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  2. Bhang - Wikipedia

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    As bhang is prepared from the seeds and the leaves of the cannabis plant, it is not banned under the NDPS Act of 1985. However, some states do regulate and ban the sale and consumption of bhang. Bhang can also be used in the form of medicine if the patient has a prescription from an Ayurvedic practitioner.

  3. Cannabis in India - Wikipedia

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    A man smoking cannabis in Kolkata, India. Cannabis in India has been known to be used at least as early as 2000 BCE. [1] In Indian society, common terms for cannabis preparations include charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang (seeds and leaves), with Indian drinks such as bhang lassi and bhang thandai made from bhang being one of the most common legal uses.

  4. Cannabis and religion - Wikipedia

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    Another account suggests that the cannabis plant sprang up when a drop of the elixir dropped on the ground. Thus, cannabis is used by sages due to association with elixir and Shiva. Bhang eaters from India c. 1790. Bhang is an edible preparation of cannabis native to the Indian subcontinent.

  5. Entheogenic use of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    The second, ganja, consisting of the leaves and the plant tops, is smoked. The third, called charas or hashish, consists of the resinous buds and/or extracted resin from the leaves of the marijuana plant. Typically, bhang is the most commonly used form of cannabis in religious festivals.

  6. Cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /) [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae that is widely accepted as being indigenous to and originating from the continent of Asia. [3] [4] [5] However, the number of species is disputed, with as many as three species being recognized: Cannabis sativa, C. indica, and C. ruderalis.

  7. History of cannabis - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis cultivation dates back at least 3000 years in Taiwan. [3] The history of cannabis and its usage by humans dates back to at least the third millennium BC in written history, and possibly as far back as the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B (8800–6500 BCE) based on archaeological evidence. For millennia, the plant has been valued for its use for ...

  8. Hemp vs. Marijuana: What’s the Difference? - AOL

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    Hemp and marijuana are just different enough for hemp to represent a huge market opportunity for marijuana stocks.

  9. Cannabis (drug) - Wikipedia

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    Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /), [2] commonly known as marijuana (/ ˌ m æ r ə ˈ w ɑː n ə /), [3] weed, and pot, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant. Native to Central or South Asia, the cannabis plant has been used as a drug for both recreational and entheogenic purposes and in various ...