Medical Marijuana: Miracle Drug or Safety Nightmare?

摘要

The Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, in 2737 B.C., described the therapeutic use of marijuana for joint pain, constipation, malaria, and childbirth. Therapeutic and religious use achieved great popularity in India around 1000 B.C. Medicinal use of marijuana continued, and spread to Africa, the Middle East, and the Arabian Peninsula into the 18th century.