77 CE: Dioscorides describes cannabis in 'De Materia Medica'

77 CE: Dioscorides describes cannabis in ‘De Materia Medica’

77 CE: Dioscorides describes cannabis in 'De Materia Medica'. Pedanius Dioscorides (circa 40—90 CE) was a Greek physician, pharmacologist, and ...
77 - 79 CE: Pliny the Elder describes the cultivation and the industrial and medical use of cannabis

77 – 79 CE: Pliny the Elder describes the cultivation and the industrial and medical use of cannabis

77 - 79 CE: Pliny the Elder describes the cultivation and the industrial and medical use of cannabis. Gaius Plinius ...
199 CE: Claudius Galen describes the hedonistic use of marijuana

199 CE: Claudius Galen describes the hedonistic use of marijuana

199 CE: Claudius Galen describes the hedonistic use of marijuana. Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus (September CE 129 – 199/217), ...
200 - 300 CE: Goths bring cannabis to Central Europe

200 – 300 CE: Goths bring cannabis to Central Europe

200 - 300 CE: Goths bring cannabis to Central Europe. The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin ...
500 CE: Cannabis helped to preserve ancient Indian artwork

500 CE: Cannabis helped to preserve ancient Indian artwork

500 CE: Cannabis helped to preserve ancient Indian artwork. Botanist Milind M. Sardesai and archaeochemist Rajdeo Singh studied 1,500-year-old plaster ...
500 CE: Human skeleton wrapped in cannabis plants

500 CE: Human skeleton wrapped in cannabis plants

500 CE: Human skeleton wrapped in cannabis plants. In a report in the journal Economic Botany, archaeologist Hongen Jiang and ...
700 CE: Hemp is used in Shinto ceremonies

700 CE: Hemp is used in Shinto ceremonies

700 CE: Hemp is used in Shinto ceremonies. Hemp has an important function in the mythology of Shinto, the "Way ...
800 CE: Vikings utilize cannabis

800 CE: Vikings utilize cannabis

800 CE: Vikings utilize cannabis. In 1903, Norwegian Archaeologists discovered a massive Viking ship at Oseberg (just South of Oslo, ...
1098 – 1179: St.Hildegard Grows 'Cannabus' In Her Herbal Garden

1098 – 1179: St.Hildegard Grows ‘Cannabus’ In Her Herbal Garden

1098 – 1179: St.Hildegard Grows 'Cannabus' In Her Herbal Garden. Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179), also known as Saint Hildegard, was ...