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MARIJUANA? WHAT’S THAT!?

by: Jon Willig
Mr. Jay
per. 6
1-18-08

There is a special plant that seems to have stolen the spot light of the world, a plant which has mesmerized, intrigued, confused, angered, and obsessed thousands of people through out the globe, and through out history. This plant is called the Cannabis Sativa, or otherwise known as Marijuana. Marijuana has been used for medicinal, spiritual, and of course recreational uses almost everywhere; and has been used in a plethora of forms. But how is it used exactly? How long has it been used for? Why is it used, and who uses it? What is Marijuana!?

The History
Man kind has been using marijuana for about 5,000 years. The earliest known use of Marijuana happened in China and Central Asia in about 3,000 B.C.E., and it was there in India that it acquired its name “The Indian Hemp Plant�, or Cannabis Sativa, and also its reputation as a recreational tool and pleasure drug. However, contrary to the......

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