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A description of Cannabis sativa appears in the landmark work on herbal plants by Leonhart Fuchs, De historia stirpium commentarii insignes (“Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants”), published in Germany in 1542.

throughout colonial America, hemp could be considered legal tender just like tobacco and other commodities. During the 1850s, marijuana began to be prescribed as a treatment for some illnesses because it offered a simple way to increase the user’s appetite, reduce pain, and relieve nausea. Between 1836 and 1840, a French doctor named Jacques-Joseph Moreau wrote about the psychological effects associated with marijuana use. Studies of the effects of marijuana became incredibly important as the medical community looked for new ways to treat ailments using newly established methods of research.

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Introduction to Marijuana Legalization