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The Scythians first used cannabis for its psychoactive properties in the 5th century BCE. Greek historian Herodotus recorded this ritual where they threw seeds onto red-hot stones to create intoxicating vapor in the steppes of Central Asia.
Carl Linnaeus classified cannabis as Cannabis sativa in 1753. Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck later introduced Cannabis indica in 1785, and D.E. Janichevsky proposed Cannabis ruderalis in the 20th century.
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. It is responsible for the intoxicating effects that have made the plant a global phenomenon.
Cannabis was first domesticated approximately 12,000 years ago in East Asia during the early Neolithic period. The oldest pollen thought to be from cannabis was found in Ningxia, China, dating to the early Miocene around 19.6 million years ago.
The legal THC limit for industrial hemp in the United States is no more than 0.3% by dry weight. This standard was established in the 2018 Farm Bill.
Over 100 million Americans have tried cannabis, with 25 million having used it within the past year. Cannabis is the second most popular recreational drug globally after alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco.