History of Marijuana 2900 BC-1599 AD
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Updated: 20 Sep 2020
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Created byDavid Brayton
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2900 BC - Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi References Marijuana as a Popular Medicine2700 BC - Chinese Emperor Shen Nung Said to Discover Healing Properties of Marijuana1500 BC - Earliest Written Reference to Medical Marijuana in Chinese Pharmacopeia1450 BC - Book of Exodus References Holy Anointing Oil Made from Cannabis1213 BC - Egyptians Use Cannabis for Glaucoma, Inflammation, and Enemas1000 BC - Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk, Is Used in India as an Anesthetic700 BC - Medical Use of Marijuana in the Middle East Recorded in the Venidad600 BC - Indian Medicine Treatise Cites Cannabis as a Cure for Leprosy200 BC - Medical Cannabis Used in Ancient Greece30 AD - Jesus Allegedly Uses Anointing Oil Made with Cannabis70 AD - Roman Medical Text Cites Cannabis to Treat Earaches and Suppress Sexual Longing79 AD - Pliny the Elder Writes about Medicinal Properties of Cannabis Plant200 AD - Chinese Surgeon Hua T'o Uses Cannabis Resin and Wine as Anesthetic1500 AD - Muslim Doctors Use Marijuana to Reduce Sexuality1538 AD - Hemp Used During Middle Ages1578 AD - Chinese Medical Text Describes Medical Uses for Marijuana1 AD - Ancient Chinese Text Recommends Marijuana for More Than 100 AilmentsPeriods
800 AD to 900 AD - Cannabis Used as Medicine in Arabic World by Some, Labeled "Lethal Poison" by Others
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