7 Ways People Used Cannabis in 1930 By Burgess Powell 1 st June 2018
Can marijuana treat these conditions? Before the government outlawed marijuana, here’ s how people used it. The 1930s was a crucial decade for cannabis. Before the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, cannabis was a widely used medicine. But after a national campaign to stigmatise and outlaw cannabis, medicinal use declined, and the herb’ s reputation was tarnished.
But a hundred years ago, weed was commonplace. Across the country, you could buy marijuana in drug stores as a liquid or as resin. The government did not regulate it, which meant that companies advertised marijuanainfused products as a treatment for a long list of conditions. Sometimes it worked, and sometimes it was a really bad idea.
Look back on innovative ways that people used cannabis before it was illegal
Marijuana as a Sedative Need a narcotic, sedative or antispasmodic? Look no further than Eli Lilly and Company’ s Cannabis Fluid Extract. This potion, labelled a poison because you should only take a drop, was 80 percent alcohol. By today’ s standards, Lilly’ s Cannabis Fluid Extract( 1 fluid ounce total) is a tincture, just not one you’ d see on the shelves.
Though we do not advise using any product resembling this, Eli Lilly’ s understanding of medical marijuana as an“ antispasmodic” isn’ t too far off the mark.
Today, medical marijuana is one of the only effective treatments for epilepsy or seizureinducing autism.
Treatment for Hysterical Women
With a long list of uses, Lloyd Specific Medicine is pretty far from specific. This tincture was marketed as a cure for many things, most of which targeted women. It could‘ treat’ melancholia, PMS, stomach pain, nervous system issues,‘ nervous depression’ and any behaviour for which a man would call a woman‘ crazy’. For instance, having an overactive sex drive could be cured with Lloyd Specific Medicine.
The bottle reads:“ It is useful in hysterical patients, and in the mild forms of insanity in women, especially if these be due to menstrual irregularities which are the cause of pain.” The label adds,“ It allays abnormal sexual appetite.”
For Asthma Grimault Corporation manufactured what they called“ Indian Cigarettes.” This product’ s main objective was to treat asthma.
Today, Israeli researchers have discovered that certain cannabinoids can reduce the inflammation symptomatic of asthma. Specifically, CBD in liquid form could treat asthma. This doesn’ t mean that smoking marijuana when you’ re having asthma is in any way a good idea.