I'm not sure how prevalent cannabis use was in the Ancient world (for recreational or medicinal drug use, as well as for clothes and rope), but this is an interesting paragraph I found in an article. (I apologize if this article was already quoted on this site)   Rescue excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority in 1989 near the ancient city of Beit Shemesh uncovered a Roman burial tomb dated to the late fourth century AD in which were found the remains of a young girl