The Hidden History of Marijuana

Curious about weed's origins on this 4/20? Well look no further. We pulled together five surprising stories about the history of marijuana to celebrate Snoop Dogg's favorite holiday.

Weed. Cannabis. Pot. That smelly green stuff. Whatever you call it, you probably have an opinion on it. But where did weed come from? (Other than the ground, duh.) It wasn't '60s hippies who started the craze during the height of the counterculture. Cannabis was discovered way before Allen Ginsberg started preaching about it, and the long history of its use is filled with surprising stories.