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3000 BCE
Marijuana
Originated thousands of years ago in Asia, and has found its way to many regions of the world, eventually spreading to the United States. -
3000 BCE
What?
Is a psychoactive drug from the Cannabis plant intended for medical or recreational use. -
2727 BCE
Who?
the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung. -
1256
Discovery
1090-1256 A.D., In Khorasan, Persia, Hasan ibn al-Sabbah, the Old Man of the Mountain, made a discovery of the inebriating powers of cannabis(Marijuana). -
Act was PASSED!
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act is passed. -
Medical Marijuana legalization
Legal in 29 states, first state was California. -
A Constitutional Right
Court rules Canadians have a constitutional right to use marijuana as a medicine. -
Effects on marijuana
Short term & long term effects
breathing problems,
increased heart rate,
mental effects. -
Laced
Rodney King died from marijuana which was laced with cocaine and PCP. -
Legal
In major states, Marijuana is now legal
