History of Cannabis

Prior to the current glory days, cannabis had quite the checkered past, swinging from a healing herb cultivated and loved by indigenous people, to an evil weed smoked by jazz musicians and criminals in the 30s, and back again to life’s great panacea.

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NPR The Mysterious History of Marijuana
NPR
A measured look into how we came to call Cannabis “Marijuana,” and the role Mexico played in that shift.
HISTORY
MIT Press Reader
A “Brief Global History of the War on Cannabis” highlights the propaganda used to associate cannabis with violence and depravity.
The Street
The Street
Jim Kramer and team take a business-centric look at Cannabis in this “History of Marijuana: Origins and Legalization.”
KQED Reefer Madness! The Twisted History of America’s Marijuana Laws
KQED
KQED Bay Area public radio examines the twisted history of America’s Marijuana laws.
Reefer Madness
The Atlantic
The Atlantic examines the “Reefer Madness” and stigma that marked Marijuana’s arrival in 1930s America.
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Marijuana Moment
This “Complete History of Marijuana, According To Scientists” goes from ancient times to present.
Mashable
Mashable
A collection of 13 “alarming” anti-weed posters from 1936-1950 that extol the perceived dangers of cannabis.
Cannabis
Wikipedia
A well-footnoted, encyclopedic History of Cannabis brought to you by lots of friends and Wikipedia.