31 December 07 - 20:27

7,000 yrs of acceptance

Most Civilisations, tribes and cultures have recognised and revered Cannabis down through 7,000 years of World History as medicine, fuel, fibre, food, recreation and spiritual sacrament.

Sumerian/Babylonian - ka-na-ba

Persian - Kanab

China - ma

Sanskrit - canna and bhanga and gunjah (Hindu)

Hebrew - kaneh-bosm

Ancient Greek - kannabis

Latin - Cannabis

Arabic - kinnub, Qunbus

African - Dagga, iNtsangu

Teutonic/prehistoric German - Khanipiz or Khanapiz

(from this word comes the word hemp : k-hanip-iz)

Old English - hanep

Anglo-Saxon - henep

Middle Breton - Canap

English - hemp

Gaelic - Cainb

Irish - Cnaib

Dutch - hennep

Old High German - hanaf

Goth - hanfa

Modern German - hanf

Old Norse - hamp-r

Swedish - hampa

Danish - hamp

Russian - Konopyla or konop (note: the word ‘canopy’ comes from this)

Mexican/Portuguese - marihuana (From ‘mariguano’ & ‘managuango’ meaning ‘intoxicant’) .



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