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Jan 23, 2020 · Pope Innocent VIII issued a papal ban on cannabis in the first year of his papacy, in 1484. At the time, marijuana, along with other mind-altering plants, was being cultivated for medicinal and spiritual applications throughout Europe by pagans who were considered to be witches and sorcerers.
Nov 9, 2023 · But in 1484, Pope Innocent VIII passed a bull, or decree, labelling cannabis an "unholy sacrament" and banning its use among the faithful. During the time of the Inquisition, medicinal and...
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It labeled cannabis as an unholy sacrament of the satanic mass and issued a papal ban on cannabis medicines. [4] Pope Innocent VIII was a major supporter of the Inquisition, in 1487 he appointed the infamous and sadistic Spanish friar Torquemada as Grand Inquisitor.
Nov 10, 2023 · But in 1484, cannabis was banned in what is now Italy by a decree issued by Pope Innocent VIII. In it, the pope referred to cannabis as an “unholy sacrament” and banned the use of the herb by...
Jan 29, 2024 · While the use of cannabis is well chronicled back to the Middle Ages in Europe, cannabis fell out of favor as a medical option in 1484, according to the CBC, when Pope Innocent VIII...
Dec 30, 2020 · To this, Pope Innocent VIII declared cannabis to an unholy sacrament of the satanic Mass. The pagans who cultivated the drug were either persecuted, exiled, or put to death. Napoleon Bonaparte’s Alleged Conquer of Egypt and Marijuana
In 1484, therefore, they turned their steps toward Rome for help, and on December 5th they won from the new Pope, Innocent VIII, a bull which once for all closed the months of doubters and compelled the cooperation of German authorities, both ecclesiastical and lay. This bull, known from its first words as Summis desiderates, runs as follows"
