15 Weird and Interesting Facts About Marijuana

You may think you know all about weed, or you may have absolutely no idea what all the fuss is about. Marijuana is just a plant, right?

Well, yes, but it can do so many things for the mind and body. It relieves stress, helps insomnia, and has recently been used as a tool to fight cancer. You can smoke it, eat it, use it as a lotion, and much more.

These are just the basics of marijuana. To discover some more interesting facts about marijuana that you may not be aware of, check out our list below.

1. Weed Was the First Online Transaction Ever

These days, you can pretty much buy anything online, including weed products. The first online transaction ever, though, was between two college students for a bag of weed! It was in 1971 at Stanford University.

2. People Used to Be Forced to Grow Weed

If you know someone who grows weed, you know how delicate of a process it can be, not to mention the stress of keeping it a secret.

However, there was a time when colonies were mandated to produce marijuana. The year was 1619, and Jamestown demanded marijuana growth for making ship sails and rope.

3. George Washington Grew It

Although we’ve done a total 180 from the marijuana culture of 1619, in the 18th century, one of our founding fathers was smoking and growing weed. How do you think the legislators of our nation would react to that today?

Maybe they need to take a page from Washington’s book to solve the marijuana issue in our nation.

4. The First Use of Weed Was Recorded 4,700 Years Ago

While it’s kind of cool to discover how early Americans used weed, it’s important to remember America is a fairly young country. When you look at world history, you can actually discover marijuana use traced back to before 500 B.C. There are recordings of it being used for medicinal purposes in the early Chinese empire.

5. Vaping Goes Back for Ages, Too

Early Eurasian nomads not only used marijuana, they vaped it! That’s right – this may be a growing trend in America now, but it’s been around for many many years.

6. There Are More Dispensaries than Starbucks in Denver

Speaking of the American weed culture, it’s safe to say Denver and Seattle are the hot spots for growing and using weed. In fact, in Denver, weed seems to be more available than coffee considering there are more dispensaries than Starbucks locations around town.

If only it was that easy to find dispensaries in other weed-friendly cities! Click to discover more about medical and recreational dispensaries in Las Vegas.

7. Americans Grow 22 Million Pounds of Marijuana Annually

Whether you’re in Vegas or Denver, Seattle or New York, you’re somehow contributing to the marijuana market. All of this adds up every year to go through roughly 22 million pounds of marijuana! That’s a whole lot of bong rips.

8. Mexico Grows the Most Weed in the World

As impressive as the American annual growth rate of marijuana is, it still doesn’t match up to Mexico’s. They grow the most weed in the world, followed by Paraguay and South Africa.

9. Rastafarians Can Legally Smoke in Italy

Italy may not grow as much weed as some other countries, but it does have a more tolerable stance on the matter. If someone is a Rastafarian, for example, they can legally enjoy marijuana because the government recognizes it as part of their religion.

10. There Are Marijuana Milkshakes in India

Marijuana milkshakes – talk about a case of the munchies. These may not turn out right if you’re high and try to make them at home. If you ever end up in India, though, make sure to try one or two.

11. Men and Women Are Affected Differently

Have you ever smoked with a group of friends? If so, you probably noticed the different ways everyone was affected by the same marijuana strand.

Of course, this has to do with things like mental health and the mood of each person that day, but the effects of marijuana also vary between each gender. A man and a woman can smoke the same blunt and feel two completely unique sensations.

12. Weed Can Influence Your Sex Drive

One clear way weed varies between a man and woman is how it plays into a person’s sex drive. For men, marijuana use can actually decrease their sexual desires, while for women, it can have aphrodisiac-like tendencies.

Everything in moderation, though. A woman’s sex drive can go up and then right back down if she consumes too much marijuana at once.

13. Pot Works on Pets

There are the intricacies of men and women using marijuana, then there’s the matter of figuring out how pot works on pets. Put simply, it does!

Many pet owners are using traditional marijuana and pure CBD to help treat conditions in their furry friends. Some will use them to calm seizures and shakes while others use it to treat pain caused by an animal’s old age and/or arthritis. If a pup has cancer or another serious illness, pot may be what allows them to enjoy the rest of their days a little bit more.

14. Marijuana Accounts for Almost Half of All Drug Arrests

Whether you have marijuana in your home for your dog or for you, remember in some states, it’s still illegal. Even places where it’s legalized have specific regulations on how to buy, store, and use pot.

When caught with this drug, you can face all sorts of charges. Still, the arrest gets put on your record, and in all of the American arrests recorded a year, marijuana-related incidents amount to 48%.

15. There Are Over 1000 Words for Marijuana

Marijuana user or not, you’ve probably heard other words for this plant a time or two. Some popular variations include:

• pot
• ganja
• Mary Jane
• hash
• spliff
• bud
• green
• reefer

The list goes on and on and on.

Discovering Interesting Facts About Marijuana for Yourself

There are plenty of fun, interesting facts about marijuana on a global and national scale. Then, there are the unique ways marijuana affects you.

The more you experiment with this plant, the more you’ll come to realize the effects of an indica versus a sativa, or how much you enjoy joints versus dabs. Maybe you prefer to stick to edibles and not smoke at all, or maybe you discover marijuana just isn’t for you.

It’s crazy to think about all the ways marijuana can be used and the many reasons for trying it in the first place. For more weird facts and out-there information about anything you can think of, click here.

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