A report on Cannabis (drug) and Bhang

Close-up of flowering cannabis plant
Photo of bhang drinkers, from the Indian Hemp Drugs Commission report,1893
Main short-term physical effects of cannabis
Bhang
A joint prior to rolling, with a paper handmade filter on the left
Bhang seller in Varanasi
Addiction experts in psychiatry, chemistry, pharmacology, forensic science, epidemiology, and the police and legal services engaged in delphic analysis regarding 20 popular recreational drugs. Cannabis was ranked 11th in dependence, 17th in physical harm, and 10th in social harm.
Process of making bhang in a village in Punjab, India. On the Hindu festival of colors called Holi, it is a customary addition to some intoxicating drinks.
Types of cannabis
Bhang eaters from India (c. 1790)
A macro cannabis bud
A bhang shop in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India.
Present-day map of the Jirzankal Cemetery, site of the earliest evidence of cannabis smoking
Cannabis sativa from Vienna Dioscurides, c. 512 CE
Anti-Cannabis propaganda from 1935
Cannabis indica fluid extract, American Druggists Syndicate (pre-1937)
Process of making bhang in a Sikh village in Punjab, India. On the Hindu and Sikh festival of colors called Holi, it is a customary addition to some intoxicating drinks.
countries that have legalized medical use of cannabis
Example of a container and the recreational cannabis purchase in Canada.
Woman selling cannabis and bhang in Guwahati, Assam, India
Dried flower buds (marijuana)
A gram of kief
Hashish
Hash oil
Infusion (dairy butter)

Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent.

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The Hindu god Shiva is described as a cannabis user, known as the "Lord of bhang. In modern culture, the spiritual use of cannabis has been spread by the disciples of the Rastafari movement who use cannabis as a sacrament and as an aid to meditation.

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Close-up of flowering cannabis plant

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Hashish (shown next to a U.S. penny for scale)

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Hashish (shown next to a U.S. penny for scale)
1.5 grams pressed hashish
Blood-shot eyes are a sign of cannabis use.
Sebsi, a Moroccan long-drawtube one-hitter
Trichomes isolated with ice-water extraction method

Hashish (حشيش, ), also known as hash, "dry herb, hay" is a drug made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes.

In 1596, Dutchman Jan Huyghen van Linschoten spent three pages on "Bangue" (bhang) in his historic work documenting his journeys in the East.