Throughout human history, since 15th century BC in China, Cannabis Sativa has been used throughout nearly every culture as a relaxant, an aphrodisiac, but first and foremost, a medicine. Its first use was for the treatment of diseases such as rheumatism, gout, malaria, and, ironically, absent-mindedness. In India, the drug was used more recreationally, and in the Muslim world its wide use is a result of the Koran’s minimal mention of Cannabis, in contrast to it’s strict prohibition of alcohol consumption. This popularity eventually influenced the spread of the drug to Persia and made its way to western culture in North Africa. Marijuana became known throughout the world as one of the most interesting, medicinally valuable, and least harmful psychoactive drugs. In 1975, the federal government reported that “Cannabis is one of the most ancient healing drugs.” * It’s historical use as a medicine covers a broad spectrum of diseases, including anorexia, asthma, nausea, pain, peptic ulcers, alcoholism, glaucoma, epilepsy, depression, Migraine, anxiety, inflammation, hypertension, insomnia, and cancer. Different uses have originated from different cultures. As mentioned earlier, marijuana was most likely used to treat anxiety, or absent-mindedness, in China, while today in the United Stated it has been widely researched and recommended for glaucoma and nausea. But a serious problem exists in our nation: an attitude of blind hypocrisy. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I narcotic (and interestingly enough the technical definition of a narcotic is an opiate-based depressant drug, which marijuana is unarguably not), meaning that it has a high potential for abuse with no accepted medicinal value. Access to the drug is intended for research only, and it is stored in a secure vault. Note that this category is the same category that historically dangerous and addictive drugs such as Phencyclidine (PCP) and Heroin.