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    Which is why I refuse to call it ‘marijuana.’ It’s a word making it sound Spanish and therefore a threat from down south. It’s from Asia, not Latin America. The name, in English, makes no sense- unless you want to demonize it.

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      I didn’t actually know that but I suspected it, with indica being one of the two most familiar species.* It was actually a shower thought I had last night, just before I ultimately forgot to take an edible (or ultimately didn’t bother because tbqf these gummies are just revolting).

      *I thought sativa might have indicated a south Asian origin but that is actually just the Latin for “cultivated”.

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        The plant originated in an area that is located in what we call Afghanistan Tibet. According to the Hindu faith, Shiva has to smoke some every day, so he didn’t get mad and destroy the universe