Cannabis has played a complex and evolving role throughout the 250-year history of the United States. From its early use as a vital crop to its controversial status in modern times, cannabis reflects broader social, economic, and political changes in America. Hemp cultivation has been the heart of America for the last 250 years! Cannabis in Colonial America In the 17th and 18th centuries, hemp, a variety of the cannabis plant, was a crucial agricultural product. Colonists gre