1.Patriotism= Growing marijuana? In 1969 when America consisted of just 13 colonies, a law established required farmers to grow hemp.Earlier its uses were very different from now. The pot plant was used to make ropes sails and clothing. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were proud owners of hemp farms, and Jefferson wrote a rough draft of the ‘Declaration of Independence’on paper made from hemp. And the flag Betsy Ross …show more content…
It also found that pot smoke might actually help to PREVENT lung cancer. Unlike tobacco, which has nicotine and is a known carcinogen, weed contains cannabinoids and THC, which are found to prevent cancer. Also the best news for all the stoners out there: it is impossible to die of an overdose so go on and light a joint!
3. it’s all medicinal In Ancient China, the hemp plant was known as Ma and its uses included: food, fuel, clothing and medicine going as far back as 6,000 B.C. But the oldest reference to medical marijuana dates to back 2737 B.C. when the Emperor Shen Nung wrote‘The Herbal’, listing out medicinal properties of weed, to alleviate rheumatism and gout pain. In 2 A.D, was also recorded that a concoction of the female hemp plant and red wine was used as an anesthetic while he performed painful surgeries like organ.
4. Weed alleviates anxiety A study by Vanderbilt University confirms that smoking weed can alleviate anxiety Researchers identified cannabinoid receptors in the area of the brain that regulates the fight-or-flight