Where Did Marijuana Come From, And How Did It Spread?

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Up until 2015 there was a ban on cannabis research so there will be much more information readily available soon. But where did this plant come from and how did it make its way into your house?

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Sources:

White House Removes Obstacle To Medical Marijuana Research:
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/6/22/white-house-removes-marijuana-research-barrier.html

“Barack Obama’s administration on Monday took a step toward supporting research into the medical properties of marijuana, lifting bureaucratic requirements that long stifled scientific research.”

Richard E. Schultes, 86, Dies; Trailblazing Authority on Hallucinogenic Plants:

“In 1941, Dr. Schultes traveled to the Colombian Amazon, where he would spend most of his field research, and an area Spruce had studied. At first, Dr. Schultes concentrated on plants that produced curare.”

Marijuana’s History: How One Plant Spread Through the World:
http://www.livescience.com/48337-marijuana-history-how-cannabis-travelled-world.html

“From the sites where prehistoric hunters and gatherers lived, to ancient China and Viking ships, cannabis has been used across the world for ages, and a new report presents the drug’s colorful history.”

Does Cannabidiol Protect Against Adverse Psychological Effects of THC?:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3797438/

“The recreational use of cannabis can have persistent adverse effects on mental health. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis, and most, if not all, of the effects associated with the use of cannabis are caused by THC.”

Hemp: Plant:
http://www.britannica.com/plant/hemp

“Hemp, plant of the genus Cannabis (family Cannabaceae) that is cultivated for its fibre (bast fibre) or its seeds, which contain about 30 percent oil and may be eaten.”

Industrial Hemp: A Win-Win For The Economy And The Environment:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/05/29/industrial-hemp-a-win-win-for-the-economy-and-the-environment/2/#2f08c2e66ad2

“What has to occur is a change in the federal policy to essentially revise the definition of “marijuana” so that the term excludes industrial hemp, and then enact specified procedures and requirements relating to growing industrial hemp and those who cultivate industrial hemp.”

Chemical Ecology Of Cannabis:
http://www.druglibrary.org/olsen/hemp/iha/iha01201.html

“The production of cannabinoids and their associated terpenes in Cannabis is subject to environmental influences as well as hereditary determinants. Their biosynthesis occurs in specialized glands populating the surface of all aerial structures of the plant.”

Sexing:
http://www.hightimes.com/microsites/beginners/sexing.inc.php

“How to tell whether your horny plant is male, female or hermaphrodite. The flowering process for both males and females begins when plants are exposed to compete darkness for 12 or more continuous hours per day.”

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50 Comments

  1. Shawn Bechard on July 3, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    Did you cover Terpenes in another video? Also, what about the effects of cannabinoids on the CB1 and CB2 receptors?



  2. Dr.Nug710 on July 3, 2019 at 3:27 pm

    It is NOT illegal to grow hemp in the United States wtf and the government thinks hemp and cannabis is different plants and smoking hemp is very much possible bc it’s the exact same plant only the THC is replaced with CBD



  3. Confident Introvert on July 3, 2019 at 3:28 pm

    You’re not in mexico don’t call it marijuana, it’s like the n word for cannabis.



  4. Chandler Kinnett on July 3, 2019 at 3:30 pm

    Aye so i have a question when dinosaurs were here were the pot plants 100 ft tall? Has there ever been any pot plants found that are 10 million years old or older cus i feel like it was a tree at some point with all the oxygen there used to be



  5. Bobby Quintero on July 3, 2019 at 3:31 pm

    Bro my 1st time! Finally info with out the bull. My metal horns ate up



  6. Andreas Achilleos on July 3, 2019 at 3:32 pm

    PLANT SEX!



  7. Eric Nelson on July 3, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    Lmao!!! Marijuana species" lmao,you mean strains lol



  8. vinod kharkwal on July 3, 2019 at 3:37 pm

    A hindu god also had it



  9. bitterman co on July 3, 2019 at 3:38 pm

    Wow, so I guess that mummy still wouldn’t be able to pass a drug test even after 5000 years lol



  10. puncru on July 3, 2019 at 3:41 pm

    I think its origins are from India because if you go to India it’s fucking everywhere man it grows everywhere by it self . Especially in north India it’s by the roads everywhere. You can make hash and smoke it to get high or oil the wild weed doesn’t have buds but some areas has weed with buds depends on the variety. God shiva used to smoke weed it’s been in Indian culture for thousands of years and lot of devotees smoke and drink marijuana drink during festivals and dance all day long .



  11. avlFCRB on July 3, 2019 at 3:42 pm

    It’s illegal to grow this plant in USA, but you are allowed to have fire weapons in USA. Another stupid fact is that you are allowed to hold in captivity wild animals like tigers, bears, and so on, because you are fucking rich and you don’t know what the fuck to do with that money.
    It’s illegal to grow this, so don’t worry, you can still buy tabacco and alcohol so you can have the "opportunity" to die faster and to rich up the cigarette and alcohol producers.

    In Europe, it’s pretty much the same shit. People have to wake up before it’s too late.



  12. marc-andre bourgon on July 3, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    Moron doesn’t know his ass from his hand!!!



  13. guddu bhaiya on July 3, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    its native to the himalayan region…..not mongolia or siberia



  14. Michael Lopez on July 3, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    The males produce some sugar leaves and up too I think it was 100 seeds per “bud” I guess u could call them, so ya you can still get high off those too, if u have 0 tolerance at all and don’t mind the head ache from all them sugar leaves, and this depends on strain and a lot of other factors too



  15. Liam K on July 3, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    So where did Australian Bastard Cannabis come from then?



  16. Confident Introvert on July 3, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    It’s *C A N N A B I S* !



  17. Rowell Jeffrey on July 3, 2019 at 3:44 pm

    why not africa? merijuana is link to black people so it have to be in africa it started. another thing, at the time of Noah’s flood or that flood the only places that were not covered up with water was parts of africa, to include the ice age which withdraw as it got to africa, then civilization started from there again which is proof merijuana had to come from africa somethere there cause everywhere else was frozen and a time under water



  18. Edward Valentino on July 3, 2019 at 3:46 pm

    It came from God.
    For the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations



  19. Mike Mirch on July 3, 2019 at 3:49 pm

    Cannabis came to North America long Before the 1900s. I believe George Washington grew it, & the first American Flag was made from Hemp



  20. ahburs on July 3, 2019 at 3:50 pm

    Anyone else wonder if he smoked weed?



  21. cj jorge on July 3, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    if u got seeds in your buds YOU still get high dum ass



  22. bigceostatus tv on July 3, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    your history is waaaaay off… Egypt is in Africa for 1 and has been there way before the 1900s… quit jus Google’n some shit….



  23. mark haklaj on July 3, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    You dont go straight to the things you always take 2 hours for explaining something



  24. proud indian on July 3, 2019 at 3:53 pm

    Many ppl who smoke ganja will know about Lord Shiva
    And it’s a very long history of marijuana in India and ur telling frm China it came to India lol



  25. Kevo A on July 3, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    The same place beer wine mead came from the aliens all of these things have grear health properties and was used as medicine.the sacred plant



  26. Liam K on July 3, 2019 at 3:54 pm

    8:16 You just triggered the hole west coast 😆



  27. Canadian Guy 16 on July 3, 2019 at 3:56 pm

    So glad Canada has legalized marijuana. Hopefully more could countries catch on that weed isn’t bad.



  28. Troll Face on July 3, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    So much bs



  29. Anthony phillips on July 3, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    Okay I’ve noticed Kirk Bernard and all types of other attorneys and people in the standpoint of the law popping up with her advertising is when it comes to marijuana and things of that sort why do you guys always have an advertisement that’s attached to marijuana or anything in the standpoint of criminal law personal injury law around different subjects that really have nothing to do with anybody in a locked up if someone wants to be educated on the standpoint of marijuana that’s really just not your place obviously you were assuming and you are placing people in a position to assume that they are criminals that is to me personally you guys are doing something illegal



  30. Rockin BoBokkin on July 3, 2019 at 3:57 pm

    No. I came because I want the best info on the earliest history of human interaction.



  31. se7en on July 3, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    This guy is working for msm cunts. Dislike and never recommend this channel to me again.



  32. Breeze on July 3, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    From what I gather we need more research, long term effects will be documented.



  33. Tomasz L on July 3, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    not interesting. Boring.



  34. 2Cool 4Rules on July 3, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    This guy is so annoying.



  35. alexander valaris on July 3, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    Old info



  36. *COCAINE KING* on July 3, 2019 at 4:04 pm

    I liked how he said Ganja😂



  37. Jon Knowlton on July 3, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    I Don’t smoke the marijuana, I’m always doing the CBD OILS has the weed



  38. Christian Colvin on July 3, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    I’ve been chooching in fat blunts since I was 12 idc if it’s illegal if I wanna get high im gonna get fucking high



  39. Cali J Watson on July 3, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    The plant only contained THC-A which is non-psychoactive. Only when heat is applied it chemically react’s and turns into THC. 🤙 so in other words if you eat the flower you will not feel high and get all the benefits



  40. A i on July 3, 2019 at 4:11 pm

    The law sees the male plant as the same, it is same prison or fine as the female…you see how ridiculous and antiquated the cannabis laws are!…it’s all to do with money…the tax man can’t earn from a person growing at home so they earn by prison or fines?….failed law!



  41. As above So below on July 3, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    I thought hemp was just the stalk of the plant?



  42. Whitey3777 on July 3, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    I will stick with good old alcohol 😀



  43. Francis Allen on July 3, 2019 at 4:15 pm

    Did the ancient native Americans use marijuana



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  45. The Friendly Plant Guy on July 3, 2019 at 4:16 pm

    Brother man hemp is the male gender plant and the bud producing plant containing thc among other useful chemicals is the female gender. Just fyi



  46. Mrinalini Mahato on July 3, 2019 at 4:20 pm

    The Indian god Lord Shiva smoked ganja/charas! Before everyone else lololol



  47. Your mom Best friend on July 3, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    Incorrect Jamaicans smoke hemp they call it “beenies” I know people that smoke it and they all said it juss gets light headed



  48. Yomama Tumadre on July 3, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    the gods made plants so it should be legal



  49. Sam Be Mixing on July 3, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    They were doing studies before 2015.. "United States Scientist"



  50. Noice ! on July 3, 2019 at 4:22 pm

    So we’re did the weed plant come from