Anthropolis
Canna Jedi in training.
大麻 Da Ma, or Cannabis, is indeed one of the essential herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. It's had many uses and is pretty popular in true Chinese culture. It is kinda funny that there is a backlash against "Marijuana" in modern tourist China, but the traditional Da Ma is totally acceptable for medicinal purposes, and it appears common that most don't know it's the same plant lol.
Sounds familiar? It should. In the late 1800's and early 1900's America, lawmakers and politicians began to be concerned with "Marijuana" and the potential social effects. Many of these same guys (it was all men then) owned and grew industrial hemp for fiber and medicine, not realizing it was the same plant! Eventually these same guys were pressured to start outlawing Marijuana... Unfortunately for their own businesses, they outlawed hemp too. Many would go on to report and write that they had no idea it was the same plant, and would not have outlawed it had they known the industrial and business impact it would have had.
Sounds familiar? It should. In the late 1800's and early 1900's America, lawmakers and politicians began to be concerned with "Marijuana" and the potential social effects. Many of these same guys (it was all men then) owned and grew industrial hemp for fiber and medicine, not realizing it was the same plant! Eventually these same guys were pressured to start outlawing Marijuana... Unfortunately for their own businesses, they outlawed hemp too. Many would go on to report and write that they had no idea it was the same plant, and would not have outlawed it had they known the industrial and business impact it would have had.