How cannabis spread around the world

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How cannabis spread around the world 

There can be little doubt that, today, cannabis is a major talking point throughout many societies around the world, and legal or not, it is used by individuals in the majority of countries across the globe.

The medical and recreational use of marijuana is nothing new – its history goes back tens of thousands of years. But how did cannabis go from standard plant to a much-used recreational drug? How did it spread around the world and establish itself as the controversial substance it is today? And when did it become banned in much of the world?

The marijuana plant is one of the oldest plants to be cultivated by humans. According to historical and scientific research, it has its roots in Asia, where it was widely used for medicinal and spiritual purposes throughout pre-modern times. The oldest known written record of cannabis dates...

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