Pedro Cuadrado , a | |
conquistador ( Spanishappointed | |
representative |
in Mexico ) is credited |
Recreational marijuana |
||
with introducing the |
use is widespread in |
||
hemp plant to Mexico . |
Hemp harvests from |
Mexico . In 1882 , Mexico |
|
Mexico and California |
City enforces bans on |
||
|
He and a friend
reportedly ran a
successful hemp
cultivation business until
the Spanish governor
ordered them to limit
production after the
natives began using the
plants recreationally .
|
Spain ’ s economy begins to
decline , so the government
decides to turn to its
colonies . Specialists are
sent to The Americas to
instruct and encourage
locals to farm hemp ,
specifically in areas such as
California .
|
go according to plan
until the Mexican War
of Independence breaks
out in 1810 , leading to
Spain ’ s loss of its American
colonies . Government
subsidies for hemp are no
longer available and hemp
cultivation is on the decline .
|
cannabis , alcohol and cards
from the military hospital
in an effort to curtail
fighting . Newspapers in
Mexico and the US spread
sensationalist stories about
people using marijuana
causing people to commit
violent crimes .
|
SIXTEENTH CENTURY |
EIGHTEENTH CENTURY |
EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY |
LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY |
68 |