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1. History Of
Medical
Marijuana
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2. INDEX
• Preface
• History of Marijuana
• 6000 B.C.-100 B.C.
• Before 1500
• Before 1900
• Before 2000
• Finale

3. Preface
• The oldest known written record
on cannabis use comes from the
Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in
2727 B.C.
• Ancient Greeks and Romans were
also familiar with cannabis, while in
the Middle East, use spread
throughout the Islamic empire to
North Africa.

4. History of Marijuana

5. 6000 B.C.-100 B.C.
• Cannabis are used for
food, medicines, fiber and
clothes in China.
• Bhang is mentioned in the
Hindu sacred text
Atharva Veda as "Sacred
Grass", one of the five
sacred plants of India.
• Hemp spreads throughout
northern Europe.

6. Before 1500
• Dioscorides mentions the
use of Marijuana as a
Roman medicament.
• Persian legend of the Sufi
master Sheik Haidar's of
Khorasan's personal
discovery of Cannabis and
its subsequent spread to
Iraq, Bahrain, Egypt and
Syria.
• Hashish introduced to Iraq
in the reign of Caliph
Mustansir.

7. Before 1900
• French and British cultivate Cannabis for hemp at
their colonies.
• Hashish becomes a major trade item between
Central Asia and South Asia.
• 70,000 to 80,000 kg of hashish legally imported
into India from Central Asia each year.

8. Before 2000
• "Smash", the first
hashish oil appears.
• FDA establishes
Compassionate Use
program for medical
marijuana.
• Canada is first
country in the world
to offer medical
marijuana to its
patients.

9. FINALE
• Nowadays:
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