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Yeah, used for rituals etc. I think most of the world too. It's also used in medicines. Ayurveda has always used it. And of course, modern medicine uses its con
by knowThySelfx 9y ago
Yeah, used for rituals etc. I think most of the world too. It's also used in medicines. Ayurveda has always used it. And of course, modern medicine uses its contents.
But I wonder what made weed illegal in most countries? I assume it happened not so long ago. Perhaps a century.
- eropple 9y agoI can't speak to most countries, but the United States did so largely due to concerted efforts to tar it as a drug of "negroes" and "Mexicans" and to attach to it mostly-untrue stories. "Reefer Madness" is an awful movie, but it's an awful movie that exists to push a policy position.
- knowThySelfx 9y agoUnderstood. Here's a little overview of what happened in India: https://www.quora.com/When-and-why-was-marijuana-made-illegal-in-India-and-what-was-its-legal-status-prior-to-the-NDPS-act https://www.quora.com/When-and-why-was-marijuana-made-illega...
- digi_owl 9y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Convention_on_Narcotic_Drugs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Convention_on_Narcotic_...