Konoplevodstvo Hungary
Historical reference
Hungary - is an ancient country with a long tradition of using cannabis. Throughout history, hemp occupied an important place in the life and culture of the Hungarian. Currently, the country is reviving konoplevodstvo and is gradually becoming one of the leading economies of the European Union cannabis.
According to some scientists, cannabis first came to the territory, which is now known as Hungary, in the second half of the first millennium BC. In connection with the expansion of the sphere of influence of the Scythians, who brought with them the traditions of hemp plains of Central Asia to Europe somewhere in the VII century BC.
Hungary has a fairly long history of hemp cultivation. At least, there is a countdown to the first century AD, even before the Roman invasion. In 2002, during excavations arheobotanicheskih was found a lot of hemp seeds in ancient Celtic settlements near the current Budapest. It is possible that the cultivation of cannabis existed long before that.
Around 1000 AD Hemp become a part of everyday life. It was established by the number of pollen found in the swamps of the period. It is believed that the marshes were used to soak hemp in order to extract from it the fiber for weaving. A piece of hemp fabric, found in the western part of Hungary belongs to 1050 BC.
In the XII century onwards known historical records, showing that the cultivation of cannabis has become more common. In particular, in the records of customs reports many times referred to hemp products and hemp weaving.
Although in the wild in Hungary, as a rule, growing varieties of hemp "Ruderalis", for many centuries it was also known as a psychotropic agent. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, about 450 BC Scythians using psychoactive hemp for the intoxicating effect. In scientific circles, it is widely believed that they were at that time inhabited by a large part of the territory of present Hungary.
Farms Hungary is traditionally made of rope and high-quality fabrics from hemp that are equal in strength, and even superior to flax. special looms and other equipment for the production of hemp fabrics have been developed, which played a prominent role in their social life.
Hemp has been such an integral part of the culture that it is mostly used for tailoring the Hungarian national costumes. Unmarried girls of the village community gathered together for spinning various products from hemp, and the male population was employed in the seed and in the collection of hemp harvest. Colorful costumes, which in Hungary are in special cases, as a rule, made of hemp and flax.
Cannabis has long been an important part of the history of Hungary, and although on bad in this respect, the twentieth century, the hemp industry has never fully disappeared. While much of Europe has stopped the cultivation and processing of hemp, following the ban initiated by the United States in 1937, Hungary, as the major part of Central and Eastern Europe, is in an entirely different sphere of political influence (mainly centered around the Soviet Union).
Thus, the industry is not weakened, at least until the 60s, when the Soviet collectivization actually put an end to the traditional peasant cultivation of hemp. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Hungary is trying to restore the hemp industry. Currently, she is again one of the leading hemp countries in the European Union.
Hungary contributed greatly to the high quality strains and commercial varieties of cannabis. Many of them were developed by growers known Dr. Butch Ivan (Ivan Bûcsa). In addition to improving the state of four varieties of hemp, Bucha has created the world's only commercially decorative variety of hemp, although it claims it has sold a little bit. Currently, Hungary export various products from hemp, including paper, textiles, plastics and oil.
Medical use of cannabis in Hungary
The Hungarian law is no such thing as medical cannabis does not exist, and it is unlikely that anything will change in the near future in this regard. However, there is the likelihood of the drug's approval "Sativeks" by GW Pharmaceuticals Company. In 2013, such a proposal was received by the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Internal Affairs of Hungary from the UK, but the answer is no. So while medicine based on cannabis preparations in this country is not yet available. Several Hungarian research institutes took part in clinical trials "Sativeksa", but the results turned out to be futile.
In addition, other related drugs available hemp "Marinol", which is not entirely medical hemp and the synthetic form of THC, which is used with loss of appetite in patients with AIDS and cancer patients nausea. According to reports, patients often complain about the harmful side effects of this drug.
Cannabis research level in Hungary is poor and, in general, they are focused on the identification of the adverse effects from the use of this plant. In the end, the results are used to reinforce the already stiff and formal policy bias to the plant.
Information taken from the site http://tku.org.ua