![]() There also is reference to marijuana in the Talmud, a holy book in Jewish culture. Chinese priest-doctors used marijuana stalks engraved with snake-like figures in their demon-ridding rites ( Abel, 1980). One of the few surviving books of the Zend-Avesta, ancient holy book of the Zoroastrians, Vendidad, translated as the “Law Against Demons,” calls bhanga a “good narcotic” that may allow some of the highest mysteries to be revealed. ![]() Alternatively, the term “assassin” used in the English language is thought to have been derived from the word hashishin, which was applied to a murderous sect, which in its religious rites, used hashish for intoxication ( Felter & Lloyd, 1898/1983). Gautama Buddha is said to have subsisted on one hemp seed each day for 6 years preceding his enlightenment. In Tibetan tantric tradition, marijuana is burned to drive out evil forces. ![]() Marijuana is referred to as one of the five sacred plants suggested for freedom from anxiety in the Atharva Veda (circa 1400 BC), an ancient Indian text on healing ( Abel, 1980). The plant has been associated with ritual, religious, social, and medical customs in India for thousands of years. Marijuana has a rich history that spans the gamut from high social acclaim as a plant of great spiritual power to intense suspicion.
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