The wonders of cannabis
If it were not for its problematic public image, cannabis, or marijuana, would be one of the most common crops on earth. It is easy and economical to grow, it can quickly spread to fill fields the size of forests, it is used to manufacture fabric and paper, and for thousands of years its flowers have been extracted to produce medicine for various ailments.
In fact, until the 1930s, many pharmacies kept medications that contained cannabis. So, what happened?
The fact that the cultivation and processing of cannabis into textile was cheaper than cotton posed a threat to the American cotton industry, and like many other monopolies that hire lobbyists, the cotton farmers tried to find the best way to eliminate the competition.
They soon discovered that the flowers of this wonder plant contained psychoactive substances that were used for medical treatment and ritualistic practices, but also to get high....
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