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Marihuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
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Marihuana - The First Twelve Thousand Years (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)
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Of all the plants men have ever grown, none has been praised and
denounced as often as marihuana (Cannabis sativa). Throughout the
ages, marihuana has been extolled as one of man's greatest
benefactors and cursed as one of his greatest scourges. Marihuana
is undoubtedly a herb that has been many things to many people.
Armies and navies have used it to make war, men and women to make
love. Hunters and fishermen have snared the most ferocious
creatures, from the tiger to the shark, in its herculean weave.
Fashion designers have dressed the most elegant women in its supple
knit. Hangmen have snapped the necks of thieves and murderers with
its fiber. Obstetricians have eased the pain of childbirth with its
leaves. Farmers have crushed its seeds and used the oil within to
light their lamps. Mourners have thrown its seeds into blazing
fires and have had their sorrow transformed into blissful ecstasy
by the fumes that filled the air. Marihuana has been known by many
names: hemp, hashish, dagga, bhang, loco weed, grass-the list is
endless. Formally christened Cannabis sativa in 1753 by Carl
Linnaeus, marihuana is one of nature's hardiest specimens. It needs
little care to thrive. One need not talk to it, sing to it, or play
soothing tranquil Brahms lullabies to coax it to grow. It is as
vigorous as a weed. It is ubiquitous. It fluorishes under nearly
every possible climatic condition."
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