Cannabis ramble at CANNAMANtv
New at CANNAMANtv – enjoyed this and looking forward to the next one on Cannabis & Alchemy. The homepage image shows – at the Royal Albert Dock in East London […]
Category Archives: history
Hybrid Cultures and the Roots of Cannabis
The new podcast with Growroom420 focuses on sacramental use of cannabis and looks at the recent PRC study on origins, Scythian death rites and warfare, anarchist qalandars, battlefield yogis, orgiastic […]
Did Cannabis and its Cultivation Originate in China?
The PRC genomics study on origins marks a new era in the racialization of Cannabis TLDR: The dubious received wisdom that “Cannabis comes from China” has very effectively taken root […]
The Ancient Indian Origins of the ‘Sinsemilla Technique’
The so-called “sinsemilla technique” was already employed in southern India at least 500 years ago. There is no debate about this. Reason being, there is the evidence to prove it. […]
What’s the Real Meaning of ‘Landrace’?
‘Landrace’ was once an obscure technical term employed only by botanists and other experts who understand what it means. Now it’s used worldwide by non-experts who mostly clearly don’t. Confusion […]
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. […]
Yamnaya Lecture by Colin Renfrew
Among the earliest evidence of Cannabis cultivation comes from sites on the Western Steppe associated with tthe Yamnaya culture (3300–2600 BCE). Recent studies indicate the Yamnaya are also the strongest […]
Endangered Varieties of subsp. indica: A Few Thoughts
According to Genesys, of some 1400 Cannabis accessions in global genebanks, as few as five could be from subsp. indica. A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) […]
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.
On Indicas & Afghanicas
[NOTE: A week or so before I posted this to the blog, John McPartland and Ernest Small’s new taxonomy for Cannabis was published without my having realized – i.e., although […]
The Real Seed Company: The Honest Online Source for Cannabis Landraces Est. 2007 