Marijuana and its uses throughout history

The drug marijuana has been used since the ancient Chinese as an intoxicant, and is still in use today. The history of marijuana has a wide colorful history. From medical uses to recreational and sometime even used to make crude tools. It is much safer than almost all legal substances to date. Regardless of this the U.S. government still classifies it as a level one drug. This groups it in with such drugs as …

…they can cause hallucinations. It impairs short term memory and usually motor skills. These affects are immediately reversed as soon as the drug wears off. In conclusion marijuana has been around for thousands of years. In that time spectrum it has only recently been looked down upon. It has been used for many things from clothing to medicine. It has enjoyed a very colorful history that will continue to unfold in front of our eyes.