Good Karma Good Trivia: Cannabis Facts
Q: What year was cannabis first legalized for medical use in the United States?
A: 1996 (in California).
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A: Uruguay.
A: Dr. Raphael Mechoulam.
A: A time and code for cannabis consumption, originating with a group of California high school students.
Q: What popular TV series features a character named Nancy Botwin running a cannabis operation?
A: Weeds.
A: Bob Marley.
A: THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
A: Cannabidiol; it’s non-psychoactive and known for its therapeutic benefits.
Q: Which U.S. state was the first to legalize recreational cannabis?
A: Washington was first, legalizing on December 6th, 2012. Colorado joined 4 days later.
A: India.
A: California.
A: The stalk and seeds.
A: Ancient China.
A: Morocco.
True or False: Cannabis seeds contain THC.
A: False.
with money gained from completing missions in what video game?
A: Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA V).
that is made from cannabis and can be traced back as early as 1000 BCE?
A: Bhang.
advocate for the legalization of cannabis?
A: Carl Sagan.
A: “Stoner” actually goes back to the 1920s and ’30s when people began using “stoned” or “stone drunk” as slang for being heavily intoxicated by alcohol – looking battered and worn as if they had been stoned.
Over time, the term evolved to specifically refer to people who were high on marijuana, and it became popularized in the ’60s and ’70s by the hippie culture.