The History of Marijuana

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  • 2737 BCE

    When was Marijuana discovered and by who?

    When was Marijuana discovered and by who?
    Marijuana was discovered in 2737 B.C. by Emperor Shen Nung
  • 2727 BCE

    What is Marijuana?

    What is Marijuana?
    Marijuana is a part of a plant specifically the flower
  • 2700 BCE

    Where does this drug grow?

    Where does this drug grow?
    Marijuana grows in Central Asia

  • What is the purpose of Marijuana?

    What is the purpose of Marijuana?
    Marijuana was used for medicine. Such as curing stomach pain and people suffering from cholera.
    (https://www.history.com/topics/history-of-marijuana)

  • Is Marijuana legal?

    Is Marijuana legal?
    No, actually marijuana is illegal. It's illegal because it is addicting and because of "The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 essentially banned it nation-wide despite objections from the American Medical Association related to medical usage." Also the government and states had increased punishments until the late 1960s.
    (https://www.history.com/news/why-the-u-s-made-marijuana-illegal)

  • Spring of 1977

    Spring of 1977
    According to this website Bob Marley got arrested and fined by a British police because of his possession of marijuana.

  • Is Marijuana legal now?

    Is Marijuana legal now?
    Today, 29 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized medical marijuana, and 8 states plus D.C. have legalized it for recreational use. It’s illegality at the national level has created tension between the federal and state governments. However, growing consensus around the issue suggests that legalization—or rather, re-legalization—could be in America’s future.

  • What does Marijuana look like on the street?

    What does Marijuana look like on the street?
    There is different ways that marijuana can be used. some ways are making joints, blunts, edibles, it as skin cream, using bongs and pipes, vapes, oil rigs, chewing gum, put it in drinks and hookah.

  • What is Marijuana effects?

    What is Marijuana effects?
    Marijuana effects you mentally and physically. Some short-term effects are euphoria, mood changes, hallucination and always hungry.

  • Background on medical marijuana

    Background on medical marijuana
    Marijuana help cure a lot of things that that other medicine doesn't, such as muscle spasms, seizures, pain in general, and more. There was a medical marijuana bill that was passed not to long ago. doctors and the government are now seeing that medical marijuana is helpful.