In 1937, cannabis was banned for the first time in the United States by a proclamation of President Roosevelt. President Rooseveltexpanding the ban to other countries and reaching as far as the West. In 1996, California became the first state in the world to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Currently, the countries that have legalised its use for therapeutic purposes are:
*Australia
*Canada
*Colombia
*Germany
*Greece
*Israel
*Italy
*Netherlands
*Peru
*Poland
*United Kingdom.
IMPORTANTIn the United States, only 31 federal states have legalised the plant's therapeutic use.
