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 […]
Category Archives: history
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.
Indicas, Afghanicas, & the Species Controversy in Cannabis
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. It’s essential reading. […]
‘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 […]
The Real Seed Company: The Honest Online Source for Cannabis Landraces Est. 2007 