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 […]
Category Archives: history
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 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.
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, so although much here is still pertinent […]
‘Curious About Cannabis’ Landrace Interview on Youtube
The full deep dive into landraces with the excellent Jason of Curious About Cannabis is now up at Youtube. NOTE: In passing, I inadvertently misrepresent the Schultes taxonomy as it […]
Landrace Podcast with Angus on ‘Curious About Cannabis’
The full near-3-hour chat Angus had with Jason for the Curious About Cannabis podcast is now out on Stitcher, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. Landraces were what […]
Landraces: 10 False Claims from Page 1 of Google
A Brief Tour of Internet Bullshit About Cannabis Landraces was the working title for this post. You get the idea. So, let’s start from the top of Google Page 1. […]
The Real Seed Company Interview
First of all, thank you very much Angus for granting this interview to Grassyou and giving us the opportunity to meet The Real Seed Company. 1-Let’s start at the beginning. […]
