Mackerel snapper was once a sectarian slur for Roman Catholics, originating in the United States in the 1850s. [1] It referred to the Catholic discipline of Friday abstinence from red meat and poultry, for which fish was substituted.
History of marijuana. Early Marijuana Use. Marijuana has been used as an agent for achieving euphoria since ancient times; it was described in a Chinese medical reference traditionally considered to date from 2737 B.C. Its use spread from China to India and then to N Africa and reached Europe at least as early as A.D. 500.
The Real History of Drugs Episode 5: MarijuanaThe disturbing history of why marijuana is illegal in the U.S...(ATTN: is excited to launch Episode 5 of our new series about the history of illegal drugs)Posted by ATTN: on Sunday, July 19, 2015.