Cannabis, also known as hemp or marijuana, evolved about 28 million years ago on the eastern plateau of Tibet, according to a pollen study published in May. The plant, a close relative of the common hops found in beer, still grows wild in Central Asia. While cannabis is generally said to have originated in Central Asia, the indica plant comes more specifically from regions in the Middle East. Places like Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tibet, this makes sense considering that some of the OG varieties pay homage to their birthplace and are given names like Afghan Kush.
The exact lineages and the reasons why this particular strain thrived in these regions are not entirely clear, although, like most plants, it's probably due to climate and location. This discovery opened the door to many of the later advances in the field of endocannabinoid system (ECS) research. More than 100 cannabinoids have been isolated from cannabis; the two most important compounds are cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ9 -THC. In Buddhism, cannabis is generally considered an intoxicant and can be an obstacle to the development of meditation and clear awareness.
As interest in cannabis increased in the 19th century, Western medicine caught the attention of Western medicine in 1839, when the Irish physician William O'Shaughnessy published On Indian Hemp Preparations, or Gunjah. Some strains have been selectively bred to produce a maximum of THC (a cannabinoid), whose strength is enhanced by healing fruits. According to genetic and archaeological evidence, cannabis was first domesticated about 12,000 years ago in East Asia, during the early Neolithic period. This venation pattern varies slightly between varieties, but in general it makes it possible to differentiate cannabis leaves from superficially similar leaves without difficulty and without special equipment.
Instead, cannabis exists in places like Russia, Hungary and Ukraine as cannabis ruderalis, which is more like wild plants and weeds. The debate about easing the ban on cannabis, or even its legalization, re-emerged in the 1960s. Cannabis occupies a prominent place in the Atharva Veda, a collection of sacred Sanskrit writings that date back at least 800 BC. C., if not before.
Ren said in an interview that the original domestication site of cannabis was probably northwestern China, and that the finding could help current efforts in the country to grow new types of hemp. In the 8th-15th centuries AD, after cannabis arrived in the Middle East from its origins in Central Asia, it is believed that Arab merchants spread the plant throughout North Africa and to Spain, which was part of several Arab or Berber states. For thousands of years, human beings have been enlightened all over the world and have enjoyed the high that cannabis produces. Other medicinal and sacred cannabis preparations include ganja, or smoking female flowers, and charas, rolled balls of hashish that are smoked.
Medical cannabis (or medical marijuana) refers to the use of cannabis and the cannabinoids that compose it, in an effort to treat diseases or improve symptoms. Europe rediscovered the medicinal and psychoactive properties of cannabis through the translation of Arab books and manuscripts by academics such as Sylvestre de Sacy, followed by scientific observations by doctors in the era of European colonial adventures, such as O'Shaughnessy in India and Jacques-Joseph Moreau of Tours in the East Medium.
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