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Most medical marijuana users know that the treatment dates back\nthousands of years, but do you know just how far? Most sources date the\nhistorical use of medical\nmarijuana\nback tens of thousands of years.

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Throughout that time, cannabis has been a valuable plant used to treat\nmedical conditions throughout the world. Read on to learn more:

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2900 B.C

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Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi is credited\nwith establishing Chinese civilization, and is well-known to have made\nreferences to a substance called \"Ma,\" which historians now know is\ncannabis.\nEmperor Fu Hsi believed the plant could be used to treat a variety of\nmedical conditions due to the fact that it contained both yin and yang\nenergies.

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1450 B.C.

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In the Bible's Exodus\n30:22-23,\nthere is a mention of \"holy anointing oil,\" which botanists,\netymologists and anthropologists now agree was a mixture of cannabis\nextract mixed\nwith olive oil and other fragrant herbs. Thousands of years later, in 30\nAD, Jesus himself is said to have been anointed with holy cannabis oil.

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1213 B.C.

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When archaeologists examined the mummy of Ramesses\nII, who passed away in 1213\nB.C., they were not surprised to find cannabis pollen in large amounts.\nIn ancient Egypt, medical marijuana was used to treat many\nconditions,\nranging from glaucoma to postpartum injuries

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1000 B.C.

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The Venidad,an ancient Persian religious text, lists cannabis as the\nsingle most\nimportant\nof the 10,000 available medicinal plants.

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200 B.C.

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The ancient Greeks used cannabis to treat many\nailments,\nranging from earaches, edema and inflammatory issues.

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1 A.D.

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The Pen Ts'ao\nChing is an\nexhaustive compilation of drug recipes dating back to ancient Chinese\nmasters. Within it, marijuana is depicted in drawings that show the\nplants drying in sheds. The text goes on to recommend cannabis treatment\nfor gout, malaria and rheumatism.

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200 A.D.

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When it came time to preform surgery, Chinese surgeon Hua T'o used a\nmixture of cannabis resin and wine to anesthetize his\npatients.

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1621 A.D.

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In The Anatomy of\nMelencholy,\na popular medical text book written by Robert Burton, medical marijuana\nis recommended as a treatment for depression.

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1840

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Cannabis made its way to the royals when Queen Victoria charged Dr.\nWilliam O'Shaughnessy to bring her some to help resolve her crippling\nmenstrual\ncramps.

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1930

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American Pharmaceutical firm's began selling medical marijuana\nextracts\nas sedatives, asthma treatments and analgesics, paving the way for later\nmedical marijuana use.

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1996

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California becomes the first state to legalize\nmarijuana\nfor medical use.

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Although the medical uses of marijuana have been varied, it is clear\nthat cannabis has had an important role throughout history as a form of\nmedication.

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