                        {"id":50739,"date":"2022-04-08T09:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T07:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/?p=50739"},"modified":"2022-12-27T18:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T17:07:31","slug":"the-prohibition-of-cannabis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prohibition of Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50673\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50673 size-full\" title=\"Imagen de un santo frente al demonio debatiendo sobre la prohibicion del cannabis\" src=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/why-is-marijuana-banned.jpg\" alt=\"Imagen de un santo frente al demonio debatiendo sobre la prohibicion del cannabis\" width=\"575\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/why-is-marijuana-banned.jpg 575w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/why-is-marijuana-banned-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image of a saint vs. the devil debating cannabis prohibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n        <div class=\"hero-unit-pev\">\n            <div class=\"row-fluid\">\n            <div class=\"span2 text-center\">  \n                <picture>\n                    <source media=\"(max-width: 550px)\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fran.png\">\n                    <source media=\"(min-width: 770px)\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fran.png\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/fran.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Fran Quesada Moya\" title=\"Fran Quesada Moya\" class=\"firround\">\n                <\/picture>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"span10 firtexto\">\n                <div class=\"firtit\"><a href=\"\">Fran Quesada Moya<\/a><\/div>\n                <br>\n                08-04-2022 09:00:57 - Updated: 8 April, 2022\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"pev-redes\">\n            <div class=\"pev-rss-top text-center\">\n                <a class=\"pev-wapp\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?text=https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" alt=\"Whatsapp\" title=\"Whatsapp\"><\/a>\n                <a class=\"pev-telegram\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/share\/url?url=https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50739&text=See%20this%20news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" alt=\"Telegram\" title=\"Telegram\"><\/a>\n                <a class=\"pev-fb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Facebook\"><\/a>\n                <a class=\"pev-tw\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=See%20this%20news - https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" alt=\"Twitter\" title=\"Twitter\"><\/a>\n                <a class=\"pev-mail\" href=\"mailto:?subject=See%20what%20I%20found%20in&amp;body=See%20this%20news%20https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50739.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" alt=\"E-mail\" title=\"E-mail\"><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In recent years we have seen a slow <b>legalization of cannabis throughout the world<\/b>, especially in more developed countries such as the USA, Canada, Israel or Germany, among others. It appears that many therapeutic uses for this sacred plant have been discovered around this time, and there is a lot of interest from pharmaceutical companies in this regard.<\/p>\n<p>But the history of marijuana and its relationship with humans goes back many years, and even if it seems that the permissiveness of its use is spreading lately, the reality is very different, and if you want to see a summary of <b>why there are so many interests behind the cannabis ban<\/b> I invite you to read this article, it can change the way you see things.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%8E%AF_Religion_and_forbidden_sins\" >\ud83c\udfaf Religion and forbidden sins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%94%A5_Marijuana_in_the_West_a_love_hate_story\" >\ud83d\udd25 Marijuana in the West, a love \/ hate story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%E2%9C%85_Cannabis_for_recreational_and_medicinal_use_accepted_by_society\" >\u2705 Cannabis for recreational and medicinal use accepted by society<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%9A%80_The_pharmaceutical_industry_and_the_cannabis_ban\" >\ud83d\ude80 The pharmaceutical industry and the cannabis ban<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%93%B2_Capitalism_and_cannabis_an_incompatible_duo\" >\ud83d\udcf2 Capitalism and cannabis, an incompatible duo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%93%96_The_Dangerous_Plant_a_Devils_Crop\" >\ud83d\udcd6 The Dangerous Plant, a Devil&#8217;s Crop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%F0%9F%91%8C_The_federal_narcotics_office_the_beginning_of_the_end\" >\ud83d\udc4c The federal narcotics office, the beginning of the end<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%E2%9C%A8_The_War_on_Drugs_and_Global_Prohibition\" >\u2728 The War on Drugs and Global Prohibition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%E2%9B%B3_The_failure_of_the_prohibitionist_policy\" >\u26f3 The failure of the prohibitionist policy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/the-prohibition-of-cannabis\/#%E2%AD%90_Conclusion\" >\u2b50 Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%8E%AF_Religion_and_forbidden_sins\"><\/span>\ud83c\udfaf Religion and forbidden sins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <b>use of cannabis as a medicine<\/b> dates back more than 40 centuries of history, being one of the most important plants in the first medical book in history, from the time of Emperor Sheng Nung in ancient China. Its popularity spread throughout Asia, until the first great Chinese religion stopped it <b>with the arrival of Taoism in the 4th century BC<\/b> This meant the first meeting between the science that defended the medicinal use of cannabis and religion. which stigmatizes her for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>But Taoism could not stop the advance of this plant, which found many <b>industrial uses<\/b> thanks to its rapid growth and resistant fibers, which is why it crossed the Himalayas and reached the Middle East. In these lands it clashed again with religion, <b>in this case with Islam<\/b>, which at first allowed its consumption, but prohibited it from the 14th century.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest written record of the <b>ban on the cannabis plant<\/b> dates back to this period, and since then there are more territories that control it than allow it. It was the year 1378 when the then Emir of Joneima in Arabia Soudoun Sheikouni announced what would be the first marijuana prohibition law in the world, affecting the entire territory.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%94%A5_Marijuana_in_the_West_a_love_hate_story\"><\/span>\ud83d\udd25 Marijuana in the West, a love \/ hate story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was still in the Middle Ages when the cannabis plant reached Europe, at a time when religion had absolute power in society. This did not help the popularity of cannabis as a medicine much, much less for recreational use, and <b>in 1484 it was banned by Pope Innocent VIII along with many other psychoactive plants<\/b>, which were accused of being used to perform <b>witchcraft rituals<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>In those years colonialism spread throughout the world, which was implanting its convictions in all the conquered territories and was trying to eradicate many of the customs of the inhabitants of these &#8220;new lands&#8221;, especially those that had to do with religion. <b>In parts of Asia and Africa, cannabis was used in spiritual ceremonies<\/b> until the arrival of the European conquerors, who tried to end its use by all means, although fortunately in many cases they did not. success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Already <b>in the nineteenth century Napoleon was one of the key figures in the history of marijuana prohibition<\/b>, worried about the large consumption that began to take place in his great army after the Egyptian campaign, since in this African country they had a great cannabis culture at the time. For their part, <b>the British troops had the task of prohibiting its consumption<\/b> both in South Africa and in all the Asian territories they invaded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%85_Cannabis_for_recreational_and_medicinal_use_accepted_by_society\"><\/span>\u2705 Cannabis for recreational and medicinal use accepted by society<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the 19th century, the popularity of cannabis in Europe began to be important, especially in France, where it began to be seen more and more in pharmacies, thanks, among other things, to <b>publications by Dr. Jacques Joseph Moreau, who details many <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/en\/category\/posts-medical-marijuana\/\"><b>medical applications of marijuana<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his works he also spoke for the first time about the <b>psychoactive effects of this plant<\/b>, as well as the intoxications caused by its excessive consumption. Distortion in the perception of space \/ time, euphoria, dissociation of ideas or intellectual excitement are some of the most notable effects this doctor has exhibited on society.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pfblue\">This caused the use of medical cannabis to spread among the French population, who saw how all the pharmacies in the country were full of all kinds of products derived from this plant. But not only did the popularity of medical marijuana increase, since the club<b> was founded in Paris in 1835 hashischins<\/b>, a meeting place for intellectuals who used the psychoactive effects of cannabis as inspiration to work on their works. This popularity reached the United States, where <b>in 1883 hash smoking rooms were opened in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and many other cities<\/b> in the country.<\/div>\n<p>And so we come to the 20th century, and thanks to studies such as those of the prestigious Irish doctor William Brooke O&#8217;shaughnessy, <b>cannabis has become the second most used active ingredient in pharmacies after opium<\/b>. Ointments, <a href=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/en\/7495-annabis-varicann-q10-hemp-oil.html\">cannabis creams<\/a>, liqueurs, suppositories, candies, and all kinds of marijuana products filled pharmacies around the world, but these drugs had a commercial problem, which was that anyone could grow marijuana plants at home and cure your ailments without having to buy anything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50715\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50715\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50715 size-full\" title=\"*Imagen de un paquete de cigarrillos de cannabis y belladona que se vend\u00eda en farm\u00e1cias europeas en el siglo XIX*\" src=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/El-cannabis-como-agente-terapeutico_0.jpg\" alt=\"*Imagen de un paquete de cigarrillos de cannabis y belladona que se vend\u00eda en farm\u00e1cias europeas en el siglo XIX*\" width=\"585\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/El-cannabis-como-agente-terapeutico_0.jpg 585w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/El-cannabis-como-agente-terapeutico_0-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50715\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">* Image of a pack of cannabis and belladonna cigarettes sold in European pharmacies in the 19th century *<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%9A%80_The_pharmaceutical_industry_and_the_cannabis_ban\"><\/span>\ud83d\ude80 The pharmaceutical industry and the cannabis ban<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the year 1900, scientists discovered petrochemicals and with it the possibility of <b>creating all kinds of derivative products Of oil<\/b>. In their investigation they discovered several new vitamins and thought that all kinds of medicines could be produced, something that oil tycoon <b>John Davidson Rockefeller found very interesting<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pbgreen\">From that moment on, <b>the active ingredients of many plants began to be isolated, to be transformed into pills, capsules, syrups and other medicines in a patented format<\/b>. But many people and especially many doctors continued to trust the traditional pharmacopoeia more than the new drugs, something Rockefeller and his henchmen would not have consented to.<\/div>\n<p>From that moment <b>a smear campaign against natural medicine and homeopathy began<\/b>, which were mocked and even some of the doctors who defended it were imprisoned. Rockefeller spent more than $ 100 million at the time to create flu groups that went to hospitals talking about the benefits of his new drugs, while most medical schools were closed and those that remained accepted the new standard of medical education.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%B2_Capitalism_and_cannabis_an_incompatible_duo\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcf2 Capitalism and cannabis, an incompatible duo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We are in the first decades of the 20th century, when <b>several factors joined together and contributed to a ban on marijuana in the world<\/b>, even if they all boil down to the same factor that was beginning to become fashionable, capitalism. Until then,<b> cannabis was fundamental in the paper, pharmaceutical and textile industries,<\/b> fuel was even developed from this plant, so it was at the heart of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>Just as Rockefeller influenced the interests of the pharmaceutical industry, <b>the DuPont family did the same with petroleum-based fabrics and paper. Lycra, nylon or neoprene began to compete with hemp fabrics, and <\/b>\u00a0millions of trees were cut down every year to be turned into paper. Much of that newspaper ended up in the presses of <b>Hearst<\/b>, the DuPont family-related communications group that controlled newspapers, magazines and even a radio station, some broadcast media that ran a <b>lot of fake news about discrediting cannabis.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%93%96_The_Dangerous_Plant_a_Devils_Crop\"><\/span>\ud83d\udcd6 The Dangerous Plant, a Devil&#8217;s Crop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the <b>immigration of Mexicans to the western states of the United States<\/b> was growing a lot, and many of these immigrants enjoyed smoking marijuana. On the other hand, the consumption of this plant by black artists had become quite popular, <b>especially in New Orleans and other areas of the state of Louisiana<\/b>. This has created the perfect breeding ground for linking cannabis with criminal acts that have always been attributed to these ethnic groups<\/p>\n<p>Numerous publications appeared <b>that implying marijuana use drove people crazy and incited them to commit all kinds of crimes, robberies, rape, homicides,<\/b>etc. This began to permeate American society, especially in the upper classes, who accepted that cannabis was bad despite all the medicinal properties it had displayed.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>tobacco industry has<\/b> seen its interests jeopardized by the joint smoking trend among some young people, so it didn&#8217;t take long to join the <b>anti-marijuana trend<\/b>. This is how many of the most powerful economic lobbies united against an establishment, including the pharmaceutical, textile, paper, tobacco and fuel industries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50707\" style=\"width: 603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50707 size-full\" title=\"*Carteles represivos contra la marihuana de los a\u00f1os 30 en USA*\" src=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/carteles_contra_marihuana_vintage.jpg\" alt=\"*Carteles represivos contra la marihuana de los a\u00f1os 30 en USA*\" width=\"613\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/carteles_contra_marihuana_vintage.jpg 613w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2100\/11\/carteles_contra_marihuana_vintage-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">* Repressive cartels against marijuana in the 1930s in the USA *<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%F0%9F%91%8C_The_federal_narcotics_office_the_beginning_of_the_end\"><\/span>\ud83d\udc4c The federal narcotics office, the beginning of the end<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the 1930s and thanks to the pressure exerted by advertising financed by all these influential ruling power groups, the<b>officeFederal Narcotics Department in the United States. It was led by Harry Anslinger<\/b>, who served for 32 years under 5 different presidents.<\/p>\n<p>From 1930 to 1937 Harry Anslinger, supported by all the reports that often came out relating to the use of cannabis with crime and marginalization, devoted himself to trying <b>to put marijuana on a par with other stronger substances such as opium,<\/b> until to the point that in 1937 he managed to pass a <b>law banning this plant<\/b> throughout the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pfgreen\">This law met with strong opposition from the<b>American Medical Association<\/b>, as many doctors defended the therapeutic use of cannabis. Instead, it found great support in other countries such as Britain, which also had an interest in eradicating the cannabis culture from some of its colonies.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9C%A8_The_War_on_Drugs_and_Global_Prohibition\"><\/span>\u2728 The War on Drugs and Global Prohibition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When World War II ended, the so-called cold war between the US and the Soviet Union began, or whatever, the <b>capitalist model versus the communist model<\/b>. In the United States, anything that smacked of a communist was branded bad and unpatriotic, and this gave new opportunities to the war on drugs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pfbrown\">At that time, the United States was the great power of the West and exerted great pressure on the overwhelming majority of developed countries, to the point that <b>in 1961 they convinced all UN partners to ban cannabis virtually all over the world<\/b> in the Convention on drug of that same year.<\/div>\n<p>As the Yankee army fought in Vietnam, a new antiwar culture was making its way among the youth of the United States, the <b>hippie movement<\/b>. This generation defended peace, love and freedom, were totally against wars in their country and had made the use of marijuana fashionable again. With all these ingredients, <b>the United States government invented that behind the incitement to the use of cannabis<\/b> among young people were the Communists to discourage the defense of their country.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%9B%B3_The_failure_of_the_prohibitionist_policy\"><\/span>\u26f3 The failure of the prohibitionist policy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many years of repression have passed from the 1960s until the arrival of the new millennium, when it seems that many<b> countries have realized that the prohibition of cannabis not only did not end its consumption<\/b>, indeed, every year. it spread more and being banned the only thing causing it added problems, so they began to change their policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pbgreend\">Strange as it may seem, one of the first countries that started decriminalizing their consumption was the USA, not at the federal level, but not a few of its states.currently <b>several US publicly traded cannabis companies, exporting to other states and starting to control the third country market<\/b>. It is curious to see how the country that has devoted the most years to prohibiting cannabis around the world is currently the one that derives the most economic benefit from legalization &#8230; Coincidence?<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50679\" style=\"width: 565px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-50679 size-full\" title=\"Infographic on the history of cannabis prohibition\" src=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cannabis-prohibition.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic on the history of cannabis prohibition\" width=\"575\" height=\"2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cannabis-prohibition.jpg 575w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cannabis-prohibition-85x300.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cannabis-prohibition-291x1024.jpg 291w, https:\/\/pevgrow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cannabis-prohibition-437x1536.jpg 437w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic on the history of cannabis prohibition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%AD%90_Conclusion\"><\/span>\u2b50 Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Cannabis was not banned due to its toxicity or problems associated with its use, it was a matter of economic interests<\/b> of a few people. Prohibition has caused far more problems than those generated by its free consumption, but it wasn&#8217;t until recently that most states of the world understood this, let&#8217;s hope they join this legalizing trend now.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style='text-align:left' class='yasr-auto-insert-visitor'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In recent years we have seen a slow legalization of cannabis throughout the world, especially in more developed countries such as the USA, Canada, Israel or Germany, among others. 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