Those Scythian Bongs Don’t Exist
Those 2400-year-old solid-gold bongs unearthed in southern Russia – not actual things. Scythians never smoked bongs because no Scythian bongs ever existed. What Scythians did do is burn cannabis using […]
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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 […]
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 low in the racialization of Cannabis Just a forewarning that this was written during Covid lockdown while breaking up with my […]
The Ancient Indian Origins of the ‘Sinsemilla Technique’
The ‘sinsemilla technique’ was very likely already employed in southern India at least 500 years ago. The Ānandakanda (आनन्दकन्द) or ‘Root of Bliss’, a renowned compendium on Indian alchemy compiled […]
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 Cannabis Landraces: An Overview
A classification of endangered high-THC cannabis (Cannabis sativa subsp. indica) domesticates and their wild relatives is an essential new study from John McPartland and Ernest Small, published April 2020. Since […]
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.
The Real Seed Company: The Honest Online Source for Cannabis Landraces Est. 2007 