It is inevitable to think that the use of cannabis has had a crucial importance in the history of mankind, and, therefore, also has influenced the arts. A clear case of the influence of grass in the world of music, we find it in one of the most popular musical genres of modern music: Jazz. […]
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Cannabis in China: From its millennial use to the administrative prohibition.
The fact that cannabis has been cultivated in China for millennia is nothing new. The earliest references to the use of hemp date back 10,000 years ago. Ornamental motifs were found in pottery vessels, attesting the use of the plant to decorate handmade pottery. Cannabis remains were also found on tombs of kings of the […]
4 facts that you didn’t know about the weed in Israel and its recent decriminalization
Yesterday, like out of the blue, the good news appeared in the media around the world: Israel decriminalizes the use of cannabis. For the past four years, many states, especially in the West, are beginning to decriminalize cannabis use, or supporting the medicinal and therapeutic use of cannabis. Israel, although it has not legalized cannabis, […]
Cannabis in the Roman Civilization
When we think about the Ancient Rome, the image of a warlike, but also cultured and refined world-dominating civilization that has bequeathed to mankind an enormous amount of knowledge, culture, and development comes to mind. The world would not be the same without the ancient Roman civilization. Nowadays we know many details about the Roman […]
Make cannabis great again? 3 facts that you must know about Donald Trump’s opinion on marijuana
It is an unquestionable fact that the victory of Donald Trump in the last elections to the presidency of the United States has created a huge controversy around the world. One of the aspects that has been pointed in the media since a week ago, has been all the related with Trump’s opinion on marijuana […]
Three card games related to cannabis, that stoners would love
The games are one of the oldest activities of mankind. It is not difficult to imagine a prehistoric tribe, around the fire, passing the time playing with small pebbles. Although card games are not so old, they also have a lot of history. The first card dating from the Ming Dynasty in China, and dates […]
When cannabis bottles were sold in pharmacies… in the XIX century
This story could start like a fairy tale “A long, long time ago…” Well, not so long ago. And of course not in a faraway place, or a realm of fantasy. The history of medicinal cannabis is a fascinating subject, and is a matter of study by hundreds of experts worldwide. Many people do not […]
Marijuana in pulp novels: Sex, lies and fiction magazines
On October 16, 1933, a schizophrenic teenager named Victor Licata killed his whole family. This could be one of the grisly stories we’ll talk, but it was a fact. It has to do with the cheap and sensational novels? Okay, we have to start at the beginning. The Pulp novels were very popular a genre […]
Staying high and also connected: 7 social media sites about cannabis
Have you ever stop for a while and thought about how social media sites have changed our lives in the past 10 years? Myspace is not the place to be anymore since Facebook, Twitter and Instagram have been passed the baton in the race for connecting users from all around the world. The funny thing […]
Red weed: Marijuana in the times of the Soviet Union
There are many people out there who still think the Soviet Union, being the cradle of communism, was a tolerant country with drugs considered “soft”. This is a false myth. In fact although cannabis use was not strongly condemned, if it was something that Russian society did not approve because as it was a minor […]
