Before being introduced into Africa, Europe, and eventually the Americas, the cannabis or hemp plant evolved in Central Asia. C Before being introduced into Africa, Europe, and eventually the Americas, the cannabis or hemp plant evolved in Central Asia. Clothing, paper, sails, and rope were all made from hemp fiber, and the seeds were eaten. Hemp was commonly farmed across colonial America and at Spanish missions in the Southwest because it is a fast growing, easy-to-cultivate plant with various applications. Farmers were compelled to produce hemp in the early 1600s in the Virginia,...

Cannabis, often known as marijuana, is a psychoactive substance derived from the Cannabis plant. It is also known by other names such as weed, herb, pot, grass, bud, ganja, and Mary Jane. Cannabis sativa is an annual herbaceous flowering plant with a worldwide distribution because to extensive cultivation. It is native to Eastern Asia. It has been utilized as a source of industrial fiber, seed oil, nourishment, entertainment, religious and spiritual emotions, and medicine throughout recorded history. Depending on the intended use of the plant, different parts are collected. Carl Linnaeus was...