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Bhang (IAST: Bhāṅg) is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] It was used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India. [3] [4] Bhang is traditionally distributed during the spring festival of Maha Shivaratri and Holi.
A man smoking cannabis in Kolkata, India. Cannabis in India has been known to be used at least as early as 2000 BCE. [1] In Indian society, common terms for cannabis preparations include charas (resin), ganja (flower), and bhang (seeds and leaves), with Indian drinks such as bhang lassi and bhang thandai made from bhang being one of the most common legal uses.
There are three types of cannabis used in the Indian subcontinent. The first, bhang , a type of cannabis edible , consists of the leaves and plant tops of the marijuana plant. It is usually consumed as an infusion in beverage form, and varies in strength according to how much cannabis is used in the preparation.
Charas is a cannabis concentrate made from the resin of a live cannabis plant (Cannabis sativa either Indica subspecies or Sativa subspecies) and is handmade in the Indian subcontinent. [1] [2] The plant grows wild throughout Northern India [3] along the stretch of the Himalayas (its putative origin) and is an important cash crop for the local ...
Bhang eaters from India c. 1790. Bhang is an edible preparation of cannabis native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC by Hindus in ancient India. [4] Hemp is one of the earliest plants to be cultivated.
The Prairie Island Indian Community plans to open a cannabis dispensary this summer, bringing legal marijuana sales closer than ever before to the Twin Cities. Island Peži, as the shop will be ...
Bhang is an edible preparation of cannabis native to the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BCE by Hindus in ancient India. [45] Cannabis is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. [46] Cannabis is also known to have been used by the ancient Hindus of the Indian subcontinent thousands of years ago.
The earliest known reports regarding the sacred status of cannabis in the Indian subcontinent come from the Atharva Veda, estimated to have been composed sometime around 1400 BCE. [31] The Hindu god Shiva is described as a cannabis user, known as the "Lord of bhang". [32]: p19