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Early medical use in the U.S. The medical use of cannabis dates back thousands of years, to ancient China, India, and Egypt. [3] . It was popularized in Western medicine by the Irish physician William Brooke O'Shaughnessy, who was introduced to the drug in the 1830s while living abroad in India. [7] .
20 Ιουν 2018 · Today’s infographic comes to us from MedReleaf, and it focuses on the medical uses of cannabis discovered by many cultures over time. With uses dating back to Ancient empires such as Rome, Egypt, and China, it helps to put into perspective recent legal and cultural developments regarding cannabis on a broader historical scale.
Medical cannabis programs began in the United States (US) in 1996, with California becoming the first state to legalize medical cannabis (Legislatures NC of S 2020). Since then, other states have slowly adopted medical cannabis programs, with the programs themselves evolving over time.
In the United States, cannabis is legal in 38 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [1]
The history of U.S. marijuana legislation is long and complex. Here, we offer a shortened version in five maps that show which states have legalized what — and when. But first, the lingo......
3 ημέρες πριν · Marijuana laws are changing at a rapid pace across all 50 states, making things a bit confusing at times. In order to keep up with the ever-changing laws, DISA has provided this interactive map for information on legalization, medical use, recreational use, and anything in between.
In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis, sparking a trend that spread to a majority of states by 2016. In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
