China
The Chinese Emperor “Fu Hsi” referenced ‘Ma’ the Chinese word for Cannabis. He noted that Cannabis was a very popular medicine that possessed both Yin and Yang.
HISTORY
Ancient human civilisations were accustomed to the use of cannabis for its health and healing abilities.
2900BC
The Chinese Emperor “Fu Hsi” referenced ‘Ma’ the Chinese word for Cannabis. He noted that Cannabis was a very popular medicine that possessed both Yin and Yang.
2700 BC
Chinese Emperor “Shen Nung” said to Discover Healing Properties of Marijuana. To many Shen Nung is considered to the father of Chinese Medicine.
1500 BC
Earliest written reference to Medical Marijuana in Chinese Pharmacopeia. The use of cannabis for purpose of healing predates recorded history. The earliest written reference is found in the 15th century Pharmacopeia, the Rh-Ya.
1450 BC
Book of Exodus References Holy Anointing Oil made for Cannabis. Holy anointing oil, which has been defined in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus (30:22-23). The oil was made from over 6 pounds of kaneh-bosem, a substance identified by respected etymologists linguists, anthropologist, botanist and other researches as cannabis, extracted into about 6 quarts of olive oil, along with a variety of fragranced herbs.
1213 BC
Egyptians Use cannabis for Glaucoma, inflammation and Enemas. Cannabis pollen is found on the mummy of Ramesses II, who died in 1213 BC. Prescriptions for cannabis in Ancient Egypt include treatment for the eyes (glaucoma), inflammation, and cooling the uterus, as well as administering enemas.
1 000 BC
Bhang, a Drink of Cannabis and Milk. Is Used in India as an Aesthetic. Bhang, a cannabis drink generally mixed with milk, is used as an aesthetic and anti-phlegmatic in India. Cannabis begins to be used in India to treat a wide variety of human sicknesses
700 BC
Medical Use of Marijuana in the Middle East Recorded in the Venidad. "The Venidad, one of the volumes of the Zend-A vesta, the ancient Persian religious text written around the seventh century BC purportedly by Zoroaster (or Zarathustra), the founder of Zoroastrianism, and heavily influenced by the Vedas, mentions bhang and lists cannabis as the most Important of 10,000 medicinal plants."
600 BC
Indian Medicine Cites cannabis as a cure for Leprosy. "Cannabis was used in India in very early medical applications. People believed it could quicken the mind, prolong life, improve judgment, lower fevers, induce sleep and cure dysentery. The first major work to lay out the uses of cannabis in Indian medicine was the Ayurvedic [a system of Indian medicine] treatise of Sushruta Samhita written in 600 BC. Within the Sushruta cannabis is cited as an anti-phlegmatic and a cure for leprosy.
200 BC
Medical cannabis used in Ancient Greece. In ancient Greece cannabis was used as a remedy for earache, edema, and Inflammation.
100 BC
China
Chinese make paper from cannabis and mulberry.
1 AD
Ancient Chinese Text Recommends Marijuana for More Than 100 Aliments. "In a collection of drug recipes compiled In 1 AD (Pen Ts’ao Ching), based on traditions from the time of Shen Nung, marijuana is depleted as an ideogram (pictorial symbol) of plants drying in a shed. This ancient text recommends marijuana for more than 1 00 ailments, including gout, rheumatism, malaria, and absentmindedness.
Year 30
Jesus Allegedly Uses Anointing Oil Made with Cannabis. "In the Bible's New Testament. Jesus anointed (his disciples) with a potent entheogenic [psychoactive substance] oil, sending out the 12 apostles to do the same [around the year 30 AD). The ancient recipe for this oil, recorded in Exodus, included over 9lb of flowering cannabis tops (known as kanah-bosem In Hebrew), extracted into a hin (about 11 pints) of olive oil, with a variety of other herbs and spices. The mixture was used in anointing and fumigations that significantly, allowed the priests and prophets to see and speak with Yahweh. Residue of cannabis, moreover, have been detected in vessels from Judea and Egypt in a context indication medicinal as well as visionary, use. Jesus is described by the apostle Mark as casting out demons and healing by the use of this holy chrism. Earlier, from the time of Moses until the later prophet Samuel, holy anointing oil was used by the shamanic Levite priesthood to receive the 'revelation of the Lord'. The chosen ones were drenched in this potent cannabis oil."
Year 45
St.Mark established the Ethopian Coptic Church. The Copts claim that cannabis as a sacrament has a lineage descending from the Jewish sect, the Essenes, who are considered to be responsible for the dead seas scrolls.
Year 200
Chinese Surgeon Hua T’o uses Cannabis Resin and Wine as Aesthetic. Chinese surgeon Hua T'o performed surgeries such as "organ grafts, resectioning of intestines, laparotomies (incisions into the loin), and thoracotomies (incisions into the chest) rendered painless by means of ma-yo, an anaesthetic made from cannabis resin and wine."
Year 400
Cannabis cultivation for the first time in England at Old Buckeham Mare.
Year 600
Germans, Franks, Vikings etc. made paper from Cannabis
Year 1000
The English Word Hempe first listed in the dictionary. Muslims produce Hashish for medical and social use.
Year 1578
Chinese Medical Text Describes Medical Uses for Marijuana. "A Chinese medical text (1578 AD) [Bencao Gangmu Materia Medica, by Li Shizhen] describes the use of marijuana to treat vomiting, parasitic infections, and haemorrhage. Marijuana continues to be used in China as a folk remedy for diarrhoea and dysentery and to stimulate to appetite."
Year 1545
The Spanish bring cannabis cultivation to Chile. In 1554 the Spanish bring cannabis cultivation to Peru.
Year 1600s
William Shakespeare May Have Smoked Cannabis. "Thackeray et al. reported in the South African Journal of Science the results of chemical analyses of plant residues in 'tobacco pipes' from Stratford-upon-Avon and environs, dating to the early 17th century. The pipe bowls and stems had been obtained by Thackeray on loan from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon. Several of the pipes had been excavated from the garden of William Shakespeare. Results of this study (including 24 pipe fragments) indicated Cannabis in eight samples, nicotine (from tobacco leaves of the kind associated with Raleigh) in at least one sample, and (in two samples) definite evidence for Peruvian cocaine. Thackeray (unpublished manuscript) suggests that Shakespeare preferred Cannabis as a stimulant which had mind-stimulating properties."
Year - 1606
The British takes Cannabis to Canada, to be cultivated mainly for maritime uses.
Year 1631
Cannabis used for bartering throughout American Colonies.
Year 1776
The Declaration of Independence is drafted on Cannabis paper.
Year 1791
America
President Washington sets duties on Cannabis to encourge domestic industry. Jefferson calls Cannabis "a necessity" and urges farmers to grow cannabis instead of tobacco.
Year 1870
Cannabis had made its way into the United States Pharmacopeia (an official public standards-setting authority for all prescription and over-the counter medicines), which listed cannabis as treatment for numerous afflictions, including: neuralgia, tetanus, typhus, cholera, rabies, dysentery, alcoholism, opiate addiction, anthrax, leprosy, incontinence, gout, convulsive disorders, tonsillitis, insanity, excessive menstrual bleeding, and uterine bleeding, among others.
Year 1890
Queen Victoria's personal physician, Sir Russell Reynolds, prescribes cannabis for menstrual cramps. He claims in the first issue of The Lancet, that cannabis, "when pure and administered carefully, is one the of the most valuable medicines we possess".
Year 1895
The Indian Drug Hemp Commission concludes that cannabis has medical uses, no addictive properties, and a number of positive emotional and social benefits.
Year 1912
South Africa starts to outlaw Cannabis.
Year 1923
The South African delegation to the League of Nations claim mine workers are not as productive after using "dagga" (cannabis) and calls for international controls, Britain insists on furthur research before any controls are imposed.
Year 1925
The Panama Canal Zone report, conducted due to the levels of cannabis use by soldiers in the area, concludes that there is no evidence that cannabis use is habit-forming. The report recommends that no action be taken to prevent the use or sale of cannabis.
Year 1928
September 28th the Dangerous Drugs Act become law and cannabis is made illegal in Britain.
Year 1941
Cannabis is dropped from the American Pharmacopoeia.
Popular Mechanics reveal details of Henry Ford's plastic car made with and fueled by Cannabis. Henry Ford continued to illegally grow cannabis for some years after the federal ban, jhopingto become independent of the petroleum industry.
Year 2014
Terminally-ill IFP MP Mario Oriani-Ambrosini says unconventional and illegal medical cannabis treatment has extended his life expectancy. It's an extract of the oil, the THC [TetraHydroCannabinol] oil."
He tabled his private member's Medical Innovation Bill, which seeks to make provision for innovation in medical treatment and to legalise the use of cannabinoids for medical purposes and beneficial commercial and industrial use.
Year 2016
Cannaheal is born
In September 2016 after a few months of trails on condions such as epilapsy, COPD, Emphasehma, ADD, cronic pain, weight loss, sleep, depression, aniexity all the feedback being so positive, he decision was to continue to help those who needed assistance and I left my corporate job as a marketing manager.
Year 2018
South Africa's Supreme Court Has legalized the private use of Marijuana. The government had previously opposed legalizing marijuana, known as dagga in South Africa, which it considered “harmful” to people’s health. The legalisation was welcomed by many.