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The use of marijuana as a drug in China was mentioned in a Chinese herbal from 2737 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. The use of the drug as an intoxicant seems to have begun in India about 1000 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. It was cultivated in temple gardens by priests who made it into a liquid called bhang, which was used in association with religious ceremonies. | The use of marijuana as a drug in China was mentioned in a Chinese herbal from 2737 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. The use of the drug as an intoxicant seems to have begun in India about 1000 <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>. It was cultivated in temple gardens by priests who made it into a liquid called bhang, which was used in association with religious ceremonies. | ||
From India, marijuana spread to the Middle East. Since the Moslem faith specifically forbids the use of alcohol, marijuana was accepted as a substitute, and its use “thoroughly permeated Islamic culture within a few centuries.”<ref>National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, ''Marihuana: A Signal Misunderstanding'' (1972), part one, section I.</ref> Because of the euphoria it induced, the Arabs described it as the “joy-giver,” “sky-flyer” and “soother of grief.”<ref>J.M. Campbell, “On the Religion of Hemp,” quoting the Makhvan, in ''Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report'' (Simla, India: 1893–94), 3:252.</ref> | From India, marijuana spread to the Middle East. Since the Moslem faith specifically forbids the use of [[alcohol]], marijuana was accepted as a substitute, and its use “thoroughly permeated Islamic culture within a few centuries.”<ref>National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse, ''Marihuana: A Signal Misunderstanding'' (1972), part one, section I.</ref> Because of the euphoria it induced, the Arabs described it as the “joy-giver,” “sky-flyer” and “soother of grief.”<ref>J.M. Campbell, “On the Religion of Hemp,” quoting the Makhvan, in ''Indian Hemp Drugs Commission Report'' (Simla, India: 1893–94), 3:252.</ref> | ||
According to marijuana researcher Dr. Gabriel Nahas, the greatest effects of widespread marijuana use were felt in Egypt: | According to marijuana researcher Dr. Gabriel Nahas, the greatest effects of widespread marijuana use were felt in Egypt: |