Cannabis and spirituality have always been intertwined, with various degrees of validity and seriousness. It was used as an entheogen (a psychoactive substance used in religious practices) as far back as ancient India, and some Hindus still consume bhang, an elixir that contains cannabis, in their spiritual practices. The Buddhist Mahakala Tantra specifically mentions cannabis as a medicinal plant. Cannabis is of course central to Rastafarianism.
But even among many otherwise irreligious cannabis users, pot is often treated totemically. In the 1970s, a lot of guys walked around with weed-leaf belt buckles. These days, online comments are filled with people who clearly think shamanistically about pot, even as they clearly use it only to get high and play videogames or watch Adult Swim, and not for any genuine spiritual purpose. And like many cultists, a lot of them believe a lot of nonsense: that hemp will “save the world,” or that cannabis will cure any disease, just for a couple of examples….
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Cannabis and spirituality have always been intertwined, with various degrees of validity and seriousness. It was used as an entheogen (a psychoactive substance used in religious practices) as far back as ancient India, and some Hindus still consume bhang, an elixir that contains cannabis, in their spiritual practices. The Buddhist Mahakala Tantra specifically mentions cannabis as a medicinal plant. Cannabis is of course central to Rastafarianism.
But even among many otherwise irreligious cannabis users, pot is often treated totemically. In the 1970s, a lot of guys walked around with weed-leaf belt buckles. These days, online comments are filled with people who clearly think shamanistically about pot, even as they clearly use it only to get high and play videogames or watch Adult Swim, and not for any genuine spiritual purpose. And like many cultists, a lot of them believe a lot of nonsense: that hemp will “save the world,” or that cannabis will cure any disease, just for a couple of examples….