Bibliotheca Cannabinacea

Abstract

ABSTRACT Hemp has been written about for millennia, thus there is a great body of literature on the subject. Written mention of hemp is to be found from before Christ, in a 5th century AD document, and from then on in early herbals, government farming manuals, textbooks, and technical manuals; more recently, there have been books just on the history and revival of hemp. That latter group includes books that cover or are almost exclusively about marijuana, and therefore there is a period in recent history where many hemp books have a subversive, counterculture flavor.