Dear MEL School’s
Topic Readers,
Marijuana's History: How One Plant Spread
Through the World
Cannabis seemed to have been widely used in
all over the world until recently, as medicine or pain and stress relief. Even
prehistoric hunter-gatherers who rarely did farming planted cannabis for
medical or psychoactive use. However, when it came to the United States
recently, the negative effects drew more attention from the law makers, and
only a century or so ago, it started being banned in some states. Now it is
classified as a controlled substance like heroin and LSD in the U.S.
Is it more addictive or harmful to health than
cigarettes or alcohol drinks, or more dangerous if a driver takes it before driving
than drinking beer or whisky?
Enjoy reading and learning how this plant
has been used, spread and treated in human history.
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