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.
We're only a few days into the New Year, but one thing can be said with a high degree of certainty: 2014 will go down in history books as the year that marijuana began its official nationwide trek toward legality.