You’re right. Marijuana is a made-up word.

Starting in 1827, pharmaceutical giant Parke- Davis had 43 preparations of cannabis that were found in home medicine cabinets,” says orthopedic surgeon and cannabis advocate Dr. Eric Mitchell of Livermore Falls.

Before that, “cannabis was used from a medicinal standpoint for 8,000 years.” It was basically the Advil of the 19th century. 

Kpbs.org reports that the British and Spanish brought hemp fiber to the New World to produce sails and ropes. 

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