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Cannabis was probably introduced to Southeast Asia around the 16th century, and used medicinally and in cuisine. [1]In 1968, the government of the Republic of Vietnam "publicly condemned" the use or trafficking of cannabis, and instructed local chiefs to prevent its cultivation. [2]
The indigenous cannabis plants of Vietnam had a stronger potency when compared to the cannabis that was grown in the Americas. [2] The Vietnamese did not usually use marijuana but preferred other substances such as betel nuts and opium , so they only increased the amount of marijuana they grew to sell more to American soldiers. [ 2 ]
Widespread marijuana use was the first drug epidemic to hit American soldiers, as the substance was easily acquired from Vietnamese villages. Although initially marijuana was tolerated by military superiors, in January 1968 an article published in the Washingtonian magazine about marijuana use by troops led the army to place heavy restrictions ...
However, Johnson was saddled with controversies regarding the Vietnam War and internal national tensions, and was not able to make major changes to cannabis policy before declining to run for a second term in 1968.
On March 16, 1968, Calley led one of the three platoons of Charlie Company into the village known by U.S. military planners as My Lai 4. Four hours after their arrival, most of the villagers were ...
During the Vietnam War period, cannabis use also became common among US forces in the United States and in Europe, with a 1971 article claiming that over 1,000 midshipmen at Annapolis Naval Academy used cannabis, and a survey in Germany showing that half of the soldiers in the surveyed battalion were regular cannabis users.
The year was the most expensive in the Vietnam War with America spending US$77.4 billion (US$ 678 billion in 2025) on the war. The year also became the deadliest of the Vietnam War for America and its allies with 27,915 ARVN soldiers killed and the Americans suffering 16,592 killed compared to around two hundred thousand PAVN/VC killed.
1965: New Zealand banned cannabis under the Narcotics Act. [44] 1966: Finland prohibited cannabis. [45] 1968: The government of the Republic of Vietnam "publicly condemned" the use or trafficking of cannabis, and instructed local chiefs to prevent its cultivation. [46] 1969: Iceland & Denmark banned cannabis. [47]