of bhang, according to religious rites,
is believed to cleanse sins, unite one with Shiva and avoid the miseries of hell in the
after-life. In contrast, foolish drinking of bhang without rites is considered a sin.
Researchers claim that Siddhartha ate only hemp for six years prior to becoming the
Buddha in the 5th century BCE. Cannabis continues to play a significant role in the
meditation ritual of Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, and has been a practice since 500 BCE
when
cannabis
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regarded
as
a
holy
plant.
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Amsterdam Cannabis Ministry : Marijuana Religion | "Marijuana religion", wat
would that be? you might ask... Well, for one, nothing new. Marijuana has been
used in religious rituals by many cultures since the beginning of human kind.
Marijuana, has been, and still is, a Holy plant in many cultures on all the continents
that it grows on, and it grows in nearly every continent on our beautifull planet, and
in nearly every country. Tradition in India maintains that the gods sent man the
Hemp plant so that he might attain delight, courage, and have heightened sexual
desires. When nectar or Amrita dropped down from heaven, Marijuana sprouted
from it. Another story tells how, when the gods, helped by demons, churned the milk
ocean to obtain Amrita, one of the resulting nectars was Marijuana. It was consecrated to
Shiva and was [the godess] Indra’s favourite drink. After the churning of the ocean,
demons attempted to gain control of Amrita, but the gods were able to prevent this
seizure, giving Marijuana the name Vijaya (“victory”) to commemorate their success.
Ever since, this plant of the gods has been held in India to bestow supernatural powers on
its users. ... It is our opinion that cannabis is the original sacrament of Hebrew, Christian,
Muslim, Hindu, Shinto, Buddhist, Rasta and ... HINDUISM (India) The God Shiva ...
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ASA : Medical Cannabis and Our Community ... medical cannabis in their
neighborhood and who medical cannabis patients ... plant (from which cannabis
comes) has been cultivated in India and the Far East ... Medical Cannabis and Our
Community by Don Duncan | You are probably reading this booklet because a
medical cannabis (marijuana)[1] dispensing collective is operating in your
neighborhood or someone has proposed opening one nearby. This booklet is
designed for community members who have questions about medical cannabis in
their neighborhood and about who medical cannabis patients are. The field of
medical cannabis is new in California and it is natural for neighbors to have questions
and concerns. This booklet also discusses some of the legal issues surrounding this topic.
Most importantly, Medical Cannabis & Our Community is intended to help in
understanding the impact medical cannabis and dispensing collectives may have on a
community.
Accordingly, as a well-informed community member, you will be better able to
participate in the discussion about medical cannabis in your neighborhood. ... The
medical use of cannabis goes back to ancient times. The earliest reference dates back as
many as 5000 years. The hemp plant (from which cannabis comes) has been cultivated in
India and the Far East for thousands of years. Here in the United States, cannabis was a
common ingredient in medications until 1937, when the plant was outlawed by the
Marijuana Tax Act, despite the objections of the American Medical Association.[2] ...
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Cannabis in India: ancient lore and modern medicine, by Ethan Russo, GW
Pharmaceuticals, 2235 Wylie Avenue, Missoula, MT 59809, USA | Introduction:
Ayurvedic medicine: India is a land steeped in faith and mysticism. Ayurveda,
combining the Sanskrit words for life and knowledge, is a system of medicine
intertwined inextricably with these traits. That a core of belief combined with
empirical experimentation could produce a viable medical regimen still widely
practiced after well over 3000 years is astounding to Western physicians. Cannabis
was similarly bound to faith and mysticism in India in the past, in the Hindu and
Islamic traditions, as well as in numerous other minority religions [1]. Merlin
recently explained it well [2], “with the powerful tools of modern science and human
imagination, our understanding of our deep-rooted desire to experience ecstasy in the
original sense of the word (to break the mind free from the body and communicate with
the ‘gods’ or the ancestors) will become clear with time”. This chapter will seek to
examine the medical claims for cannabis of the past, and place them in a contemporary
light given current pharmacological knowledge.
Ayurveda is based on a conceptual medical system that seeks to balance three
functional elements, called doshas, that the human body is composed of, and are
commonly represented as Vata or Vayu (ether or air), Pitta (fire and water) and
Kapha (phlegm or water and earth). Nadkarni [3] has rejected these simple
relationships in favor of more abstract assignations [3]: “…the word Vayu, does not
imply ‘Wind’ in Ayurvedic literature, but comprehends all the phenomena which come
under the functions of the Central and Sympathetic Nervous Systems; that the word Pitta
does not essentially mean ‘Bile’ but signifies the functions of Thermogenesis or heat
production and metabolism, comprehending in its scope the process of digestion,
coloration of blood and formation of various secretions and excretions and that the word
Kapha does not mean ‘Phlegm’ but is used primarily to imply the functions of Thermotaxis or heat regulation and secondarily formation of the various preservative fluids, e.g.,
Mucus, Synovia, etc., " Cannabis was similarly bound to faith and mysticism in India in
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The Consumers Union Report on Licit and Illicit Drugs, by Edward M. Brecher
and the Editors of Consumer Reports Magazine, 1972 - Part VIII - Marijuana and
Hashish | Marijuana is the popular name for a plant, Cannabis Sativa, also known
as hemp. Marijuana is also the common name of the drug prepared by drying the
leaves and flowering tops of the plant. The leaves and tops contain several members
of a group of chemicals known as the cannabinoids. Hashish is the drug produced
by drying the resin exuded by the marijuana plant. The resin is richer in cannabinoids
than the leaves and tops–– one gram of hashish is said to have the effectiveness of five to
eight grams of marijuana–– but the potency of both marijuana and hashish varies widely
from sample to sample. One of the cannabinoids, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol or THC,
was for a time believed to be the major active ingredient; the role of THC in the
marijuana experience, however, is now in question.
Marijuana in the Old World The "weed" that in the United States and Mexico is
commonly called marijuana, hemp, or cannabis is in fact a highly useful plant
cultivated throughout recorded history and perhaps much earlier as well. There is
only one species–– its scientific name is Cannabis sativa–– which yields both a
potent drug and a strong fiber long used in the manufacture of fine linen as well as
canvas and rope. The seeds are valued as birdseed and the oil, which resembles
linseed oil, is valuable because paints made with it dry quickly. ... The first known
reference to marijuana in India is to be found in the Atharva Veda, which may date as far
back as the second millennium B.C. 2 Another quite early reference appears on certain
cuneiform tablets unearthed in the Royal Library of Ashurbanipal, an Assyrian king.
Ashurbanipal lived about 650 B.C.; but the cuneiform descriptions of marijuana in his
library "are generally regarded as obvious copies of much older texts," 3 says Dr. Robert
P. Walton, an American physician and authority on marijuana who assembled much of
the
historical
data
here
reviewed.
...
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Medical cannabis - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Cannabis Indica (now
referred to as Cannabis sativa subsp. indica),[1] Fluid Extract, American Druggists
Syndicate, pre-1937. Medical cannabis (commonly referred to as "medical
marijuana") refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a physician-recommended
drug or herbal therapy, as well as synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other
cannabinoids. There are many studies regarding the use of cannabis in a medicinal
context.[2][3] Use generally requires a prescription, and distribution is usually done
within a framework defined by local laws. There are several methods for administration
of dosage, including vaporizing or smoking dried buds, drinking or eating extracts, and
taking synthetic THC pills.[4][5] The comparible efficacy of these methods was the
subject of an investigative study by the National Institutes of Health.[3]
Medicinal use of cannabis is legal in a limited number of territories worldwide,
including Canada, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Israel, Finland, and
Portugal. In the United States, 13 states have recognized medical marijuana:
Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana,
Nevada,
New
Mexico,
Oregon,
Rhode
Island,
Vermont
and
Washington;[6][7] although California, Colorado, New Mexico and Rhode Island are
currently the only states to utilize "dispensaries" to sell medical cannabis. ...
Ancient India Surviving texts from ancient India confirm that cannabis'
psychoactive properties were recognized, and doctors used it for a variety of
illnesses and ailments. These included insomnia, headaches, a whole host of
gastrointestinal disorders, and pain: cannabis was frequently used to relieve the pain of
childbirth.[130] ... Visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#Ancient_India
Medical cannabis: Information from Answers.com | Medical cannabis (commonly
referred to as "medical marijuana") refers to the use of the Cannabis plant as a
physician-recommended drug or herbal therapy, as well as synthetic
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids. There are many studies
regarding the use of cannabis in a medicinal context.[2][3] Use generally requires a
prescription, and distribution is usually done within a framework defined by local laws.
There are several methods for administration of dosage, including vaporizing or
smoking dried buds, drinking or eating extracts, and taking synthetic THC
pills.[4][5] The comparible efficacy of these methods was the subject of an
investigative study by the National Institutes of Health.[3] ... Ancient India | Surviving
texts from ancient India confirm that cannabis' psychoactive properties were recognized,
and doctors used it for a variety of illnesses and ailments. These included insomnia,
headaches, a whole host of gastrointestinal disorders, and pain: cannabis was frequently
used
to
relieve
the
pain
of
childbirth.[130]
...
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The Birth of Marijuana - Posted: Sep 30th, 2007 | The first use of marijuana can
be traced way back in the Neolithic age as evidenced by a burnt marijuana seed that
was found in the sacrament brazier in a very old interment spot in Romania today.
It is said that in the past, the people who were using marijuana the most were the
Hindus from Nepal and India, and the people who were eaters of hashish called
Hashshashins from Syria. At that time, marijuana was called ganjika in Sanskit. In
Nepali and Indian language, it is called ganja. Sometimes, a kind of drug called
soma was associated with marijuana. According to the Vegas, it is considered as a
holy intoxicating hallucinogen. ... In countries like Nepal and India, nomadic religious
sadhus have been using marijuana for centuries now. ... Marijuana was brought in by
Indian laborers to the Americans in the middle of the 19th century. Marijuana use was
initiated during the time of Indian indenture system that was implemented by the British
Empire. Nowadays, marijuana is still recognized as ganja, which is the Sanskrit
translation
of
marijuana,
Coolie
or
Indian
wee.
...
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Erowid Cannabis Vault : Culture #3 - Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding
- The History of the Intoxicant Use of Marihuana see also: The History of the
Medical Use of Marihuana - From: Marihuana, A Signal of Misunderstanding, the
Report of the US National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, 1972 | This
section discusses the non-medical use of cannabis. ... Chopra, R. N.: "Use of Hemp
Drugs in India," The Indian Medical Gazette, (June 1940) ...
The preceding history of the medical use of marihuana has provided an outline of
how marihuana has been alleged to care diseases and relieve pain. This section
discusses the non-medical use of cannabis. The survey includes a discussion of
marihuana use in India, the rest of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the United States; and
a concluding analysis of the intoxicant use in contemporary times. Assessing
marihuana's use as an intoxicant is difficult because for many people around the world,
its importance as an intoxicant has been secondary to its use as a folk medicine or a
ceremonial adjunct (Grinspoon, 1971: 173-174). Caffeine and nicotine apart, cannabis is
second in worldwide popularity only to alcohol.
India | Marihuana was probably first used as an intoxicant in India around 1000
B.C., and soon became an integral part of Hindu culture (Snyder, 1970: 125). In
China, where the marihuana plant had been used to make cloth and certain
medicines for centuries, it was not recorded as an intoxicant. Explanations are
unclear as to why marihuana was used as an intoxicant in India but not in
China. Marihuana was also used as an intoxicant in other parts of the world prior to 500
A.D. but was not as well documented as the use of opium. The drug "nepenthe" in
Homer's Odyssey is believed by a number of scholars to have been a brew in which the
most active ingredient was hemp (Brotteaux, 1967: 10). Galen wrote in the second
century that it was customary to promote hilarity and happiness at banquets by giving the
guests hemp (Reininger, 1967: 14-15).
Cannabis is used in three different preparations in India (Snyder, 1970: 27). The
first is called bhang, comparable in potency to marihuana in the United States. It is
made from the leaves and stems of uncultivated plants and blended into a pleasant
tasting liquid concoction. The second is ganja, more potent than bhang, made from
the tops of cultivated plants. The third and most potent preparation, charas, is
similar to hashish or "hash" and is obtained by scraping the resin from the leaves of
the cultivated plants. Hard blocks are pressed from this material which are
converted for smoking. High-caste Hindus are not permitted to use alcohol. But they are
allowed bhang at religious ceremonials, and also employ it as an intoxicant at marriage
ceremonies and family festivals. Bhang is used by laborers in India in much the same
way as beer is used in the United States (Barber, 1970: 80).
The lower classes of India use either a few pulls at a ganja pipe or sip a glass of
bhang at the end of the day to relieve fatigue (Grinspoon, 1971: 173), to obtain a
sense of well-being, to stimulate appetite, and to enable them to bear more
cheerfully the "strain and monotony of . . . daily routines" (Geller and Boas, 1969:
5). These types of users and objectives are frequently the reverse of those in the United
States where marihuana users consider themselves an exclusive and advanced "in-group"
(Andrews and Vinkenoog, 1967: iii). A major intoxicant use in India is for religious
purposes. ... Visit: http://www.erowid.org/plants/cannabis/cannabis_culture3.shtml
MEDICAL CANNABIS Marihuana history | Medical cannabis ( hemp ), the
history of marihuana ( marijuana ) and ... The cannabis preparations used in India
often serve as a folk standard of potency. ... ... Medical use of Cannabis (also called
Marihuana or Marijuana). Support for the forbidden medicine. History of
Cannabis Some Hemp Facts ... The plants highest in resin therefore grow in hot regions
like Mexico, the Middle East, and India. When the reproductive process is over and the
fruits are fully ripe, no more resin is secreted. The cannabis preparations used in India
often serve as a folk standard of potency. The three varieties are known as bhang, ganja,
and charas. The least potent and cheapest preparation, bhang, is produced from the dried
and crushed leaves, seeds, and stems.
Ganja, prepared from the flowering tops of cultivated female plants, is two or three
times as strong as bhang; the difference is somewhat akin to the difference between
beer and fine Scotch. Charas is the pure resin, also known as hashish in the Middle
East. Any of these preparations can be smoked, eaten, or mixed in drinks. The
marihuana used in the United States is equivalent to bhang or, increasingly in
recent years, to ganja. ... A native of central Asia, cannabis may have been cultivated as
long as ten thousand years ago. It was certainly cultivated in China by 4000 B.C. and in
Turkestan by 3000 B.C. It has long been used as a medicine in India, China, the Middle
East, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and South America. The first evidence for medicinal
use of cannabis is an herbal published during the reign of the Chinese emperor Chen
Nung five thousand years ago.
Cannabis was recommended for malaria, constipation, rheumatic pains,
absentmindedness, and female disorders. Another Chinese herbal recommended a
mixture of hemp, resin, and wine as an analgesic during surgery. In India cannabis
has been recommended to quicken the mind, lower fevers, induce sleep, cure
dysentery, stimulate appetite, improve digestion, relieve headaches, and cure
venereal disease. In Africa it was used for dysentery, malaria, and other fevers. The
first Western physician to take an interest in cannabis as a medicine was W B.
O'Shaughnessey, a young professor at the Medical College of Calcutta who had observed
its use in India. He gave cannabis to animals, satisfied himself that it was safe, and began
to use it with patients suffering from rabies, rheumatism, epilepsy, and tetanus.
In a report published in 1839, he wrote that he had found tincture of hemp (a
solution of cannabis in alcohol, taken orally) to be an effective analgesic. He was also
impressed with its muscle relaxant properties and called it an anticonvulsive remedy
of the greatest value. Meanwhile, reports on cannabis accumulated in the medical
literature. In 1860 Dr. R. R. M'Meens reported the findings of the Committee on
Cannabis Indica to the Ohio State Medical Society. After acknowledging a debt to
O'Shaughnessey, M'Meens reviewed symptoms and conditions for which Indian hemp
had been found useful, including tetanus, neuralgia, dysmenorrhea (painful
menstruation), convulsions, rheumatic and childbirth pain, asthma, postpartum psychosis,
gonorrhea, and chronic bronchitis.
In 1890, J. R. Reynolds, a British physician, summarized thirty years of experience
with Cannabis indica, recommending it for patients with senile insomnia and
suggesting that in this class of cases I have found nothing comparable in utility to a
moderate dose of Indian hemp. According to Reynolds, hemp remained effective for
months and even years without an increase in the dose. He also found it valuable in the
treatment of various forms of neuralgia, including tic douloureux (a painful facial
neurological disorder), and added that it was useful in preventing migraine attacks. ...
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Erowid Cannabis Vault : Medical #3 - History of the Medical Use of Marijuana,
from the National Commission of Marijuana and Drug Abuse (see also: The History
of the Intoxicant Use of Marihuana), From: Marihuana, A Signal of
Misunderstanding, the Report of the US National Commission on Marihuana and
Drug Abuse, 1972 | The religious use of cannabis in India is thought to have
preceded its medical use (Blum and Associates, II, 1969: 73; Snyder, 1970: 125). ...
The term "marihuana" is a word with indistinct origins. Some believe it is derived
from the Mexican words for "Mary Jane"; others hold that "marihuana" comes
from. the Portuguese word marigu-ano which means "intoxicant" (Geller and Boas,
1969: 14). This chapter outlines the many and varied uses of marihuana through history,
and deals with its use in medicine and its use as an intoxicant.
The experience of the 1960's might lead one to surmise that marihuana use spreads
explosively. The chronicle of its 3,000 year history, however, shows that this
"explosion" has been characteristic only of the contemporary scene. The plant has
been grown for fiber and as a source of medicine for several thousand years, but
until 500 A.D. its use as a mind-altering drug was almost solely confined in
India. The drug and its uses reached the Middle and Near East during the next several
centuries, and then moved across North Africa, appeared in Latin America and the
Caribbean, and finally entered the United States in the early decades of this century
(Snyder, 1970: 129).
... This historical survey of the medical uses of marihuana is introduced by abroad
overview of its use, including brief notes on current and projected research, and
then considers specific historical settings and circumstances in ancient China,
moving on to Egypt, India, Greece, Africa, and the Western World. ... Cannabis
sativa has been used therapeutically from the earliest records, nearly 5,000 years
ago, to the present day (Mikuriya, 1969: 34) and its products have been widely
noted for their effects, both physiological and psychological, throughout the world.
Although the Chinese and Indian cultures knew about the properties of this drug
from very early times, this information did not become general in the Near and
Middle East until after the fifth century A.D., when travelers, traders and
adventurers began to carry knowledge of the drug westward to Persia and
Arabia. ... Concern about cannabis as an intoxicant led the government of India to
establish the India Hemp Commission of 1893-94 to examine the entire question of
cannabis use in India.
There are exceptions in treatment in which cannabis cannot apparently be
successfully subsituted for. The work of Pascal seems to show that Indian Hemp has
remarkable properties in revealing the subconscious; hence, it can be used for
psychological, psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic research (Hearings, House of
Representatives, 1937: 91). Although cannabis drugs are generally regarded as
obsolete and rarely used in "western" medicine today, cannabis is "still used
extensively in the Ayruvedic, Unani and Tibbi systems of medicine of the IndianPakastani subcontinent" ("The Cannabis Problem, 1962: 27). The Pharmacopoeias
of India mention cannabis use in the recent past. Two preparations of cannabis, a
liquid extract and a tincture, are listed in the 1954 and 1966 Pharmacopoeias of
India which contain descriptions of cannabis and its extract and how it is made
(Chopra & Chopra, 1957: 9). A more recent source makes reference to the fact that "in
contemporary India and Pakistan, there continues to be widespread indigenous medical,
'quasi-medical,' and illicit use of both opium and cannabis" (Chopra & Chopra, 1957: 1213). Bouquet notes that hemp resin is occasionally used in the native medicines of the
countries where it is collected. He points especially to India where, "the medical systems
. . . make much use of cannabis as a sedative, hypnotic, analgesic, anti-spasmodic and
anti-hemorrhoidal" (Bulletin on Narcotics, 1962:27).
India | Prior to the 10th century B.C., bhang, a cannabis preparation, was used as
an anesthetic and antiphlegmatic in India. In the second century A.D., a Chinese
physician, Hoa-Tho, prescribed it as an analgesic in surgical procedures (Mikuriya,
1969: 34). From the 10th century B.C. up to 1945 (and even to the present time),
cannabis has been used in India to treat a wide variety of human maladies. The drug is
highly regarded by some medical practitioners in that country.
The religious use of cannabis in India is thought to have preceded its medical use
(Blum and Associates, II, 1969: 73; Snyder, 1970: 125). The religious use of cannabis
is to help "the user to free his mind from worldly distractions and to concentrate on
the Supreme Being" (Barber, 1970: 80). Cannabis is used in Hindu and Sikh temples
and at Mohammedan shrines. Besides using the drug as an aid to meditation, it is also
used to overcome hunger and thirst by the religious mendicants. In Nepal, it is distributed
on certain feast days at the temples of all Shiva followers (Blum & Associates, 1969, 11:
63).
[Erowid note: The earliest-known source for the claim that Sikhs made ceremonial
use of bhang is the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report written in 1894. The
report states "Witness Sodhi Iswar Singh, Extra Assistant Commissioner, says :'As
far as I know, bhang is pounded by the Sikhs on the Dasehra day, and it is
ordinarily binding upon every Sikh to drink it as a sacred draught by mixing water
with it,'" (chapter 9, section 440). The historical use of cannabis in the Sikh religion has
been strongly contested, and there does not appear to be evidence of such use in modern
times. Christian Rätsch's encyclopedic Marijuana Medicine makes no mention of use of
cannabis by the Sikhs.]
The Hindus spoke of the drug as the "heavenly guide," "the soother of grief."
Considered holy, it was described as a sacred grass during the Vedic period (Fort,
1969: 15). A reference to cannabis in Hindu scriptures is the following:To the Hindu
the hemp plant is holy. A guardian lives in bhang ... Bhang is the joy giver, the sky filer,
the heavenly guide, the poor man's heaven, the soother of grief ... No god or man is as
good as the religious drinker of Mang. The students of the scriptures of Benares are given
bhang before they sit to study. At Benares, Ujjain and other holy places, yogis take deep
draughts of Mang that they may center their thoughts on the Eternal . . . By the help of
Mang ascetics pass days without food or drink. The supporting power of Mang has
brought many a Hindu family safe through the miseries of famine (Snyder, 1970: 125). ...
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Informational Guide on Medical Cannabis | If you have ever heard of the song,
“Lets Go Get Stoned,” as sung by Ray Charles or Joe Cocker, you know the lyrics
were referring to getting high or using cannabis aka marijuana. This mind altering
drug goes by other names as well; names such as weed, pot, joint, blunt, hash and
mary jane are quite common among users. Cannabis is a plant that contains a
chemical called cannabinoids or cannabinolidic acids. Another substance that is found
in cannabis is THC, or Tetrahydrocannabinol, which gives the users that “high”
sensation. When speaking of marijuana, the actual substance used in creating the high
feeling comes from the leaves and flowering tops of the cannabis plant. Marijuana is
considered to be a schedule 1 controlled substance today, because of the THC, which can
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THE REEFER MADNESS ERA, REEFER MADNESS BOOKS (Info, History)
By definition, it would be a contradiction in terms to list or classify a Reefer
Madness book as a work of "Non-Fiction." Thus both genres are group together
here simply as "Hard Cover" books; if only to distinguish them from the "Pulp
Fiction" or "Dime Store novels" discussed elsewhere. However where appropriate
the terms [Fiction] and [Non-Fiction] are used. Please take note - This Index consists
solely of those books that the museum has been able to locate and is in no way shape or
form complete. It should be thought of only as a starting point.
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Cannabis as Medicine
Treating Yourself | Medical Cannabis reference links. ... Mission:
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have info and links like International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM) | The
International Association for Cannabis as Medicine (IACM) was founded in
March 2000. It is a scientific society advocating the improvement of the legal
situation for the use of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.) and its
pharmacologically most important active compounds, the cannabinoids, for
therapeutic applications through promotion of research and dissemination of
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Marijuana and Medicine: Assessing the Science Base | INSTITUTE OF
MEDICINE (IOM) Report, 1999. The medical use of marijuana is surrounded
by a cloud of social, political, and religious controversy, which obscures the facts
that should be considered in the debate.
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Marijuana: The Forbidden Medicine - by Dr. Grinspoon | Since marijuana
is largely a folk medicine, not generally recognized by the medical
establishment, the people who know most about it are those who use it on
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so that we can share it with potential patients and physicians. ... Visit http://rxmarijuana.com/exchange.htm.
Drug War Facts on medical marijuana | "A valuable resource for anyone
concerned with drug policy." — Ira Rosen, Senior Producer, ABC News. "A
compendium of facts that fly in the face of accepted wisdom." — David F.
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Health Canada - Information for the Patient - Marihuana (Cannabis) |
This leaflet [link] is published by Health Canada for patients who have been
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Marijuana (Cannabis indica Lam.) Habitat. ... Botanical: Cannabis sativa (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Urticaceae Description Constituents Medicinal Action and Uses
Dosage Synonyms -- Cannabis Indica. Cannabis Chinense. Ganeb. Ganja. Kif. Hanf.
Tekrouri. Chanvre. | Part Used -- The dried, flowering tops of the female, or pistillate
plants. | Habitat -- India.
Marijuana (Cannabis indica Lam.) Click on graphic for larger image Habitat. In
Britain, and formerly elsewhere, only Hemp grown in India was recognized as official,
but the heavy tax has resulted in the admission by the United States of any active
Cannabis sativa, whether grown in the States or in Africa, Turkey, Turkestan, Asia
Minor, Italy, or Spain.
Description -- The plant is an annual, the erect stems growing from 3 to 10 feet or
more high, very slightly branched, having greyish-green hairs. The leaves are
palmate, with five to seven leaflets (three on the upper leaves), numerous, on long
thin petioles with acute stipules at the base, linear-lanceolate, tapering at both ends,
the margins sharply serrate, smooth and dark green on the upper surface, lighter
and downy on the under one. The small flowers are unisexual, the male having five
almost separate, downy, pale yellowish segments, and the female a single, hairy,
glandular, five-veined leaf enclosing the ovary in a sheath. The ovary is smooth, onecelled, with one hanging ovule and two long, hairy thread-like stigmas extending beyond
the flower for more than its own length. The fruit is small, smooth, light brownish-grey in
colour, and completely filled by the seed.
Hemp grows naturally in Persia, Northern India and Southern Siberia, and
probably in China. It is largely cultivated in Central and Southern Russia. It is
sometimes found as a weed in England, probably due to seeds from birdcages, as they are
much used in feeding tame birds. The drug that is official in Europe comes from Bogra
and Rajshabi, north of Calcutta, or sometimes from Guzerat and Madras. It is called
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by
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