As early as 1619, the first Virginia House of Burgesses passed an Act requiring all planters in Virginia to sow "both English and Indian" hemp on their plantations.

Jul 10, 2025 · Archeologists have found evidence of marijuana paraphernalia as far back as the first millennium BC in India, China, Africa, and Assyria. 1,2. Marijuana is a product derived …

Jun 12, 2019 · Cannabis, also known as hemp or marijuana, evolved about 28 million years ago on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, according to a pollen study published in May. A close relative …

Cannabis was attested to around 12 000 years ago near the Altai Mountains in Central Asia, and since then, cannabis seeds have accompanied the migration of nomadic peoples.

May 31, 2017 · Marijuana, also known as cannabis or pot, has a long history of human use. Most ancient cultures didn’t grow the plant to get high, but as herbal medicine, likely starting in Asia …

Sep 11, 2020 · It originally came from Central and South Asia. The exact “who” behind the discovery of marijuana is a bit harder to pin down because its use predates written history, but …

Jun 18, 2021 · Cannabis seeds were discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, the city frozen by volcanic ash in 79 AD. Cannabis played a large role in the Greco-Roman cultures as a source …

Jun 13, 2019 · Traces of THC-heavy cannabis were found in braziers buried at a remote cemetery in western China Xinhua Wu. A 2006 study revealed the presence of cannabis seeds in a …

Jan 7, 2023 · However, evidence suggests that cannabis plants existed much earlier than this, with scientists estimating that the Hindu Kush mountain range near the Afghanistan and …

Oct 15, 2023 · The first recorded use of marijuana dates back to 500 BC, in ancient China. Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, known as the “Father of Chinese Medicine,” documented the …