10 Fascinating Facts About Marijuana in Ancient China

As you light up a joint this evening, you might think that modern humans have little in common with people from millennia ago. Turns out you’re wrong! China and cannabis once went together like weed and Whitecastle, minus the stomach cramps. Indeed, it’s likely that the Chinese began using hemp over 10,000 years ago.

They discovered the plant’s many benefits and used it for everything from medicine to paper. This article outlines 10 interesting tidbits about weed use in ancient China.