Landraces: Myth-Busting Wild Cannabis and Traditional Strains
Oh dear…. I just had a look at the first n pages of Google for ‘cannabis landraces’. What an apocalyptic tidal wave of shite. Landraces are getting hit by as […]
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Further Stoned Ramblings on Charas
A couple of responses to the recent post about charas have objected that it’s unreasonably harsh on Clarke and Merlin or even misrepresents what they wrote. So I’ve made a […]
Charas or Hashish? The Straight Dope on Old-School Cannabis Resin
Charas! What is it? Where does it come from? Ask most Western experts and aficionados and the answer you’ll get is that it’s hand-rubbed cannabis resin from the Indian and […]
Nanda Devi: Landrace Strains and Tall Tales from the Himalayas
Bullshitting about cannabis has a long and inglorious tradition. It’s a particular problem among Westerners—not just prohibitionists in the mould of Harry Anslinger or Richard Nixon but also enthusiasts with […]
BBC journalist never tried Thai ganja, feeds ‘skunk’ hysteria
David Shukman of the BBC claims that “The weed so familiar to many of my generation was characterised by a relatively balanced amount of THC and CBD” when compared to […]
