Origins and Early Uses
This region was the first to cultivate cannabis about 12,000 years ago.
What is Central Asia
This compound in cannabis causes the psychoactive “high.”
What is THC
As of 2024, the U.S. cannabis industry was worth between this range of billions.
What is $30-35 billion
This 1970 act classified marijuana as a Schedule I drug and remains a key part of federal policy.
What is the Controlled Substances Act
This 2002 case protected doctors’ free speech to recommend cannabis to patients.
What is Conant v. Walters
Ancient physicians from this empire prescribed cannabis for pain relief.
What is Greece or Rome
The raw form of THC that becomes psychoactive when heated is called this.
What is THCA
Over this many full-time jobs are supported by the U.S. legal cannabis market.
What is 440,000
This 2013 memo directed federal prosecutors to deprioritize enforcing federal cannabis laws in legal states.
What is the Cole Memorandum
In this 2005 case, the Supreme Court upheld federal authority to ban marijuana even in states that legalized medical use.
What is Gonzales v. Raich
This Founding Father grew hemp on his plantation and supported its use for rope and sails.
Who is George Washington
This non-psychoactive compound produces a calming effect and is often used in wellness products.
What is CBD
Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code prevents cannabis businesses from doing this common business activity.
What is claiming standard tax deductions
This 2018 law legalized hemp and distinguished it from marijuana by THC content.
What is the Farm Bill
This case involved neighboring states suing Colorado over cross-border marijuana trafficking.
What is Nebraska and Oklahoma v. Colorado
This 1937 law imposed taxes and restrictions on marijuana, marking the start of U.S. prohibition.
What is the Marihuana Tax Act
Cannabis contains roughly this many naturally occurring compounds.
What is 540
This major barrier prevents most cannabis companies from using traditional banks.
What is federal illegality/classification as a Schedule I Drug
This 2021 bill aimed to decriminalize marijuana and expunge prior convictions.
What is the MORE Act
This case involved a cooperative’s moral duty to provide medical marijuana despite federal restrictions.
What is United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyer's Cooperative