1807: Napoleon tries to cut off Russian hemp trade with Britain

1807: Napoleon tries to cut off Russian hemp trade with Britain

In July 1807 Napoleon I of France and Csar Alexander I of Russia signed the Treaties of Tilsit in the ...
1812: Cannabis caught in wars between the superpowers

1812: Cannabis caught in wars between the superpowers

From 1807 till 1812 the Americans played a big role in the illegal Russian hemp trade with England. The Americans ...
1840: Abraham Lincoln speaks about hemp prohibition

1840: Abraham Lincoln speaks about hemp prohibition

1840: Abraham Lincoln speaks about hemp prohibition Abraham Lincoln who became the 16th President of the United States in March ...
1843: Colonial cultures clash over cannabis

1843: Colonial cultures clash over cannabis

1843: Colonial cultures clash over cannabis. When the Empires of Holland and Britain found their way to Africa, dagga smoking(as ...
1844 - 1849: Le Club des Hashischins

1844 – 1849: Le Club des Hashischins

1844 - 1849: Le Club des Hashischins. In 1840 Dr Jaques Joseph Moreau wanted to use the hashish experience as ...
1845: Dr. Jacques Joseph Moreau writes his book Hashish and Mental Alienation

1845: Dr. Jacques Joseph Moreau writes his book Hashish and Mental Alienation

1845: Dr. Jacques Joseph Moreau writes his book Hashish and Mental Alienation. Jacques-Joseph Moreau, a prominent psychiatrist, was the first ...
1847: French scientists find the active compound in hemp - Hemp History

1847: French scientists find the active compound in indian hemp

1847: French scientists find the active compound in indian hemp. French scientists seemed very curious and intrigued about the therapeutic ...
1850: The United States Census counts 8327 hemp plantations

1850: The United States Census counts 8327 hemp plantations

1850: The United States Census counts 8327 hemp plantations. The United States Census of 1850 was the seventh census of ...
1851: Marijuana is listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia

1851: Marijuana is listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia

1851: Marijuana is listed in the U.S. Pharmacopoeia. In the 1820's several American medical societies created the first edition of ...