Resultados para "Cannabis" en Mundial

Not your typical history course, Medicine, Recreation, and the Long History of Cannabis chronicles the history of our world from the colonial period to the present day through cannabis reception, activism, and policy. In 12 lectures led by cannabis history expert Emily Dufton, you will examine the origins of cannabis, following the plant from its emergence in the ancient Hindu Kush foothills to its cultivation on hemp plantations in colonial America.

For thousands of years humanity used the cannabis plant to treat various medical conditions. The ancient Chinese, Egyptian, and Greek peoples all recognized the immense medical potential of this often-misunderstood plant. Thousands of years later, medical marijuana is a controversial topic. The early 20th century saw a vilification and prohibition of marijuana - a movement born out of greed, lies, and even racism. Only now are scientists beginning to confirm what the ancients knew - that cannabis is one of the most medically applicable plants Mother Nature has to offer.