The outcome of the experience varies and largely depends on the strands, levels of potency and different combinations of the chemicals. The effects on the body vary depending on individual factors and feelings at the time of consumption. For instance, some focus attention on sensory involvements, others get an appetite and some even become more relaxed and receptive to humor and feelings of elation (Caulkins, Hawken, Kilmer, Kleiman 2012). .
The Beginning (History).
For more than half of human history marijuana was legal. Hemp was actually George Washington's principal crop grown at Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson's secondary crop grown at Monticello in 1884. During the seventeenth century thru the early 1900's the production of the cannabis plant was actually encouraged by the United States Government (PBS.org 2008). .
In the United States around 1619 in Jamestown Colony, Virginia the first marijuana law was passed through legislation and put into effect that required all settlers to grow hemp which is derived from the cannabis plant. Hemp was allowed to be exchanged for money in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Maryland. This exchange resulted in the mass production of marijuana across the nation. Shortly after the Civil War, imports and other domestic materials replaced hemp for many purposes. .
At one point, you could even be jailed for not complying during times of shortage in Virginia between 1763 and 1767. The reason for the required production of cannabis was that hemp can be used to produce durable rope, clothing, and sails, which were at that time essential items for societal prosperity. During the nineteenth century, marijuana was even a popular ingredient in many over the counter medicinal products and was sold openly in public pharmacies for self-medicating purposes (PBS.org 2008). .
After the Mexican Revolution of 1910, Mexican immigrants flooded the U.S. seeking refuge from the chaos in their homeland, introducing the recreational use of marijuana to the American culture.
