There are some fun facts about this herb that even the biggest potheads won’t know. Here are 10 interesting facts about cannabis that will probably blow your mind.

Top 10 Cannabis Fun Facts

  • One: Starting with Artists. Did you know that “canvas” is derived from “cannabis.” Historically canvases were made from hemp.


  • Two: Weed was the first thing bought and sold online– Interestingly, the very first e-commerce transaction was the sale of weed, done by Stanford students back in 1971!


  • Three: $8.7 Billion in Federal and State Tax Revenue Per Year!– If cannabis were to become legal it would generate around $8.7 billion in federal and state tax revenue per year!


  • Four:In Alaska, cannabis has been legal for personal use since 1975 and is still legal to this day.


  • Five: George Washington grew cannabis at Mount Vernon…and he called it hemp.


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  • Six: Shakespeare was a pothead– Folks claim weed boosts creativity and it might just be true. Several of William Shakespeare’s pipe fragments tested positive for marijuana residue.


  • Seven:Pigs feed on cannabis in Bhutan– Yes, in Bhutan weed is more common than grass but not many smoke it. Instead, it is a popular feed for pigs.


  • Eight: Ironically, California was the first state that banned cannabis over a century ago.


  • Nine: Cannabis is legal and is not even classified as a drug in North Korea.


  • Ten: Uruguay became, in 2013, the first country in the world to make it legal to grow, sell and consume cannabis.