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Article: Cannabis Sativa
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- Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior
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CANNABIS SATIVA
This is the botanical name for the Hemp plant that originated in Asia. It is the basis of the hemp industry as well as the source of the widely used intoxicant Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active agent in Marijuana, Hashish, Ganja, and Bhang.
HISTORY
The use of
Cannabis sativa
has been recorded for thousands of years, beginning in Asia. It was known to the ancient Greeks and later to the Arabs, who, during their spread of Islam from the seventh to the fifteenth centuries, also spread its use across the Levant and North Africa. Some 200-300 million people are estimated to use
Cannabis
in some form worldwide. Thus, it is not only one of the oldest known but also one of ...
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