A deep dive into the history of scientific research conducted on the cannabis topic. How many articles each year published, trends regarding legalisation, and what is most research actually looking into?
A deep dive into the history of scientific research conducted on the cannabis topic. How many articles each year published, trends regarding legalisation, and what is most research actually looking into?
Despite this initial acceptance of cannabis in modern times, things started to change quickly. With the prohibition of cannabis in the 19th to 20th century, ironically started by the country whose declaration of independence was signed on hemp paper, scientific research on the plant was made practically impossible.
Cannabis is a very ancient plant, probably more ancient than you might think. Palaeobotanical studies reveal that this plant -according to some sources- existed in Asia about 12.000 years ago, in the areas corresponding to modern Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It is likely that our ancestors domesticated this plant already at that time. There is so much more to our history with cannabis!
Het Adriaan van Royen Instituut start, in samenwerking met PGMCG een wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar gebruikerservaringen met medicinale cannabis.