Ganja God

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Yes well said...

Its good to read some more info on the dreaded sex drug.

Actually it's not a sex drug!



Cannabis Guru

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CANNABIS FACTS

Cannabis Sativa has been farmed since the neo-lithic era in China, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Ancient Greece. The oldest finding of cannabis cloth was found in Katal Houjouk (Mesoptamia) dated at 8,000 bC.

It's historically suppose to have derived from Chinese and spread westward but no one knows how. It was bred in China for Hemp fiber and was bred for better hemp not better resin. The using of Cannabis resin as a psycho active drug was limited.

The Declaration of Independence was written on cannabis paper and so was the first Bible.

The Romans invaded Mesopotamia to exploit its vast hemp agriculture and controlled its market.

I don't wanna sound like I know it all but I am reading the history book of Cannabis. It states the Romans grew their own hemp and Mesopotamia did not have a vast hemp agriculture. 1100-1300 AD the Islamists viewed those who used Cannabis as outcasts from society.

Some of the best hemp is said to have come from Russia. Even the U.S. colonies imported their hemp from Russia even when they had their own production. In England the Crown required every farmer to plant 3/4 of an acre hemp for every 60 acres planted. The Dutch had a very large hemp industry. You can't label hemp a "Large Industry" until the time of transatlantic sailings. Obviously because of all the need for such fiber on ships and ropes. It is thought Thomas Jefferson grew hemp for it's fiber but ceased it because his nigs complained too much. He was waiting for machines. George Washington is thought to have grown it for it's Resin. He preferred Resin instead of alcohol and tobacco (Just like me )

All for the sake of financial interest and a so called war on drugs..
Cannabis Sativa was simply a huge antagonist and therefore a threat to the rising wood-pulp and petrolium industry.

I rest my case.

I disagree. You can't ignore the "Radical Christian" influence upon the war on drugs.

i heard one of the first reasons hemp became illegal to produce was the paper and logging industries would have been smashed by the compition of hemp and hemp is a much more durable fiber that cotton would ever be and further more if you visit a cotton field after harvest the ground is hard and the soil is in larger rocky like chunks

my great grand dad & my grand dad was a farmer & a logger my uncle was a logger & my dad was the farmer i remember them talking about hemp cable & when they stopped putting hemp in the cable they were mad cause they had to buy 3/4'' to do what 5/8 of hemp cable,&it would still break before. i know none of them knew what hemp was cause they may not of bought it (ROFLMAO) i know mj &hemp look alike & are kin,but the first time he caught me growing it he beat the hell out of me & said boy don't you know that shit will make you carazy. i was about 12 or 13 years old then,i'm not sure how my uncle got the cable maybe some that was already made or got it from his dad? i read where the oil company cause the first deisel motor run off of hemp fuel then you got timber ,cotton also the pestasides whereas in henp it does not need much plus hemp it puts when burned inequment does not put off any Co2. then it makes a crop every 10 wk's.you know someone in the knew somebody in the governent & got them to start buying nylon paper made of wood just anything they could make that was made with hemp.

6000BC: Cannabis seeds are a dietary staple in China.

4000 BC: Hemp is used to weave the first known fabric.

2737BC: Father of Chinese Medicine Shen Nung includes cannabis in his catalog of over 300 medicinal plants and refers to it as a superior herb.

1200-800 BC: Cannabis is deemed a “sacred grass” and listed as one of the top five sacred plants in India in the Hindu text “Atharvaveda.” During this time it is used as a medicine and an offering to the Hindu god Shiva.

550BC: Hemp tops a list of 10,000 medicinal plants contained in the “Zend-Avesta,” a sacred text written by the Persian Prophet Zoroaster.

First Century AD: Hemp is used to make paper in China.

400: Hemp cultivation is recorded in England.

800: Cannabis use is permitted by the Islamic Prophet Mohammed, but alcohol use is forbidden.

1150: Hemp is used to start Europe’s first paper mill, and continues on as the primary papermaking material for the next 850 years.

1379: Emir Soudon Sheikhouni prohibits the use of cannabis by the poor, destroys all cannabis crops, and removes the teeth of offenders in Egypt.

1484: Cannabis is deemed an unholy sacrament of the Satanic mass and banned from medicinal use by Pope Innocent VIII.

1545-55: Cannabis is cultivated in South America by Spanish conquistadors.

1563: As per Queen Elizabeth I, any landowner with 60+ acres MUST grow cannabis or pay a fine.

1564: King Phillip orders cannabis cultivation throughout the entire Spanish empire.

1619: Hemp cultivation is mandatory in Jamestown Colony of Virginia as well as most other new colonies. Non-compliance results in jail terms. Hemp seeds are accepted as tax payment.

1753: Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus classifies Cannabis sativa.

1776: Hemp is used to clothe George Washington’s troops.

June 1776: The first and second drafts of the Declaration of Independence are written on hemp paper.

1783: French biologist classifies Cannabis indica.

1798: Napoleon bans the purchase and use of cannabis among his troops while in Egypt. The prohibition fails and cannabis is brought back to France.

1841: Experimentation with cannabis on human and animal patients leads psychologist Jacques-Joseph Moreau de Tours to document its mental and physical benefits. Cannabis is also introduced to Western Science in “On the Preparation of the Indian Hemp or Ganja,” by Irish physician William O’Shaughnessy.

1850: US Census reports 8,327 hemp plantations, each at least 2,000 acres in size, for industrial cannabis production.

1857: “The Hashish Eater” is published by US writer Fitzhugh Ludlow.

1868: Possession of cannabis is deemed a capital offense by Emir of Egypt.

1870: South Africa bans the possession and use of hemp by Indians.

1877: Cannabis is made illegal by Sultan of Turkey.

1883: Hashish-smoking parlours begin to open in major US cities. New York City alone hosts at least 500 hashish-smoking parlours.

1890: Physician Sir Russell Reynolds prescribes Queen Victoria with cannabis to ease her menstrual cramps. In the same year, Greece bans the import, cultivation, and use of hashish.

1898: Pancho Villa’s seizure of 800,000 acres of Mexican timberland belonging to US newspaper giant William Randolph Hearst sparks a 30-year propaganda campaign by Hearst that denounces Spaniards, Mexican-Americans, and Latinos as lazy potheads.

1911: South Africa outlaws cannabis in an attempt to control the religious practices of blacks.

1914: The Harrison Narcotics Act is passed by US Congress in the first attempt to control recreational use of drugs.

1925: US Government sponsors the “Panama Canal Zone Report,” which concludes that marijuana does not pose a problem, and recommends that no criminal penalties be imposed on users.

1931: Harry J. Anslinger is appointed as head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

1936-38: Hearst newspapers demonize marijuana through a propaganda campaign with stories claiming that marijuana is addictive and linked to violence. These stories also effectively demonize Mexicans and blacks. Hearst is credited with introducing the word marihuana into the English language.

1937: ‘Marijuana Tax Bill’ is secretly introduced by The US Treasury Department in April. That spring, Congress holds hearings on the Marijuana Tax Act during which Dr. James Woodward testifies on behalf of the American Medical Association that the act could deny the world access to a valuable medicine. Anslinger and the House Ways and Means Committee denounce Woodward and the AMA. Anslinger testifies before Congress that “marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind.” In December, the Marijuana Tax Act becomes Federal Law. Cannabis is made illegal and the multi-billion dollar hemp industry is destroyed.

1937-39: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics prosecutes 3,000 doctors for prescribing cannabis-derived medications. The AMA and FBN reach a deal so that only three doctors are prosecuted over the course of the next decade.

1941: Henry Ford introduces a plastic car manufactured from and fueled by cannabis in “Popular Mechanics.” Ford had grown cannabis illegally in hopes of finding an alternative to petroleum.

1943-48: Anslinger orders FBN agents to spy on jazz and swing musicians in hopes of arresting them for marijuana related crimes. Among his targets were Louis Armstong and Dizzy Gillespie. Anslinger is ordered to abandon the project by his superior at the Treasury Department.

1944: A study conducted by NYC Mayor LaGuardia’s Marijuana Commission finds that cannabis does not cause violence and actually has beneficial affects. In response, Anslinger denounces LaGuardia and threatens prison time for any doctor who conducts independent research on marijuana.

1948: Anslinger abandons his earlier claims that cannabis is linked to violence, and now declares that Communists will use cannabis to make American’s peaceful and pacifistic, thereby weakening the will to fight against it.

1961: UN Treaty 406 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs moves to ban cannabis worldwide in hopes of eradicating its use within 30 years.

1962: Anslinger is forced into retirement by President Kennedy.

1970: National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws is formed by Keith Stroup.

1973: The US Shafer Commission recommends the legalization of marijuana for personal use and not-for-profit sale.

1975: ‘Compassionate Use’ program is established by the FDA for medical marijuana patients.

1990: Over 325,000 marijuana related arrests in US.

1996: Cannabis made available for medical use in California.

1998: Cannabis made available for medical use in Oregon and Washington.

1999: Cannabis made available for medical use in Alaska and Maine.

2000: Cannabis made available for medicinal use in Hawaii. Over 730,000 marijuana related arrests in US.

2001: Cannabis made available for medical use in Colorado and Nevada.

2004: Cannabis made available for medical use in Montana and Vermont.

2006: Cannabis made available for medical use in Rhode Island.

2007: Cannabis made available for medical use in New Mexico. Over 870,000 marijuana related arrests in US.

2008: Cannabis made available for medical use in Michigan.

thanks always love bud facts

yeah great read

every man, woman, and child, should read this, imo

Chafe wrote:I heard the US government banned hemp because of someone close to them developed nylon rope and they wanted that to sell not hemp.
BASTED

blame dewpont

great thread, and mj facts, i especially liked hound's stats makes me wonder, why so many states are behind the eightball, in the US, and aust. shits illegal or it aint, you cant ban something that is so usefull, as an industrial product and a medical herb. just makes no sence, hey ive got an idea, why dont we just ban weed, for the masses, and call it a war on drugs, and then, and go about sending all our young folk to war to die. and if they rebel about it, lock em up, and give them a list of convictions a mile long, thats gotta get a few votes" all outa the money we print down washington dc way????? , hey yeh, thats a plan (government buerocratts)


fuck fuck, fuck...i hate goodie goodie politicians, all the do is talk shit since the day they were born, and could'nt lie staight in bed, and as SS says we pay their wages, that means they work for us, the masses, the workers who pay taxes. and bussinesses and just about anyone who votes and at the end of day come home from where ever, and want a smoke, some weed before doing it all again tomorrow, in the privacy of thier own home i might add. illegal, please, come on, whats illegal, about smoking a weed thats been smoked since the dawn of time?

There are people in the prison system serving lengthier sentences for marijuana use than for MURDER!

Cannabinoid receptor type 1
CB1 receptors are found primarily in the brain, to be specific in the basal ganglia and in the limbic system, including the hippocampus. They are also found in the cerebellum and in both male and female reproductive systems. CB1 receptors are absent in the medulla oblongata, the part of the brain stem responsible for respiratory and cardiovascular functions. Thus, there is not the risk of respiratory or cardiovascular failure that can be produced by some drugs. CB1 receptors appear to be responsible for the euphoric and anticonvulsive effects of cannabis.

Cannabinoid receptor type 2
CB2 receptors are almost exclusively found in the immune system, with the greatest density in the spleen. While found only in the peripheral nervous system, a report does indicate that CB2 is expressed by a subpopulation of microglia in the human cerebellum .[4] CB2 receptors appear to be responsible for the anti-inflammatory and possibly other therapeutic effects of cannabis.


The cannabinoid receptors are a class of cell membrane receptors under the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily.[1][2][3] As is typical of G protein-coupled receptors, the cannabinoid receptors contain seven transmembrane spanning domains.[4] Cannabinoid receptors are activated by three major group of ligands, endocannabinoids (produced by the mammalian body), plant cannabinoids (such as THC, produced by the cannabis plant) and synthetic cannabinoids (such as HU-210). All of the endocannabinoids and plant cannabinoids are lipophilic, i.e. fat soluble, compounds.

There are currently two known subtypes, termed CB1 and CB2.[5][6] The CB1 receptor is expressed mainly in the brain (central nervous system, CNS), but also in the lungs, liver and kidneys. The CB2 receptor is mainly expressed in the immune system and in hematopoietic cells. Mounting evidence suggests that there are novel cannabinoid receptors[7] that is, non-CB1 and non-CB2, which are expressed in endothelial cells and in the CNS. In 2007, the binding of several cannabinoids to a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in the brain was described.[8]

The protein sequences of CB1 and CB2 receptors are about 44% similar.[9] When only the transmembrane regions of the receptors are considered, amino acid similarity between the two receptor subtypes is approximately 68%.[4] In addition, minor variations in each receptor have been identified. Cannabinoids bind reversibly and stereo-selectively to the cannabinoid receptors. The affinity of an individual cannabinoid to each receptor determines the effect of that cannabinoid. Cannabinoids that bind more selectively to certain receptors are more desirable for medical usage.

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