Hemp History Archives

c.1550 BCE: The Ebers Papyrus from Ancient Egypt describes medical cannabis. The Ebers Papyrus (named after the German egyptologist who ...

1000 BCE: Bhang is first used in Hindu rites in India. Bhang is made from cannabis leaves and buds and ...

1000 - 500 BCE: The Chinese Book of Odes praises cannabis. The ancient Chinese Shih Ching (Book of Odes), is ...

800-600 BCE: The origins of cannabis smoking: the earliest evidence. The origins of cannabis smoking: The earliest evidence for cannabis ...

750 BCE: Assyrians use marijuana medicine to "bannish ghost of child birth". The ancient Assyrian kingdom existed as a nation ...

750 BCE: Cannabis offerings in "Holy of Holies" canaanite temple. A group of researchers discovered, in the 60´s, two limestone ...

700 BCE: Shaman buried with weed in Gobi Desert. It was in the 80’s, when farmers in the Gobi Desert ...

450 BCE: Scythians use cannabis in funeral rituals. In antiquity, Scythian was a terms used by the Greeks to refer ...

400 BCE: Hopewell tradition Mound Builders smoke marijuana and produce hemp fabrics. The group of cultures collectively called Mound Builders ...