14 Fun Cannabis Facts
How much do you really know about cannabis? It’s much more than just a plant used for recreational or medicinal purposes. It has a lengthy history within many cultures. There’s a lot to know about this wonderful plant! Here are some fun cannabis facts:
There are actually three species of cannabis plants: Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis.
Cannabis advocate Irvin Rosenfeld holds the Guinness World Record for most pot consumed by one person with an estimate of smoking more than 115,000 joints.
Hemp is a name for cannabis containing less than 1% THC.
Marijuana only became illegal in the United States during 1937.
Betsy Ross’ first American flag was made from hemp. Many of the Founding Fathers grew hemp.
158.8 million people around the world use marijuana, more than 3.8% of the world’s population, according to the U.N.
There has never been a recorded death from cannabis overdose. You’d have to smoke 1500lbs of cannabis in less than 15 minutes.
Cannabis plants can grow more than 16ft tall.
During the Indian and Nepalese festival of Holi, celebrants consume a drink called bhang which is kind of a cannabis milkshake.
Bob Marley was buried with his guitar, bible and some cannabis.
Stanford students in the early 1970s did the first online drug deal using Arapnet (an early form of the Internet) to sell cannabis to friends at MIT.
Which country produces the most cannabis? Wrong. It’s Paraguay.
Chocolate produces some of the same chemical reactions as cannabis in the human brain.
Cannabis prohibition costs the United States more than $17.5 billion dollars annually.