Hemp Kingdom of Bhutan

Bhutanese farmers were bred for sale to Dutch and US manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, special grade medical cannabis.

In the small kingdom of Bhutan isolated hemp grows so rapidly, which is considered a weed. Neither of which agrotechnical or psychotropic use and not talking - people are just fed it to cattle. In the valleys of the people actively engaged in agriculture, including the cultivation of medical cannabis psychoactive varieties for the benefit of the pharmaceutical companies in Europe and North America.

Story

The period of use of cannabis in the country dates back several millennia. No mention of the fact that the plant was used for industrial or recreational purposes. The sources said that over the centuries hemp mostly used for fattening cattle.

The history of military art of Bhutan indicates that traditional hunting bows made entirely from hemp and bamboo. Despite the fact that today they are replaced by more modern and efficient counterparts, some archers in Bhutan are still using a traditional weapon. Since ancient times, hemp fiber is used to make ropes and nets.

The subsistence Bhutanese cannabis was less in demand as a basis of textiles than a giant Himalayan nettle growing in the region. The demand for paper in the last few centuries is completely filled with the help of some local tree species.

The traditional teaching of the Tibetan Buddhist medicine for centuries used drugs are cannabis for the treatment of various types of heavy, including chronic diseases.

Modernity

Hemp - amazingly prolific culture in Bhutan. It can be found throughout the country. Usually, along the roads, in gardens and orchards on wastelands, forests and even in cracks in sidewalks or the ruins of abandoned buildings. Especially a lot of hemp in the west and in the north-central area.

Today, wild hemp occurs everywhere in the kingdom. She garlands braids fields, gardens, streets, rooftops. And generally considered pests, weeds, so is only for animal feed. In particular, hemp is used for feeding pigs. Nevertheless, hemp has limited agricultural importance and is used in rural areas for the production of Butane ropes, meshes and tissues.

Some herbalists Bhutan still widely used recipes port Tibetan Buddhist medicine, which are based on the seeds, leaves and inflorescences of cannabis.

The medical use of cannabis

Local varieties of cannabis have a relatively high content of cannabinoids. It is due to the peculiarities of the data, as well as taking into account the centuries-old experience in the use of cannabis for medical purposes, Bhutanese farmers were bred for sale to Dutch and US manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, special grade medical cannabis.