Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum description and photos - Netherlands: Amsterdam (Topic)

Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum description and photos - Netherlands: Amsterdam. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Hash, Marihuana & Hemp Museum.

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As you know, the Netherlands has very specific legislation regarding soft drugs: they are illegal, but their use is not prosecuted. In Amsterdam there are many so-called "coffee shops" - establishments that sell marijuana. And it is not surprising that it was in Amsterdam that the Hemp Museum appeared. The museum is located in the de Wallen red light district. The museum exposition tells about cannabis, the history of its cultivation and a wide variety of uses. As you know, hemp is used not only in medicine or religion, it has important industrial value. It is known that people have been growing hemp for many centuries, its fibers are one of the strongest plant fibers in the world. and from ancient times to the 19th century in shipbuilding, hemp was the second most used material - just after wood. Hemp was the main material for the production of ropes and ropes. Hemp fibers are now used in the textile and footwear industries.

The museum also talks about the use of cannabis in medicine, both in the past and now. Many of the substances contained in this plant have not yet been fully understood.

Here you can find out what cannabis is used for food. Hemp seeds are used in a wide variety of foods, both by themselves and as a side ingredient. The benefits and unique qualities of hemp oil are discussed separately. (However, in Russia this was known a long time ago.)

There is a small garden at the museum, where you can see how hemp grows. In total, the museum has about 6,000 exhibits, and one of the most unusual exhibits is a Bible in Dutch made in 1836 from hemp.

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