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Cannabis in Classical Arabic Context by Ioannis Georgilakis is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document discusses the use of cannabis according to classical Arabic sources. It provides evidence that cannabis was widely used in early Muslim society for various purposes without being considered intoxicating or forbidden. Cannabis was used to make ropes, clothing, paper, and hair oil. It was also consumed as food and medicine, and was an important crop that was traded. The document analyzes references to cannabis from early Arabic dictionaries, literature, trade records, medicine texts, and legal s

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Ioannis Georgilakis

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