Look To the Ancients
How the Ancients Used Cannabis- 8000 Years Ago It certainty seems that ancients were a whole lot smarter than the moderns ln the USA government legislators. Without a doubt! labroots - Cannabis is one of the oldest known psychoactive drugs. Used in cultures around the world for thousands of years for various reasons. From making clothes to being eaten and relieving people from pain, its relatively recent classification as a Schedule 1 Drug in 1970 seems to be a small blip in its long history. The first recorded usage of cannabis is from 8000 BC, in an ancient village in Taiwan. There, it seems that the Taiwanese chose hemp fibers to spn into the first fabrics, thus no longer relying on animal skin for clothing. Further evidence has been found suggesting that these ancient people also used marijuana to manufacture shoes thanks to its sturdy nature, wide availability and cheaper price point than silk. As time progressed, so did the usage of cannabis- soon being used in more fields