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Marihuana

The First Twelve Thousand Years

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  • © 1980

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  1. Ernest L. Abel
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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. The Early Years

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Cannabis in the Ancient World

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 3-35

    3. Hashish and the Arabs

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 36-57

  3. The Hemp Era

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Rope and Riches

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 61-75

    3. Cannabis Comes to the New World

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 76-102

  4. The Marihuana and Hashish Era

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. New Uses for the Old Hemp Plant

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 105-121

    3. The Indian Hemp Drug Debate

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 122-135

    4. The African Dagga Cultures

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 136-147

    5. The Hashish Club

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 148-170

    6. Hashish in America

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 171-185

  5. A Nation of Drug Takers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
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    2. America’s Drug Users

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 189-199

    3. Reefer Racism

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 200-213

    4. The Jazz Era

      • Ernest L. Abel
      Pages 214-236

    5. Outlawing Marihuana

      • Harry J. Anslinger
      Pages 237-247

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 248-289
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About this book

Of all the plants men have ever grown, none has been praised and denounced as often as marihuana (Cannabis sativa). Throughout the ages, marihuana has been extolled as one of man's greatest benefactors­ and cursed as one of his greatest scourges. Marihuana is undoubtedly a herb that has been many things to many people. Armies and navies have used it to make war, men and women to make love. Hunters and fishermen have snared the most ferocious creatures, from the tiger to the shark, in its herculean weave. Fashion designers have dressed the most elegant women in its supple knit. Hangmen have snapped the necks of thieves and murderers with its fiber. Obstetricians have eased the pain of childbirth with its leaves. Farmers have crushed its seeds and used the oil within to light their lamps. Mourners have thrown its seeds into blazing fires and have had their sorrow transformed into blissful ecstasy by the fumes that filled the air. Marihuana has been known by many names: hemp, hashish, dagga, bhang, loco weed, grass-the list is endless. Formally christened Cannabis sativa in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus, marihuana is one of nature's hardiest specimens. It needs little care to thrive. One need not talk to it, sing to it, or play soothing tranquil Brahms lullabies to coax it to grow. It is as vigorous as a weed. It is ubiquitous. It fluorishes under nearly every possible climatic condition.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Marihuana

  • Book Subtitle: The First Twelve Thousand Years

  • Authors: Ernest L. Abel

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2189-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1980

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-40496-2Published: 30 November 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-2191-8Published: 31 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-2189-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 289

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Psychology, general

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