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2700 BCE
Chinese emperor Shen Nung discovered marijuana
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1500 BCE
The "Book of Exodus" references oil made from cannabis
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1213 BCE
Cannabis was used for glaucoma and enemas
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1000 BCE
A combination of milk and cannabis was used as an anesthetic
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700 BCE
Medical marijuana was used in "The Venidad", a Persian text
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200 BCE
Medical cannabis was used in Greece
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30 BCE
Jesus used oil containing cannabis
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200
Cannabis used as an anesthetic
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Shakespeare might have smoked cannabis
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Settlers in Jamestown brought marijuana to North America
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George Washington grew cannabis, using it for medical reasons
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Marijuana was added to the US Pharmacopeia
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Pure Food & Drug Act required labeling of cannabis
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10 States passed laws prohibiting marijuana
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First Marijuana seller was convicted in the US
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The DEA was established
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Marijuana was decriminalized in the Netherlands
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DEA overrules that cannabis remain a Schedule 1 substance
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Medical marijuana initiative passed in San Francisco
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California legalizes medical marijuana
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3 more states legalize medical marijuana
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DEA opens door to research marijuana
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The FDA approved the first marijuana based drug called Epidiolex