KANEH BOSM: The Sacred Plant

In the Bible the word for marijuana is kaneh-bosm. In traditional Hebrew as kaneh or kannabus. The root kan in this construction means hemp, while bosm means aromatic. This word appears many times in the Old Testament. It is central to many important events.

THEN GOD SAID,
I GIVE YOU EVERY SEED-BEARING
PLANT ON THE FACE OF THE WHOLE
EARTH, AND EVERY TREE THAT
HAS FRUIT IN IT.”
GENESIS 1:29-30

The sacredness of marijuana in biblical times is evident from Exodus 30:22-33, where Moses was instructed by God to anoint the meeting tent with specially prepared oil, containing cannabis

THEN THE LORD SAID TO MOSES, “TAKE THE FOLLOWING FINE SPICES: 500 SHEKELS OF LIQUID MYRRH, HALF AS MUCH OF FRAGRANT CINNAMON, 250 SHEKELS OF KANNABOSM, 500 SHEKELS OF CASSIA – ALL ACCORDING TO THE SANCTUARY SHEKEL – AND A HIND OF OLIVE OIL. MAKE THESE INTO MAKE THESE INTO A SACRED ANNOITING OIL, A FRAGRANT BLEND, THE WORK OF A PERFUMER. IT WILL BE THE SACRED ANNOITING OIL.

“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” - Genesis 1:29 - natural herbs are god's gift.

Isaiah 18
4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear ---heat--- upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away and cut down the branches.