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did the ancient indians (and gods) really use marijuana?

did the ancient indians (and gods) really use marijuana?

im studying hinduism for a philosophy class and came across some interesting stuff about lord shiva advocating the use of marijuana for religious purposes

wiki summarizes the sources of ancient texts well
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_use_of_cannabis#Hindu_use

During the Hindu festival of Holi, people consume a drink called bhang which contains cannabis flowers.[4][5]

Charas, is smoked by some Shaivite devotees and cannabis itself is seen as a gift of Shiva to aid in sadhana.

any hindus know about this etc?

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