Looking primarily at the social and political trends in South Africa over the course of the last
century and a half, this thesis explores how these trends have contributed to the …

Abstract In South Africa, contradictions within colonial and apartheid state-making
constituted “drugs” as a deeply political category. This is shown through the case of …

In the process of expanding their imperial interests throughout the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, the British came into contact with existing and well-established …

Much of the available research on illegal drugs, such as cannabis, heroin, or cocaine, has
shown a weak understanding of the drugs' historical roots in Africa and the domestic …

Cannabis consumption, commerce, and control in global history, from the nineteenth century
to the present day. This book gathers together authors from the new wave of cannabis …

Abstract In the years 1934–1939, a League of Nations' sub‐committee was founded to
review the international prohibition on traffic in cannabis. Most of the experts invited to testify …

This article outlines four historical phases of cannabis cultivation in Africa. First, during the
plant's initial dispersal across the continent, people developed diverse cultures of cannabis …

This article examines Egypt's stance on cannabis prohibition, from the 1870s ban on
cultivation and consumption, to the role Egypt played in the international ban on traffic in …

Cannabis and tobacco have longstanding roles in African societies. Despite botanical and
pharmacological dissimilarities, it is worthwhile to consider tobacco and cannabis together …

In 1893 the Secretary of State for India revealed in the House of Commons that he had
ordered the Government of India to conduct a wide-ranging inquiry into the issue of …