Cannabis Culture Research Paper

CANNABIS CULTURE

Cannabis is hailed and revered worldwide for being naturally packed with healing and therapeutic contents. The wonder that is cannabis has gone one step further by unifying cannabis consumers and enthusiasts by bonding these consumers and enthusiasts thereby evolving their way of consumption of cannabis and rationale for consumption of cannabis into a culture.

This distinct cannabis culture encompasses all the ideas that define the usual culture. Cannabis culture is now a strong bond that brings and binds cannabis consumers and enthusiast together. There have been various arguments about the existence of cannabis culture and though cannabis culture is not strongly delineated but relatively loose, it exists nonetheless.

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Shamans in India and Nepal indulged in the use of cannabis religiously since the Vedic period which is maybe as far back as 2,000 BCE. The Greeks also partook in the theological use of cannabis in the early periods as references were made to cannabis being used in a religious or spiritual context by Greek mythologies.

In Nepal and India, theological use of cannabis is consumed in three (3) major ways:

• Bhang, which is like the fruit juice of cannabis. It is made by grinding fresh marijuana leaves and plant tops, then sieved and consumed in beverage form.

• Ganja is the most popular form of consumption. It consists of dried cannabis leaves and plant tops that is wrapped and smoked.

• Hashish or charas consists of the resin derived from the leaves and/or buds of the marijuana plant. It is smoked in a bong, pipe, or vaporizer.

In ancient China, cannabis evolved a religious culture whereby shamans made prophecies after consuming a hallucinogenic plant which is now known as cannabis. The use of marijuana in Chinese medicine today evolved from the use of cannabis by necromancers, magicians and

This generally includes artworks, music, and other forms of creative works. A lot of artistes credit smoking cannabis for the inspiration that helped them produce their magnificent artworks. Such artists include Pierre Schmidt, Fernando De La Rocque, Vincent Gordon, etc. Also, many popular musicians attribute their success to the consumption of cannabis. Many of these musicians purposefully took cannabis for inspiration. Some of these musicians are Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, Rihanna, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, a.k.a Snoop Lion, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, Wiz Khalifa, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga, the reggae icon and Rastafari, Bob Marley, among thousands others out