Human Beings have been Utilizing the Cannabis Plant for Medicinal, Industrial, and Recreational Purposes Since the Dawn of Human History. Cannabis was Only Made Illegal Because of Outmoded Racist Beliefs and the Fact that it Threatened the Profits of the Lumber and Petroleum Industries in the First Place, and Science has Now Confirmed it's Many Amazing Medicinal Uses.
Why is this important?
Marijuana prohibition was only implemented based on public hysteria caused by lies and racism, as well as a desire by the lumber and petroleum industry as many paper and petroleum based products can be produced more cheaply and efficiently with industrial hemp. According to the U.S. Government's own statistics, not one American has ever died as a result of consuming cannabis period.