Cannabis gets a bad press, despite the fact that it has been a valued medicine for thousands of years. Until the early part of the 20th century was widely used medicinally but pressure from pharmaceutical companies and 'reefer madness' resulted in hemp (Latin name: Cannabis sativa) being outlawed.
Recently there has been an increased awareness of the fact that not only is it less lethal than alcohol, tobacco and many other drugs, but that it has valuable medicinal properties and provides relief for acute or chronic symptoms not otherwise treatable with conventional, patented drugs.
Despite legislation to downgrade it to a category C drug (in the UK) it is still illegal to posses cannabis in most countries but there is, however, a
legal alternative. Therapia's essential oil extracted from the cannabis plant it is not a controlled substance, it offers many health enhancing, is a truly holistic oil and works on both physical and emotional levels.
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