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In Mathura it can be found in bhang thandai and bhang lassi. Bhang is also mixed with ghee and sugar to make a purple halva, and into peppery, chewy little balls called goli (which means "tablet" or "pill") in Hindi. Another form is bhang chutney, also called bhangeera ki chutney, a dish served in Kumaoni cuisine from Uttarakhand. It is made ...
Charas has been used across the Indian subcontinent for medicinal and religious purposes for thousands of years, [6] and was sold in government shops (along with opium) during the times of the British India [7] and in independent India until the 1980s when sale and consumption of Cannabis was made illegal in the subcontinent. [8] [9]
Cannabis (/ ˈ k æ n ə b ɪ s /) [2] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae.The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: Cannabis sativa, C. indica, and C. ruderalis.
Gouache by an Amritsar artist depicting the preparation and consumption of Indian hemp (bhang), circa 1870. The Sikhs inherited the tradition of drinking originates from the sixth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib ji who started it to give sikhs Bir Ras (warrior spirit) and to get them energized, as sikhs used to get up at around 12 am for armit vela and not go back to sleep till after the ...
Cultural figureheads such as Bob Marley popularized Rastafari and ganja through reggae music. In 1976, Peter Tosh defended the use of ganja in the song "Legalize It". [14] The hip hop group Cypress Hill revived the term in the United States in 2004 in a song titled "Ganja Bus", followed by other artists, including rapper Eminem, in the 2009 song "Must Be the Ganja".
Dr. Eileen Schneider, a medical epidemiologist in the CDC's Division of Viral Diseases, said HMPV is "associated with approximately 20,000 hospitalizations among children younger than 5 years."
A California man who pleaded guilty to a felony for his participation in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol filed a letter Wednesday showing he was personally invited by a retired Republican ...
from charpoy चारपाई,چارپائی Teen payi (तीन पाय) in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "three legged" or "coffee table". [26] Thug from Thagi ठग,ٹھگ Thag in Hindi-Urdu, meaning "thief or con man". [27] Tickety-boo possibly from Hindi ठीक है, बाबू (ṭhīk hai, bābū), meaning "it's all right, sir". [28]