Wednesday, September 28, 2016

World's oldest marijuana stash: Two pounds of still-green weed found in a 2,700-year-old Gobi Desert grave

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 Image: A stash of cannabis found in the 2,700-year-old grave.

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Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world's oldest marijuana stash, according to a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany. 

A barrage of tests proves the marijuana possessed potent psychoactive properties and casts doubt on the theory that the ancients only grew the plant for hemp in order to make clothing, rope and other objects.

They apparently were getting high too.

Lead author Ethan Russo told Discovery News that the marijuana "is quite similar" to what's grown today.

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  1. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2016 at 10:44 PM

    Marijuana is Spanish. It means "Mary Jane" IT IS NOT the actual name of the plant called "hemp". The name is Cannabis Sativa or Cannabis Indica. Marijuana was the name coined by the pre-DEA in the 1930's to demonize "The Killer Weed". ALL "hemp" is cannabis. A plant that was among the first farmed by humans. Cannabis "buds" and seeds have been found in graves far older than this. Humans have been eating ,smoking and making cooking oil from cannabis for tens of thousands of years. ---Ray

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    1. Brock TownsendSeptember 28, 2016 at 10:48 PM

      It's grass to me.:) Cambodian Red has some Acid like qualities.

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