Shiva, lord of bhang

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1067-1072

  Godlaski, Theodore M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bhang; Cannabis; India; Sadhu; Shiva

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; RELIGION;

CANNABIS; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE;

EID: 84863334503     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2012.684308     Document Type: Article

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