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.
History of Cannabis Political Parties Across the U.S. 1  The Youth International Party, formed in 1967 to advance the counterculture of the 1960s, often ran candidates for public office. 2  The Grassroots Party was founded in Minnesota in 1986 and ran numerous candidates for state and federal offices.