This was meant to be a brief overview of the origin and spread of the use of Cannabis sativa for textiles and as a drug. Good lord! There's SO MUCH STUFF! Them ancient folk liked their hemp! I'm going to try to put it in a nutshell and break it up into sections, or this could go on forever. Eventually, I would like to investigate a correlation between the textiles and the drug, if there is any, in a sacred context.
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| Cave painting from Kyushu Island, Japan, dating to Jomon Period (14,000 to 300 BC). This is thought to be the earliest artwork in Japan. |
