In the ancient western world, cannabis can be found in the Roman text &#x27;materia medica&#x27;, compiled by Pedacius Dioscorides. The book contains 600 entries for different natural remedies. Among them, cannabis is noted for, “the juice of its seeds was also very beneficial in treating earaches and in diminishing sexual desires.” However, cannabis was not a very popular remedy in the western world until the late 1800&#x27;s.