What is Cannabis?

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Cannabis is a drug extracted from the Cannabis Sativa plant, from whose leaves, stems, resin and flowers the most consumed drugs are made, marijuana and hashish. Its psychoactive effects are mainly due to THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), one of the active principles of this plant.

What is the use of this plant?

— Although the use of the above mentioned Cannabis Sativa (by its botanical name) is usually mostly for recreational activities, due to its already known hallucinogenic and relaxing effect; This does not mean that this plant is used for other important uses in the area of natural medicine. One of these uses are mostly reflected in people suffering from migraine, multiple sclerosis, rhematoid arthritis, among others.

In what year was Cannabis Sativa banned?

— The banning of this hallucinogen comes from the time of the late 20's, in 1929 Harry Anslinger who was in a high position in charge of the Prohibitions Department of Washington was in a time of crisis, the prohibition of alcohol was being a disaster .

The gangsters had occupied entire neighborhoods of cities in the United States, the alcohol under the control of the criminals became even more dangerous, which therefore needed to find something else to prohibit, otherwise they would disappear.

— Anslinger posed his sight in a silver that until the moment its consumption was legal and even he himself thought that its use was not harmful for the health, nevertheless, it needed to prohibit something and it had to change his thought.

He began to count a thousand and one "repercussions" that can have the consumption of this plant, arriving at the year 1930 where finally it managed to prohibit the Marijuana.

Like everything, everything has its consequences.

Contrary to what many people think today, most of them teenagers who start in this world, Cannabis consumption reduces the ability to perform activities that may require coordination and concentration.

`Above all, it does not increase creativity.`

And it is that THC substance reaches the brain, and being this a fatty substance, it accumulates and is eliminated very slowly, this causes it to hinder the memory and the learning processes.

How does society perceive the consumption of this plant?

—Cannabis Sativa is well seen in society, they will ask then, why? It is something curious that makes this statement, however, it is true.

How we went from hating and degrading the Rastafari movement to consuming marijuana, and now with the current society, which allows and accepts that current artists can say that they consume it and that they also invite them to be part of it, Cannabis is frowned upon by older people, however, in about twenty years, when they have passed away the generation before us, will be accepted almost in its entirety.

It went from being an illicit plant to just ten years ago, then now have establishments in the USA where you can buy Cannabis legally, even if this being its medicinal or recreational use.