Marijuana has been used throughout history in many different cultures around the world. Today, it is the second most popular "recreational drug" that causes mystical experiences, which heightens ones, feelings. The first being alcohol.

It has been used around the world for other purposes. In some primitive tribes of South America, Africa, and India, "cannabis" is used in religious ceremonies and for medical purposes.

Marijuana was first described in print in a Chinese book of medicine, "Herbal," in the 2nd century B.C., and was used in China as an anesthetic 5,000 years ago. The ancient Assyrians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, and East Indians used the drug to control muscle spasms, reduce pain, and to treat indigestion.

As early as 1611, marijuana was cultivated for its fiber in Jamestown, Virginia. In 19th century America, the medical profession for treating spastic conditions, headaches, labor pains, insomnia, and menstrual cramps used it. It is still used as a medicine in the Middle East and in Asia.