Cannabis Seeds use has been engrained in human culture for over 10 millennia now ; though its use as a drug can only be traced back to around the year 2700 BC. Uses of marijuana have sundry from country to country however as this article is focussing on marijuana's medical history, I will start by looking at how the Chinese utilized the drug in the 28th century BC. The earliest accounts of cannabis seeds being used as a drug relate to the mythological Chinese emperor Sheng Nung. As early as 2737 BC Sheng Nung was reported to have prescribed a marijuana tea to treat numerous medical conditions such as : hard stools, beri-beri, gout, malaria, 'absentmindedness' and rheumatism. It should be observed that, although it's medical use was encouraged, even at this time recreational cannabis use was frowned upon.
Cannabis Seeds had a very similar medical history in India. Very similar to the Chinese, the Indians inspired the use of cannabis in a selection of forms to heal an entire manner of health concerns. In contrast to the Chinese however the pot was mixed up with faith in India, meaning its recreational use was also encouraged. Hindus originally started smoking cannabis as a method of augmenting concentration during prayer and to get rid of themselves from the distractions of the world.
It wasn't until plenty of years on that weed seeds spread to the western world. By the fifth century AD cannabis seeds had spread throughout the majority of Europe, where they were still essentially used to grow hemp for use in textiles, papers and canvases. It was also employed for medical purposes however with many doctors noting its effectiveness in treating a big selection of conditions.
In the middle of the nineteenth century marijuana finally found its way to America where it was temporarily adopted as a pharmaceutical before it started to drop out of fashion. The rise in chemical pharmaceuticals eventually all but finished cannabis seeds use as a drug as cheaper, quicker to supply and more controllable drugs flooded onto the market. Due to the nature of the plant it was impossible to prescribe set dosages and the relatively long grow time meant that its use became discouraged and by the 1930's it was against the law in most states all around the world.
Nowadays there's still debate about the usability of the plant as a medicine. Many doctors still recognize its benefits and many states and countries are beginning to let the expansion and use of medical marijuana.
