Marijuana
Title: Marijuana
Category: /Social Sciences
Details: Words: 654 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Marijuana
Category: /Social Sciences
Details: Words: 654 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Throughout history marijuana has been used to
serve various purposes in many different
cultures. The purposes have changed over time
to fit in with the current lifestyles.
This pattern is also true in American history.
The use of marijuana has adapted to the social
climate of the time.
Marijuana, whose scientific name is cannibis
sativa, was mentioned in historical manuscripts
as early as 2700 B. C. in China. (Grolier Electronic
Encyclopedia, 1995). The cultivation of the
marijuana
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carefully
tailored to the individual to prevent further eye damage.
The evidence has clearly shown that marijuana
has been around for a great deal of time
and has served multiple purposes throughout history.
Karen Sipes
Dana Pentoney
Jeni Roane
Sources
Grolier Electronic Encylopedia, Electronic Publishing, Inc., 1995
Grolier Wellness Encyclopedia, Drugs, Society & Behavior.
Vol. 3, 1992.
Ethan A. Nadelmann, American Heritage Magazine,
Feb-Mar, 1993.
Medical Marijuana, http://www.lec.org/Drug_Watch/Public/Documents/Med_Marijuana_Paper.htm, 1995.