Cannabis
Cannabis
Poison
Uncommon
Mild Pain Relief. Cannabis acts as a mild painkiller. It adds +3 hit points to any healing. Mild Psychoactive Properties. The active ingredients can cause mild hallucinations leading to it being used to gain advantage on an Insight or Religion roll per day. Possible Allergen & Overdose. There is always a risk that the person that uses it is allergic to the compound or takes too much (which is easily done with this drug). On a 25% roll 1d100 , the user has to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw, taking 7 2d6 poison damage. Addiction. There is a relatively high chance that the user can become addicted to this substance. After using this on 5 consecutive times, the user has to make a DC 12 Constitution saving throw or become addicted having one level of exhaustion per 24 hour period. Each 24 hour period requires a further saving throw with disadvantage until passed, then they start to remove one level of exhaustion after that, and no more saves are needed.
Cannabis & Hemp belong to the same family of plants. It is indigenous to Asia, and originates from this region. It is used as both a drug, and a source of plant fibre. The latter is used to make clothes, and rope primarily though it can be used for other purposes such as upholstery, ship sails, flags or any other conceivable cloth like material. It eventually made it's way to Europe, where the former at this time is less well known in the 9th Century. It's use is has been attested to for many centuries if not millennia, with it's seeds being found in the graves of many early Steppes peoples, and a few others in the mid & far East.
With the hemp being used, it is regularly grown in place of some other plants, as most peoples who know of the medicinal properties of the leaves & seeds/buds know that the majority of the plant can be used. The compounds CBD and THC is found in the plant's leaves & seeds/buds. The former acts as a depressant, and can cause the user to relax, lower any pain they have, and increase appetite, though there is some cases that it seems to have a slight stimulatory effect. The latter has more in the way of psychoactive properties though no where near as severe as many other plants.
Many ancient religions use it as part of rituals & magic, usually in the Far East, Middle East, the Eurasian Steppes, and even the Germanic peoples (who attaches the plant to the goddess Freya). Many use it for medicinal purposes, and at the odd time with specific rituals for divination. It is not used in Buddhism as it is seen as an intoxicant, where a clear head is needed for contemplation, and mediation.
Cost: 4 gp
Weight: 1lb
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