Cannabis may have been altering minds at an ancient high-altitude cemetery, researchers say Source: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/evidence-marijuana-smoking-rituals-ancient-western-china4…
Tag: Marijuana
Tombs in China reveal humans were smoking cannabis 2500 years ago
Chemical traces on 2500-year-old wooden braziers are the earliest evidence that people had begun growing mutant marijuana strains that could make them stoned Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2206431-tombs-in-china-reveal-humans-were-smoking-cannabis-2500-years-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
People Smoked Pot to Get High at Least 2,500 Years Ago
Getting high on marijuana may not be a modern pastime, as archaeologists have found the earliest clear evidence to date that people were smoking cannabis for its psychoactive properties some 2,500 years ago. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65701-ancient-marijuana-high-thc-content.html
CBD May Reduce Drug Cravings in People with Heroin Addiction, Small Study Finds
A small study suggests that the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) may reduce cravings in those with heroin addiction. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65530-cbd-heroin-addiction.html
More Than 50,000 Marijuana Convictions in Los Angeles Will Be Automatically Wiped Clean
Vic Bishop – Finally, the act of having possession of a plant will no longer hold these people back. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/19/more-than-50000-marijuana-convictions-in-los-angeles-will-be-automatically-wiped-clean/…
A New Graphic Novel Explores How Racism Made Weed Illegal
For the last few years, a wave of legislation has been decriminalizing the recreational use of marijuana all across the United States. Cannabis advocates have long said that it should never have been illegal. The story of how the substance became outlawed in the first place combines willful ignorance, petty careerism,…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/a-new-graphic-novel-explores-how-racism-made-weed-illeg-1834116691…
For Some Legal Weed Businesses, Cryptocurrency Actually Makes Sense
Despite being recreationally legal in 10 states, cannabis businesses have to come up with creative ways to accept payment other than cash. Source: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/qv7pzw/for-some-legal-weed-businesses-cryptocurrency-actually-makes-sense…
From Jesus Christ to Julian Assange: When Dissidents Become Enemies of the State
John W. Whitehead – That list of so-called “enemies of the state” is growing. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/18/from-jesus-christ-to-julian-assange-when-dissidents-become-enemies-of-the-state/…
Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
The city’s voters are now deciding whether to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms. Denver is now voting on whether it should become the first US city to effectively decriminalize mushrooms containing the psychedelic psilocybin — also known as magic mushrooms. Initiative 301 would designate “the personal use and personal possession of psilocybin mushrooms” among people 21 and… Continue reading Denver may become the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
Willie Nelson Rescued 70 Horses From a Slaughterhouse and Let Them Roam Free on His Ranch
Amanda Froelich – As if you need another reason to love Willie Nelson. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/16/willie-nelson-rescued-70-horses-from-a-slaughterhouse-and-let-them-roam-free-on-his-ranch/…