Cannabis Freedom Index

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Add Cuba 1793 and Guatemala hemp trials, 1949 Wolff survey

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Cuba first restricts cannabis

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A historical study identifies marijuana among the drugs regulated by Cuba's 1919 law, with … hat keeping and consuming hemp was prohibited throughout the American states by 1950.[@2] A 1949 survey independently dated the habit's arrival on the island to about thirty years earlier, matching the law's moment.[@3]

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Marihuana in Latin America: The Threat it Constitutes 2 unchanged

Code, design and documents 2 files

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@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Generated from [books.yaml](books.yaml) and the local `books/` inventory. Refres
 | [Cannabis: A History](#booth-cannabis-history-2003) | verified | 1 / 26 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
 | [Cannabis Britannica: Empire, Trade, and Prohibition, 1800–1928](#mills-cannabis-britannica-2003) | verified | 0 / 9 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
-| [Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years](#abel-marihuana-first-twelve-thousand-years-1980) | verified | 0 / 13 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
+| [Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years](#abel-marihuana-first-twelve-thousand-years-1980) | verified | 0 / 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
 | [Cannabis: Global Histories](#richert-mills-cannabis-global-histories-2021) | verified | 6 / 15 | 3 | 6 | 55 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
 | [Reefer Wellness: Understanding Cannabis Science, Culture, and Medicine](#kirk-reefer-wellness-2025) | verified | 0 / 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
@@ -157,5 +157,5 @@ Missing local books are expected on other checkouts. A changed hash requires edi
 - **Local file:** `books/Marihuana The First Twelve Thousand Years (Ernest L. Abel (auth.)).pdf`
 - **Last recorded review:** 2026-10-15
-- **Coverage:** Title, copyright and contents examined; selected pp. 214–220 in chapter 12 and pp. 41–43 in chapter 2 read. Other chapter bodies not yet reviewed.
+- **Coverage:** Title, copyright and contents examined; selected pp. 214–220 in chapter 12, pp. 41–43 in chapter 2 and printed p. 102 in chapter 4 read. Other chapter bodies not yet reviewed.
 
 | Chapter / unit | Status | Actually examined | Applied to | Next research |
@@ -164,5 +164,5 @@ Missing local books are expected on other checkouts. A changed hash requires edi
 | 2. Hashish and the Arabs | selected_pages_read | pp. 41–43; printed 42–43 visually inspected (PDF 51–52) | articles/egypt-cafour-cannabis-destruction-1253.md; articles/egypt-cairo-cannabis-destruction-1324.md; articles/egypt-hashish-suppression-1378.md | See docs/research/earliest-ban-articles-2026-10-15.md. Abel’s 1253 date conflicts with the pre-1244 recital in de Sacy’s translated al-Maqrizi. Wider siege/crop-campaign claims need comparison with Rosenthal and the underlying Arabic histories. |
 | 3. Rope and Riches | indexed_only | — | — | — |
-| 4. Cannabis Comes to the New World | indexed_only | — | — | — |
+| 4. Cannabis Comes to the New World | selected_pages_read | pp. 102; printed p. 102 visually inspected (PDF p. 109) | cuba-hemp-trial-1793; guatemala-hemp-introduction-1793 | — |
 | 5. New Uses for the Old Hemp Plant | indexed_only | — | — | — |
 | 6. The Indian Hemp Drug Debate | indexed_only | — | — | — |

docs/books.yaml +8 −4
@@ -741,6 +741,6 @@ books:
     reviewed: '2026-10-15'
     coverage: >-
-      Title, copyright and contents examined; selected pp. 214–220 in chapter 12 and pp. 41–43 in chapter 2
-      read. Other chapter bodies not yet reviewed.
+      Title, copyright and contents examined; selected pp. 214–220 in chapter 12, pp. 41–43 in chapter 2
+      and printed p. 102 in chapter 4 read. Other chapter bodies not yet reviewed.
     edition_caution: >-
       Limited facsimile; original 1980 copyright and first edition verified, later facsimile release date not
@@ -771,5 +771,9 @@ books:
         title: Cannabis Comes to the New World
         printed_start: 76
-        status: indexed_only
+        status: selected_pages_read
+        pages_reviewed: 102; printed p. 102 visually inspected (PDF p. 109)
+        applied_to:
+          - cuba-hemp-trial-1793
+          - guatemala-hemp-introduction-1793
       - number: 5
         title: New Uses for the Old Hemp Plant
@@ -816,5 +820,5 @@ books:
         printed_start: 237
         status: indexed_only
-    pagination: 'Verified: printed 214–220 = PDF 218–224; printed 42–43 = PDF 51–52. No general offset assumed.'
+    pagination: 'Verified: printed 214–220 = PDF 218–224; printed 42–43 = PDF 51–52; printed 102 = PDF 109. No general offset assumed.'
 
   - id: richert-mills-cannabis-global-histories-2021

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