Marijuana

  • 2700 BCE

    Chinese emperor Shen Nung discovered marijuana

  • 1500 BCE

    The "Book of Exodus" references oil made from cannabis

  • 1213 BCE

    Cannabis was used for glaucoma and enemas

  • 1000 BCE

    A combination of milk and cannabis was used as an anesthetic

  • 700 BCE

    Medical marijuana was used in "The Venidad", a Persian text

  • 200 BCE

    Medical cannabis was used in Greece

  • 30 BCE

    Jesus used oil containing cannabis

  • 200

    Cannabis used as an anesthetic

  • Shakespeare might have smoked cannabis

  • Settlers in Jamestown brought marijuana to North America

  • George Washington grew cannabis, using it for medical reasons

  • Marijuana was added to the US Pharmacopeia

  • Pure Food & Drug Act required labeling of cannabis

  • 10 States passed laws prohibiting marijuana

  • First Marijuana seller was convicted in the US

  • The DEA was established

  • Marijuana was decriminalized in the Netherlands

  • DEA overrules that cannabis remain a Schedule 1 substance

  • Medical marijuana initiative passed in San Francisco

  • California legalizes medical marijuana

  • 3 more states legalize medical marijuana

  • DEA opens door to research marijuana

  • The FDA approved the first marijuana based drug called Epidiolex