Such an interesting question … cannabis, hemp, marijuana –  a plant that’s never killed a living soul. Why is it criminalized and demonized? What is the real reason for all the fear-mongering in relation to this most useful, versatile and healing of herbs? If it’s really so harmful to humans, why is it that in all of human history prior to the early twentieth century when it was banned, it was used by many people in many countries for many purposes?

http://www.drugwarrant.com/articles/why-is-marijuana-illegal/  Here’s a brief excerpt from this post outlining a history of marijuana legislation:

For most of human history, marijuana has been completely legal. It’s not a recently discovered plant, nor is it a long-standing law. Marijuana has been illegal for less than 1% of the time that it’s been in use. Its known uses go back further than 7,000 B.C. and it was legal as recently as…