Marijuana

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direct, "smoke". goes back over five thousand years. It is one of the oldest agricultural commodities not grown for food. Hemp, first cultivated in China as early as 2800 B.C., soon stretched to central Asia where it spread like milkweed or thistle. soon began to crowd out neighboring grasses and reaching heights of three to twenty feet stretched over large plains. Local people began to use the plant for its strong, durable fibers which they used for rope and to construct material similar to linen. Early in the Christian Era, reached the Mediterranean countries of Europe. Its cultivation spread through the rest of Europe during the Middle ages. Hemp's progression to Africa can easily be marked through the Middle East where it remains a major cash crop. It is unknown how the plant found its way to the America's. One of the most popular theories is that European explorers brought the seeds along with them. The cultivation of has been successful in almost every climate. ...

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