Why did no one in the Western world figure out cannabis, despite

>Were the native flowers just not strong enough for it?
Probably. There are different varieties of hemp, some of which won't get you "high" due to not having enough THC.

>>2370469
Damn, I thought if I went to India I could just go in the woods and pick up good bud out from the wild

>>2370322
Do you know nothing about the history of cannabis cultivation in the Americas?

>>2370486
I was thinking of Europe. By all means, though, edify me.

Female cannabis plants tend to produce very low amounts of THC if they've been fertilized by male plants. In order to get decent yields, you need to grow female plants alone and kill off the males before they can do any damage. Wild cannabis is usually weak as shit because of this.
This doesn't mean it's useless though. The plants can still be used to make hash or can be boiled in milk to make a tincure that will get you stoned.

>>2370322
It doesn't grow all that well in northern climates

The Greeks and Romans thought that drugs other than alcohol were for eastern barbarian wusses.

During the middle ages, cannabis was known, but it was used as a medicine rather than a recreational drug.

>>2370584

B-but muh schedule 1