Marijuana Facts: Interesting Facts About Marijuana

Interesting facts about marijuana

Marijuana has many street names that include pot, herb, grass, reefer, dope, weed, Mary Jane. Ganja, chronic, skunk, bud are also commonly used.

Marijuana is legal in Ecuador, Colombia, Spain, Peru, Netherlands, North Korea, and Uruguay.

Marijuana is legal in Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Alaska.

Marijuana is medically legal in 25 states of U.S. and decriminalized in 20 states.

Over 22.2 million people in the U.S have used marijuana in 2014.

Marijuana is believed to be one of the oldest crops cultivated by humans dating back over 6000 years.

In 1976, the Hollywood sign was changed to read “Hollyweed” by a prankster after the passage of a state law decriminalizing marijuana.

Most marijuana users never use any other illicit drug.

Rates of marijuana dependence have not increased over the past 10 years.

Majority of marijuana users do have adverse mental health issues.