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 […]
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Nanda Devi: Landraces 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 […]
