Potted History - The History Of Err.... Pot !

[RhinoGrowUK]

Heres how it all began .........

2700 b.c - First instance of cannabis use is recorded.
1500 b.c - Scythians cultivate cannabis and use it to weave fine hemp cloth.
1200-800 b.c - Cannabis is mentioned in the Hindu sacred text Atharvaveda.
700-300 b.c - Scythian tribes leave Can. seeds as offerings.
500 b.c - Hemp is introduced into northern europe by the scythians.
500-100 b.c - Hemp spreads throughout Nor. europe.
100 b.c - Cannbis is mentioned in the herbal Pen ts'ao Ching.
400 a.d - Cannabis is cultivated for the 1st time in UK, it was in East Anglia at a place called Old Buckenham Mere.
1231 - Hashish is introduced to Iraq.
1271 - 1295 - Journeys of Marco Polo in which he reports the use of Hasish.
1378 - Turkish Ottoman Emir Soudoun Scheikhouni issues first edict against hashish.
1494 - Hemp paper making begins in Britain.
1563 - Queen Elizabeth I, passes a law requiring all landowners with over 60 acres to grow cannabis crops or face a £5 fine.
1776 - United States Declaration Of Independance is drafted on cannabis paper.
1798 - Napeleon declares a total prohibition among soldiers returning to France.
1842 - Queen Victoria's personal physician prescribes her cannabis for cramps, she claimed it to be 'one of the most valuable medicines'.
1843 - Le Club des Hachichins, or Hashish Eaters Club, established in Paris.
1850 - Hashish appears in Greece.
1856 - British tax ganja and charas trade in India.
1875 - Cultivation for hashish introduced into Greece.
1884 - The British Raj in India conduct one of the first studies into cannabis use and conclude it is harmless and helpful.
1893 - 1894 - 70,000 to 80,000 KG of hashish LEGALLY imported into India from central Asia each year.
1901 - A Royal commission concludes that cannabis is relatively harmless and not worth prohibiting.
1912 - Cannabis control is raised at the first International Opium Conference.
1915 - Cannabis begins to be prohibited for non-medical use in the US. In; California(1915), Texas(1919), Louisiana(1924), and New York(1927).
1928 - NOW - Cannabis is made illegal in Britain following the passing of the dangerous drugs act 1925 (the bastards).

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RhinoGrowUK Reviewed by RhinoGrowUK on 10-14-2007. Potted History - The History Of Err.... Pot ! Heres how it all began ......... 2700 b.c - First instance of cannabis use is recorded. 1500 b.c - Scythians cultivate cannabis and use it to weave fine hemp cloth. 1200-800 b.c - Cannabis is mentioned in the Hindu sacred text Atharvaveda. 700-300 b.c - Scythian tribes leave Can. seeds as offerings. 500 b.c - Hemp is introduced into northern europe by the scythians. 500-100 b.c - Hemp spreads throughout Nor. europe. 100 b.c - Cannbis is mentioned in the herbal Pen ts'ao Ching. 400 Rating: 5

[WeedyBoyWonder]

1494 - Hemp paper making begins in Britain.

Whatever happened to this? If people weren't so fucking dumb, couldn't this "save the planet"?

[naturelovinpuffer]

Heres how it all began .........

2700 b.c - First instance of cannabis use is recorded.
1500 b.c - Scythians cultivate cannabis and use it to weave fine hemp cloth.
1200-800 b.c - Cannabis is mentioned in the Hindu sacred text Atharvaveda.
700-300 b.c - Scythian tribes leave Can. seeds as offerings.
500 b.c - Hemp is introduced into northern europe by the scythians.
500-100 b.c - Hemp spreads throughout Nor. europe.
100 b.c - Cannbis is mentioned in the herbal Pen ts'ao Ching.
400 a.d - Cannabis is cultivated for the 1st time in UK, it was in East Anglia at a place called Old Buckenham Mere.
1231 - Hashish is introduced to Iraq.
1271 - 1295 - Journeys of Marco Polo in which he reports the use of Hasish.
1378 - Turkish Ottoman Emir Soudoun Scheikhouni issues first edict against hashish.
1494 - Hemp paper making begins in Britain.
1563 - Queen Elizabeth I, passes a law requiring all landowners with over 60 acres to grow cannabis crops or face a £5 fine.
1776 - United States Declaration Of Independance is drafted on cannabis paper.
1798 - Napeleon declares a total prohibition among soldiers returning to France.
1842 - Queen Victoria's personal physician prescribes her cannabis for cramps, she claimed it to be 'one of the most valuable medicines'.
1843 - Le Club des Hachichins, or Hashish Eaters Club, established in Paris.
1850 - Hashish appears in Greece.
1856 - British tax ganja and charas trade in India.
1875 - Cultivation for hashish introduced into Greece.
1884 - The British Raj in India conduct one of the first studies into cannabis use and conclude it is harmless and helpful.
1893 - 1894 - 70,000 to 80,000 KG of hashish LEGALLY imported into India from central Asia each year.
1901 - A Royal commission concludes that cannabis is relatively harmless and not worth prohibiting.
1912 - Cannabis control is raised at the first International Opium Conference.
1915 - Cannabis begins to be prohibited for non-medical use in the US. In; California(1915), Texas(1919), Louisiana(1924), and New York(1927).
1928 - NOW - Cannabis is made illegal in Britain following the passing of the dangerous drugs act 1925 (the bastards).

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thats all good but do som more research there i s so much more to it than that, good start though

[melodious fellow]

hey bro thnx a lot for posting this! keep up the good work.

[melodious fellow]

Whatever happened to this? If people weren't so fucking dumb, couldn't this "save the planet"?

people are fucking stupid. especially in america where i am at. write your fucking constitution on hemp, then make it illegal. fucking crackheads. :wtf:

[Reefer Rogue]

Very interesting, thanks for posting that.

[bumclot]

1200-800 b.c - Cannabis is mentioned in the Hindu sacred text Atharvaveda.

Soma or Haoma were drinks used in religious ceremonies, likely made from the extracts of cannabis plants. These drinks were used by some of the oldest religions in the world, Hinduism and Zoroastrianism.

I love when stuff from school links directly to the ganj:stoned: