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1000 BC – Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic

Posted on September 24, 2019 by ProCon.org

Bhang, a cannabis drink generally mixed with milk, is used as an anesthetic and anti-phlegmatic in India. Cannabis begins to be used in India to treat a wide variety of human maladies.

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ProCon.org. (2019, September 24). 1000 BC – Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic. ProCon.org. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1000-bc-bhang-a-drink-of-cannabis-and-milk-is-used-in-india-as-an-anesthetic

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Chicago (17th ed.):
ProCon.org, "1000 BC – Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic," ProCon.org. last modified September 24, 2019. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1000-bc-bhang-a-drink-of-cannabis-and-milk-is-used-in-india-as-an-anesthetic/.
MLA (9th ed.):
ProCon.org, "1000 BC – Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic." ProCon.org. 24 Sep. 2019, medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1000-bc-bhang-a-drink-of-cannabis-and-milk-is-used-in-india-as-an-anesthetic

[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

Turabian (9th ed.):
ProCon.org. "1000 BC – Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic." ProCon.org. Last modified on September 24, 2019. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/timeline-events/1000-bc-bhang-a-drink-of-cannabis-and-milk-is-used-in-india-as-an-anesthetic/