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Hash, Mary Jane, Pot, Chronic, Bud, 420, The Kind, and various other names given to the cannabis plant are rooted in a sub-culture that began in the 1950's and continues to attract new inductees and centers around the consumption of different varieties of cannabis leaves. These are usually smoked in hand-rolled cigarettes, called joints. The cannabis can also be smoked in pipes or long tubes that use water as a filter, called bongs. The tradition of consuming marijuana for religious, social, medicinal and cultural reasons go back more than 5000 years.

Today, however, the herb has gotten a fresh revival due to media and grassroots support. In the US, several states have approved the drug for medicinal purposes and many more are looking to pass similar legislation. The problem with this is that it lets those who consume the herb for other than legitimate reasons get their message that the cannabis plant is not harmful and is less damaging than what experience tells us.

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