Landrace: A Dirty Word
‘Landrace is a nasty-sounding word that brings with it not just the stink of pigsties but 1930s Europe,’ ran a provocative post to The Real Seed Company’s Instagram that appears […]
Cannabis Use by Yogis in India
This is a pretty good talk for SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies by Dr Matthew Clark, who’s also written the most persuasive and rigorously researched book to date on Soma. […]
Tantra: Enlightenment to Revolution
Jason and I will be exploring the traditional sacramental cannabis cultures of Asia on a forthcoming episode of Curious About Cannabis. So I was nicely surprised to see that the […]
Do ‘Landrace Farmers’ Need Modern Hybrid Strains?
Finally, prominent icons from the world of pot are starting to talk about landrace preservation. To date, the biggest corporate foray into the landrace realm has been the now-infamous Strain […]
Support Landrace Farmers Hit by Covid-19
Old friends of ours in Chitral are organising food aid to the hardest-hit households along Yarkhun and other valleys. Jason has made a page at Curious About Cannabis where you can donate. […]
Extinction by Hybridization
Hybridization is the main cause of extinction and biodiversity loss in Cannabis. Indigenous Asian populations hold the vast majority of Cannabis biodiversity. For “drug-type” Cannabis (aka, subsp. indica) that particularly […]
New ‘Curious About Cannabis’ Episode on Endangered Asian Cannabis Populations
The new Curious About Cannabis episode with Jason and Angus on endangered landraces and wild-type populations of subsp. indica is out! Get access to an exclusive extended 2.5 hour version […]
Yamnaya Lecture by Colin Renfrew
Among the earliest evidence of Cannabis cultivation are finds of domesticated pollen from sites on the Western Steppe associated with the Yamnaya culture (3300–2600 BCE). Recent studies indicate the Yamnaya […]
Endangered Varieties of subsp. indica: A Few Thoughts
According to Genesys, of some 1400 Cannabis accessions in global genebanks, as few as five are of subsp. indica. ‘A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and […]
Scythian lecture by Barry Cunliffe
The Scythians were history’s original dope fiends. First-class Scythian chat here from Barry Cunliffe, ace archaeologist. Check out his new book, The Scythians: Nomad Warriors of the Steppe.
