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<a href="http://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm" target="_blank">A Chronology of Psychoactive Substance Use</a>

Hemp in other religions

Islam: The Koran prohibits Muslims from drinking wine but it does not specifically mention any other intoxicants. While some Muslim liberals say that what the prophet really objected to was drunkenness, i.e. excessive drinking, other, very conservative scholars claim that the prohibition encompasses various kinds of substances, from opium to coffee. Hemp was prohibited in Egypt on that basis, and so was coffee in the Ottoman Turkish empire (see A Chronology of Psychoactive Substance Use).
<a href="http://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm" target="_blank">http ://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm</A>

In 1925 the Egyptian government asked England to support adding Indian hemp to an international list of substances to be controlled. The Egyptian government was opposed to alcohol too, but that was not made illegal in Western countries. Opposition to cannabis on religious grounds in Islamic countries has essentially been based on narrow-minded dogma that seeks to regulate all private pleasure in the name of religion.

Many Islamic societies were tolerant of cannabis until international politics forced them to copy western prohibition laws. In Morocco cannabis became illegal in 1960 because the government was bribed through large payments from foreign governments. The new law hasn't stopped the cultivation, it has simply allowed the government and its officials to accepts bribes from both sides. Cannabis from Morrocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and India was widely used in the Muslim world. Soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte brought back hashish from a war in Egypt to 19th century France. The Mogul emperors of India who left us the beautiful Taj Mahal were cannabis smokers too.

Cannabis is still widely grown and used in Islamic countries, from the "kif" plantations of the Rif mountains in Morrocco to the jungles of Aceh in Indonesia. Even draconic laws at certain times and in certain countries have not been able to stamp out the custom.

Hinduism: There is so much to be said about Cannabis in Indian religion that we recommend studying the corresponding chapter of the Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Comission, published by the British government when India was one of its colonies:

See also: <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/Inhemp/7relhemp.htm" target="_blank">Cann abis in Indian religion</a> ( <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org" target="_blank">http ://www.druglibrary.org</A> )

Christianity: There are no prohibitions against cannabis stated in the Bible, the holy book of Christians. According to the Book of Genesis which describes the creation of the earth, God created all plants, which would include cannabis. It states specifically that God gave humans "all plants bearing seeds" for their use.

It is said that the Mexican word "marijuana" has a Christian origin. "Maria" (Mary) and "Juan" (John) are the names of the mother and of one disciple of Iesus. When he was crucified they were the only people not to desert him. I think the idea behind this is that marijuana has often been used by poor and disadvantaged people to make tolerable what is otherwise hard to bear. In many countries marijuana was a drug of the poor (e.g. Jamaica, South Africa, Egypt, USA before 1960s) while rich people drank alcohol. Rich and powerful people have always been suspicious of poor people and their habits.

See also: <a href="http://www.olywa.net/when/bible-toc.html" target="_blank">The War on Drugs is Un-Christian</a> ( <a href="http://www.olywa.net/when" target="_blank">http ://www.olywa.net/when</A> )
<a href="http://surrealist.org/prayforpeace/linkschristian.html" target="_blank">Pray For Peace: End the War on Drugs</a>
<a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com/backissues/cc11/christ.html" target="_blank">Cann abis and the Christ: Jesus used Marijuana</a> ( <a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com" target="_blank">http ://www.cannabisculture. com</A> )
<a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/potbible.htm" target="_blank">Mari juana and the Bible</a>
by The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church

Rastafarianism: is a biblical religion originating from Jamaica and the Caribbean. It was popularized across the world by reggae musicians, including Bob Marley (1945-1981). Cannabis was introduced into Jamaica by Asian Indian plantation workers brought there to work the sugar plantations after the end of slavery. Marijuana is still known by it's Indian name "ganja" in Jamaica. Rastafarians consider smoking marijuana a sacrament, like eating bread and drinking wine is during mass in Christianity. As Rastafarianism has been more accepted into the mainstream of Jamaican culture and has gained respect, the push for legalisation of ganja in Jamaica has grown in strength.

A 1975 study by Rubin and Comitas, "Ganja in Jamaica" found no demonstratable negative effects of cannabis use in Jamaica. Users were socially well integrated, productive and healthy.

See also: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=9027977313" target="_blank">Ganj a in Jamaica</a>
1975 by Vera Rubin and Lambros Comitas ISBN: 9027977313

7. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 18.

"Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance."

<a href="http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html" target="_blank">Adop ted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948</a>

<a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/history.htm" target="_blank">Mari juana / Hemp Historical Information</a>

<a href="http://www.yahooka.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=g et_topic&f=10&t=0032 17" target="_blank">Anci ent Temple Hashish Incense! Did Jesus Inhale?</a>

<a href="http://www.fsbookco.com/CANNABISSPIRITUALITY .html" target="_blank">Cann abis Spirituality</a>

<a href="http://www.fsbookco.com/aaamarijuanabooks.ht ml" target="_blank">Mari juana Books, Growers Guides, History & Law.</a>

<a href="http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy/green_gold.html" target="_blank">CSP: Green Gold The Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion</a>
by Chris Bennett, Lynn Osburn, Judy Osburn

Excerpt(s): Hemp has played a prominent role in the development of the religions and civilizations of Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The insights gained from the marijuana high by the ancient worshippers were considered to be of divine origin and the plant itself an "angel" or messenger of the gods. The sacramental use of marijuana predates written history and this tradition continues with diverse tribes in Africa, certain Hindu sects, Moslem fakirs and Rastafarians, as well as modern Occultists and Pagans. Indeed, marijuana has been employed for insights and ecstasy by members of virtually every major religion in history. (page 4)

Knowledge and use of the sacred cannabis Tree of Life predates the oldest deciphered written records. The Hindus of India took this knowledge with them when they left the Hindu Kush mountains. The traditions continued with the ancient Egyptians, the Zoroastrians ( Persia revered cannabis, the white Haoma, along with the Tree of All Seed. The Scythians, enigmatic Magi of the North, and their trading partners the Thracians, spread this information throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. (page 422)

Perhaps, as Dr. Aldrich seems to suggest, our quest to partake in the cannabis Tree of Life unmolested, is the same story that has been told since Gilgamesh found and lost the flower of eternity over five thousand years ago. Perhaps it is the same story depicted on the Scythian carpet found with two censers containing burnt cannabis residues, which has the repeated design of a horseman approaching the Great goddess who holds the Tree of Life in one hand. Perhaps it is the same story as that of Parzifal's Quest for the Holy Grail.

The collective desire to obtain the Tree of Life is an expression of our deepest yearnings to know the Great Mystery beyond beginnings and endings, compounded with the desire to escape the endless cycle of titillations and antagonisms of the senses teasing us in the Great Mysterious Cosmos of Existence. (pages 422-423)

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	<a href="http://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm" target="_blank">A Chronology of Psychoactive Substance Use</a> Hemp in other religions Islam: The Koran prohibits Muslims from drinking wine but it does not specifically mention any other intoxicants. While some Muslim liberals say that what the prophet really objected to was drunkenness, i.e. excessive drinking, other, very conservative scholars claim that the prohibition encompasses various kinds of substances, from opium to coffee. Hemp was prohibited in Egypt on that basis, and so was coffee in the Ottoman Turkish empire (see A Chronology of Psychoactive Substance Use). <a href="http://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm" target="_blank">http ://www.taima.org/en/psychoactive.htm</A> In 1925 the Egyptian government asked England to support adding Indian hemp to an international list of substances to be controlled. The Egyptian government was opposed to alcohol too, but that was not made illegal in Western countries. Opposition to cannabis on religious grounds in Islamic countries has essentially been based on narrow-minded dogma that seeks to regulate all private pleasure in the name of religion. Many Islamic societies were tolerant of cannabis until international politics forced them to copy western prohibition laws. In Morocco cannabis became illegal in 1960 because the government was bribed through large payments from foreign governments. The new law hasn't stopped the cultivation, it has simply allowed the government and its officials to accepts bribes from both sides. Cannabis from Morrocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Persia (Iran), Afghanistan and India was widely used in the Muslim world. Soldiers of Napoleon Bonaparte brought back hashish from a war in Egypt to 19th century France. The Mogul emperors of India who left us the beautiful Taj Mahal were cannabis smokers too. Cannabis is still widely grown and used in Islamic countries, from the "kif" plantations of the Rif mountains in Morrocco to the jungles of Aceh in Indonesia. Even draconic laws at certain times and in certain countries have not been able to stamp out the custom. Hinduism: There is so much to be said about Cannabis in Indian religion that we recommend studying the corresponding chapter of the Report of the Indian Hemp Drugs Comission, published by the British government when India was one of its colonies: See also: <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/Library/studies/Inhemp/7relhemp.htm" target="_blank">Cann abis in Indian religion</a> ( <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org" target="_blank">http ://www.druglibrary.org</A> ) Christianity: There are no prohibitions against cannabis stated in the Bible, the holy book of Christians. According to the Book of Genesis which describes the creation of the earth, God created all plants, which would include cannabis. It states specifically that God gave humans "all plants bearing seeds" for their use. It is said that the Mexican word "marijuana" has a Christian origin. "Maria" (Mary) and "Juan" (John) are the names of the mother and of one disciple of Iesus. When he was crucified they were the only people not to desert him. I think the idea behind this is that marijuana has often been used by poor and disadvantaged people to make tolerable what is otherwise hard to bear. In many countries marijuana was a drug of the poor (e.g. Jamaica, South Africa, Egypt, USA before 1960s) while rich people drank alcohol. Rich and powerful people have always been suspicious of poor people and their habits. See also: <a href="http://www.olywa.net/when/bible-toc.html" target="_blank">The War on Drugs is Un-Christian</a> ( <a href="http://www.olywa.net/when" target="_blank">http ://www.olywa.net/when</A> ) <a href="http://surrealist.org/prayforpeace/linkschristian.html" target="_blank">Pray For Peace: End the War on Drugs</a> <a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com/backissues/cc11/christ.html" target="_blank">Cann abis and the Christ: Jesus used Marijuana</a> ( <a href="http://www.cannabisculture. com" target="_blank">http ://www.cannabisculture. com</A> ) <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/potbible.htm" target="_blank">Mari juana and the Bible</a> by The Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church Rastafarianism: is a biblical religion originating from Jamaica and the Caribbean. It was popularized across the world by reggae musicians, including Bob Marley (1945-1981). Cannabis was introduced into Jamaica by Asian Indian plantation workers brought there to work the sugar plantations after the end of slavery. Marijuana is still known by it's Indian name "ganja" in Jamaica. Rastafarians consider smoking marijuana a sacrament, like eating bread and drinking wine is during mass in Christianity. As Rastafarianism has been more accepted into the mainstream of Jamaican culture and has gained respect, the push for legalisation of ganja in Jamaica has grown in strength. A 1975 study by Rubin and Comitas, "Ganja in Jamaica" found no demonstratable negative effects of cannabis use in Jamaica. Users were socially well integrated, productive and healthy. See also: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=9027977313" target="_blank">Ganj a in Jamaica</a> 1975 by Vera Rubin and Lambros Comitas ISBN: 9027977313 7. Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 18. "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance." <a href="http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html" target="_blank">Adop ted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948</a> <a href="http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/history/history.htm" target="_blank">Mari juana / Hemp Historical Information</a> <a href="http://www.yahooka.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=g et_topic&f=10&t=0032 17" target="_blank">Anci ent Temple Hashish Incense! Did Jesus Inhale?</a> <a href="http://www.fsbookco.com/CANNABISSPIRITUALITY .html" target="_blank">Cann abis Spirituality</a> <a href="http://www.fsbookco.com/aaamarijuanabooks.ht ml" target="_blank">Mari juana Books, Growers Guides, History & Law.</a> <a href="http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy/green_gold.html" target="_blank">CSP: Green Gold The Tree of Life: Marijuana in Magic and Religion</a> by Chris Bennett, Lynn Osburn, Judy Osburn Excerpt(s): Hemp has played a prominent role in the development of the religions and civilizations of Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. The insights gained from the marijuana high by the ancient worshippers were considered to be of divine origin and the plant itself an "angel" or messenger of the gods. The sacramental use of marijuana predates written history and this tradition continues with diverse tribes in Africa, certain Hindu sects, Moslem fakirs and Rastafarians, as well as modern Occultists and Pagans. Indeed, marijuana has been employed for insights and ecstasy by members of virtually every major religion in history. (page 4) Knowledge and use of the sacred cannabis Tree of Life predates the oldest deciphered written records. The Hindus of India took this knowledge with them when they left the Hindu Kush mountains. The traditions continued with the ancient Egyptians, the Zoroastrians ( Persia revered cannabis, the white Haoma, along with the Tree of All Seed. The Scythians, enigmatic Magi of the North, and their trading partners the Thracians, spread this information throughout Europe and the Mediterranean. (page 422) Perhaps, as Dr. Aldrich seems to suggest, our quest to partake in the cannabis Tree of Life unmolested, is the same story that has been told since Gilgamesh found and lost the flower of eternity over five thousand years ago. Perhaps it is the same story depicted on the Scythian carpet found with two censers containing burnt cannabis residues, which has the repeated design of a horseman approaching the Great goddess who holds the Tree of Life in one hand. Perhaps it is the same story as that of Parzifal's Quest for the Holy Grail. The collective desire to obtain the Tree of Life is an expression of our deepest yearnings to know the Great Mystery beyond beginnings and endings, compounded with the desire to escape the endless cycle of titillations and antagonisms of the senses teasing us in the Great Mysterious Cosmos of Existence. (pages 422-423) __________________ Al Capone and Watergate were red herrings to divert the countries attention from the Fascist acts of eliminating competition. Booze/Ethanol then Ganja//Hemp.