A Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis

Before the war on drugs put marijuana farmers firmly in its crosshairs, cannabis was being grown openly and with commercial success on every continent on earth, much as it had been for centuries.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Marijuana has been controversial for almost as long as humans have been farming it.
• The ancient Chinese might have been the first to reject Marijuana as a socially acceptable drug.
• The history of marijuana farming tells us that when prohibitions are imposed, they almost always come from the ruling class.

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