History of Marijuana

[Weedguru Higher]

Some of you may find this info interesting, then again maybe not!!

History of Marijuana

Chinese people used marijuana as early as the 2700's B.C. People in India have long used it for pleasure, in ceremonies, and as a medicine. Marijuana has been used as an agent for achieving euphoria since ancient times; it was described in a Chinese medical compendium traditionally considered to date from 2737 B.C. Its use spread from China to India and then to N Africa and reached Europe at least as early as A.D. 500.

The first direct reference to a cannabis product as a psychoactive agent dates from 2700 BC, in the writings of the Chinese emperor Shen Nung. The focus was on its powers as a medication for rheumatism, gout, malaria, and oddly enough, absent-mindedness. Mention was made of the intoxicating properties, but the medicinal value was considered more important. In India though it was clearly used recreationally. The Muslims too used it recreationally for alcohol consumption was banned by the Koran. It was the Muslims who introduced hashish, whose popularity spread quickly throughout 12th century Persia (Iran) and North Africa

In 1545 the Spanish brought marijuana to the New World. The English introduced it in Jamestown in 1611 where it became a major commercial crop alongside tobacco and was grown as a source of fiber.

By 1890, hemp had been replaced by cotton as a major cash crop in southern states. Some patent medicines during this era contained marijuana, but it was a small percentage compared to the number containing opium or cocaine. It was in the 1920's that marijuana began to catch on. Some historians say its emergance was brought about by Prohibition. Its recreational use was restricted to jazz musicians and people in show business. "Reefer songs" became the rage of the jazz world. Marijuana clubs, called tea pads, sprang up in every major city. These marijuana establishments were tolerated by the authorities because marijuana was not illegal and patrons showed no evidence of making a nuisance of themselves or disturbing the community. Marijuana was not considered a social threat.

Tea pads became coffee shops somewhere along the way lol

[Cheeba]

Cool info. Where you find all this stuff man?

[Weedguru Higher]

I have alot of time on my hands so I do alot of surfing

[Tokin42]

it was actually the mexicans that originally introduced it to the country. the americans didnt like the mexicans and so they made laws against marijuana. The laws controlling marijuana quickly became laws for controlling the mexicans.

oh yeah and the first smoking method was to heat rocks up and then throw the plant on the rocks and swallow the smoke it would give off.

[pirate]

History of Marijuana

People in India have long used it for pleasure, in ceremonies, and as a medicine. the way lol

i knew it!!!!!

[13laze]

i read a medical dictionary once, they said that the chinese used it for parties...

to get the people jolly and to give appetites...


so true

[icet925]

[quote="Tea pads became coffee shops somewhere along the way lol[/quote]

starbucks LOL

[Weedguru Higher]

No not the starbucks kinda coffee shop...the Amsterdam kind is what I meant

[icet925]

No not the starbucks kinda coffee shop...the Amsterdam kind is what I meant

haha oh...

[toasty]

^you should of known that if yur postin' on here, man

[Shwoot]

Why is this in mass debate?

[FIRE!!!]

So we can massdebate to it

[TuRkiSh ToKeR]

It was the Muslims who introduced hashish, whose popularity spread quickly

Thankyou muslims. And thankyou chinese people. And who ever the hell else smoked weed back then. Back then it was legal. That must of been fun.

[SilentDragon]

for some reson ( not sure why ) i though thats what was in the "peace pipe" the native american indians used in there little "peace" deelees? correct me if im wrong

[Weedguru_Fire_Inside]

I think the native americans were more into their hallucinogenics.