![]() In 1850, it was part of the US Pharmacopeial Convention (which sets standards) and prescribed by doctors from 1850 to 1942. How did that happen?įrom India, O’Shaughnessy went to Afghanistan and Nepal to learn about cannabis and took that knowledge to the US and Europe. You say cannabis became the victim of propaganda. I believe I’ve planted at least a few seeds on this trip. And I would love to come back to India for this. India was the origin of cannabis as medicine, we need to bring it back. I sensed a feeling of fear when these people even talk to me! And that’s kind of interesting because it’s the same stigma as in the US. There was a lot of curiosity but also caution because it is still illegal. ![]() What was the response to your paper at the conference? In ayurveda, it was used to improve memory, against leprosy, and many other things. It is part of our medicinal and spiritual culture. It is one of the five essential plants mentioned in the vedas, along with soma and barley. Was cannabis used extensively in ayurveda ? And here I was, 183 years later, coming to West Bengal to talk about cannabis at an ayurveda conference! It’s been an “Aha” moment for me - cannabis was introduced to the US by a gentleman named Dr William (Brooke) O’Shaughnessy who had come to Bengal in 1833 to learn about ayurveda. I was in Kolkata for the World Ayurveda Congress to present a paper on the endocannabinoid system and therapeutic use of cannabis.
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