Medical Marijuana

It took a long time, but two states have legalized marijuana. Dispensaries have already opened in Denver, where people can purchase bubble hash legally. This may seem new, but marijuana has a long history.

For all the controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana, one thing is certain: for most of recorded history, marijuana was used primarily for medical purposes. The medicinal benefits of marijuana were first discovered by the Chinese. Emperor Fu Hsi, considered the founder of civilization in China, said that marijuana contained both yin and yang. The Chinese consumed medicinal marijuana for centuries though no one knows whether or "marijuana dispensaries" existed in ancient China. From there, it spread to India, where it was used as a cure for leprosy. It wasn't until about 200 B.C. that marijuana turned up in the West, first appearing in Greece.

It would take another 2000 years before European settlers brought marijuana to the Americas. Famously, George Washington planted hemp and according to his agricultural ledgers, he took particular interest in marijuana's medicinal uses.

Marijuana's bad rap didn't come about until the 1900s. Controversy soon followed and politicians acted with force. The drug war, initiated by President Nixon, targeted all drugs, effectively ending medical marijuana in the USA. It took decades for medicinal marijuana to be used again. These days, medical dispensaries can be found all over California. And then a watershed moment: two states completely legalized marijuana. Now, not only medical dispensaries are all over Denver, but there are head shops that sell bubble hash to anyone.