Medical Marijuana, Bubble Hash, and Dispensaries in Denver

It took a long time, but two states have legalized marijuana. Now, Denver citizens can find the best bubble hash (or their strain of choice) in dispensaries throughout the state. This may seem new, but marijuana has a long history.

For all the controversy surrounding the legalization of marijuana, one thing is certain: for most of recorded history, marijuana was used primarily for medical purposes. The Chinese were first to discover marijuana's medicinal benefits. Emperor Fu Hsi, thought to be the founder of civilization in China, said that marijuana contained both yin and yang. The Chinese continued using medicinal marijuana for thousands of years though no one knows whether or dispensaries existed in ancient China. From there, it spread to India, where it was used as a cure for leprosy. It wasn't until about 200 B.C. that marijuana turned up in the West, first showing up in Greece.

It would take another 2000 years before Jamestown settlers shipped marijuana to the Americas. Famously, George Washington harvested hemp and according to his agricultural ledgers, he took particular interest in marijuana's medicinal uses.

Marijuana's bad rap didn't come about until the 1900s. Something needed to be done, or at least, that was the common opinion back then. The decades long war on drugs began. It wasn't until the following decades that states slowly allowed medicinal marijuana. Of course, dispensaries in California became ubiquitous. Also, these days there are non-medical marijuana dispensaries throughout Denver.

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