uOHu wdishdjg yd bkaÈhdkq Wm uydoaùmh iïNjhjQ leksìia YdLh sativa" indica"iy ruderalis f,i m%Odk j¾. 3lska hqla;jk w;r ;j WmúfYaIh 7la olakg we;' w;S;fha§ leksìia m%Odk jYfhka ksh| yK" f;,a yd T!Yëh ksYamdOk ioyd yd úfkdaod;aul u;aøjHla f,i nyq,j ndú;d lr we;' jdksc jYfhka fl¢ ,nd.ekSug j.dlrk lekìia j, udkisl l%shdldÍ u;aøjHla jk tetrahydrocannabinol fkdue;sùug jeä Èhqkqlr we;'
2013 j¾Yfha§ lekìia lsf,da 60"400la kS;HdKql+,j f,dalh mqrd j.dlr we;" ñksiqka ñ,shk128 - 232 w;r m%udKhla tkï f,dal ck.ykfhka 2.7% to 4.9% m%udKhla fïjd u;aøjHla f,i kS;HdKql+,j ndú;d lr we;'
lekìia hkq oaú.DyS jd¾Ysl u,amsfmk T!Iëh me,Eáhls' m;% w;l weÕs,s fuka msysghs' .eyekq yd msßñ u,a fjkfjk YdLj, yg.kakd w;ru ;ks YdLfha .eyekq yd msßñ u,a yg.ekSu;a isÿfõ tksid leksìia u,a wiïmQ¾Kh u,a f,i yÿkajhs' u,a fndfyda úg iq,.ska mrd.kh fõ' f.äh p¾u,hla f,iska y÷kajhs'
lekìia YdL udkisl yd YdÍßl m%;sl%shd ,ndfok cannabinoids kï ridhkslhka lsysmhlau ksmojhs' jvd;a m%;sl%shdldÍ u¾cqjdkd f,i yÿkajkafka fuu úh,d.; u,ah'uf,ka ksiaidrKh lr.kakd friSkh yYSYa f,i;a uf,ka ksiaidrKh lr.kakd f;,a yYSYa f;,a f,i;a yÿkajhs' 20jeks ishjfia§ fïjd u;aøjHla f,i kïlr f,dalhmqrd ;ykï lf,a idOdrk fya;= idOl mokla lrf.ko hkak ;ju l;dny flf¾'
leksnia ndú;h iïnkaOj mer‚u ,sÅ; idOl yuqjkafka .%Sl b;sydi{ Herodotus f.a igykaj,h' ta Scythians kï hqfrdamshdKq wdishd;sl brdk ckhd leksnia yqud,h iakdkh l,njhs' .%Sl yd frdau isiagdpdr j, fukau ueofmrÈ. bia,dóh isiagdpdr j,;a fl§ j,ska ,Kq" meÿre " lU" we÷ï" lvodiS wd§ ks¾udk j, isg úúO T!YO j¾. ksmoùu olajd úYd, mrdihl wjYH;d ioyd ndú;d l,nj ioykah'1545 jkúg iamd{a{h úiska ,Kq" meÿre " lU" we÷ï" lvodiS wdÈh ksmoùug leksnia wdkhkh l,nj ioykah' jir 2700lg fmr Ökfha ndú;dlr we;snj ;yjqreù we;" 2000 - 1400 BCE ld,hta bkaÈhdfõ wdhq¾fõoh ;=, foúhka jykafiafya T!YOh f,iska yÿkajdwe;s w;r fyda,S W;aijfha m%Odk wx.hla úh'tfukau nqÿoyfï ndjkd l%u j,§ uki tla;ekalr wêudkisl yelshdjka mqyqKq lsÍu ioyd T!YOhla f,i ndú;d lr we;snj;a ;yjqreù we;' 13jk Y;j¾Yfha§ Norse wdorfha foõÿj jk Freya yd iïnkaO ùug mQclhska úiska leksnia ndú;dl, nj;a ;yjqreù we;' kQ;kfha§ ria;d*dÍka ^ ria;d*dÍka.ek uu óg l,ska ,smshla ,shd we;'& fukau b;sfhdamshdkq Zion Coptic Church j,o ndú;dfõ' f,dalh mqrd fndfyda isiagdpdrj, m%fhdack 50000lgjvd ,nd.;a leksnia Ydlh Tjqka "Tree of Life" f,iska yÿkajd we;'
fumku m%fhdack rdYshla ydksodhl fkdjk we;s T!Yëh Ydlhla kQ;k úoHd{hska yd ffjoH jreka úiska b;d nrm;, úkdYldÍ øjHla f,i i,ld ;ykï lsÍu msgqmi hï l=uka;%Khla we;snj iuyre mjikjd'
oekg f,dalh mqrd jeäÈhqkq l, leksìia j¾. rdYshla we;' iuyr tajd úúO j¾Khkaf.kao we;'