Hempen Culture in Japan at Japanhemp.org

“Hempen Culture in Japan” as published at JapanHemp.org (formerly Taima.org)

Definitive research about the history of hemp cannabis in Japan. Traces many uses from Neolitic to modern times. Published in several magazines, first in the July 1997 issue of the Journal of the International Hemp Association (The Netherlands), then in the August 1998 issue of Cannabis Culture (Canada).

There are many small images to see along the pages here, but to go right to image gallery.

Hempen Culture In Japan Introduction HEMPEN CULTURE IN JAPAN:   Hemp comes to Japan   Hemp in Japanese history   Hemp in Religion   Zen and the Martial Arts   The Hemp Control Act   Hemp in the Japanese Language   The Japanese strains of hemp   Hemp in the Rural Areas   The Emporer’s Hemp Clothes   Cloth, Paper and the Arts   Food and Medicine   Contemporary Products and Entreprenuership   Changing the Laws   Current Agricultural & Economic Issues Cannabis in Japan – A vocabulary primer Cannabis Culture in Contemporary Japan Bibliography

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