2,700-year-old marijuana stash found
source: http://www.torontosun.com/news/weird/2008/11/27/7557641.html
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The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly "cultivated for psychoactive purposes," rather than as fibre for clothing or as food, says a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany.
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hunzedog
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hunzedog
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Nancyf
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They need to get over it and legalize it. Only Satan could use such an unjust law to oppress and repress his people....
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Nancyf
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CreamyDream
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The possible birth of Chinese Democracy taken to the grave.
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CreamyDream
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DreSandoval
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How much for a pound???Blaze it up
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DreSandoval
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judiestar
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That actually happened to me once when I was like 17, 18. I put on a jacket that I hadnt worn in over a year cuz I had lent it to my brother, and low and behold there was a dime in the inside pocket! Cant believe the sibling never found it, but I shore was haapay!!!
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judiestar
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judiestar
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Chinese people know how to party...and they always have...
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judiestar
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Bigdog_mike
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...where's my bong?
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Bigdog_mike
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NewsOneWriter
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great picture above.
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NewsOneWriter
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unimatrix0
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Marijuana is an ancient and sacred herb, How sad that for the last 100 years it has been a crime. People will look back at the criminalization of the weed as an aberration fueled by religious ignorance.
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unimatrix0
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Enjoy_Cannabis
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unimatrix0:
and racism
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Enjoy_Cannabis
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Gargaryun
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THAT...is 1 BEAUTIFUL Flower,KI4CLZ...
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Gargaryun
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KI4CLZ
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Are the seeds still viable...? If so what is the exact Genus and Species of this strain...? Can it be propagated...?
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KI4CLZ
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kennymotown
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I bet this stuff in it's day really gave you chinese eye's.
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kennymotown
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CalgarC
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thats why people thought the Egyptian pharohs looked like cats... they were all high :D
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CalgarC
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Mr_Nero
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What they fail to mention, is that they also found the oldest stash of Oreo cookies right next to it w/ the 2700 yr old comic musings of Chi and Chong.
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Mr_Nero
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lordsbassman
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Mr_Nero:
Naw... I'm thinking they were funyuns fans
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lordsbassman
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scavenger3000
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no wonder their eyes are so chinky
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scavenger3000
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Mike_Johnston
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Shamans and probably average peoplw have been making use of the many botanical gifts that nature gave us for probably millions of years.
Perhaps that is how our species originated. One night a lonely Cro Magnon dude was snacking on some shrooms and caught sight of a nubile Neanderthal girl, shared his snack and the rest was history...
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Mike_Johnston
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myndperception
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it's too bad they didn't have glass mason jars, that would be some increadibly well cured bud, haha.
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myndperception
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Vierotchka
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Unlike shrooms, cannabis loses its potency with time, so a 2,700 year-old stash is THC-free and worthless.
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Vierotchka
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rainbowryan420
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Vierotchka:
i would definitely avoid the word worthless
this is the oldest stash in the world it is definitely worth a lot but it is pointless to smoke
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rainbowryan420
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isnamthere
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Ancient Chinese secret, huh?
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isnamthere
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Brockie
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I guess the ancient Chinese Emperors really knew how to party.
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Brockie
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rswartz2
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as Paul (the eldest Apostle) wrote: all things in the world
are mine..but not all things are expediant... - 3 years ago
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purplefox
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cool! wow, that'd be around 700BC, right? (I get confused by dates) So around the time of the Ancient Greeks, while in Asia the first Hindu texts were being written - good to see they were tripped-out back then too. maybe it explains a few things...
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purplefox
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netstorm2k8
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HA!! I saw this on Fark and was gonna add, but oh well, at least its here already.
I think the most ironic thing is that even though this was 2700 years old, an archaeological discovery, they still had to deal with the drug nazis.
Well, this was a kings tomb. I guess he'd already legalized it.
It also just occurred to me that if the THC percentage is as high as they were saying, it would blow that whole argument about how today's cannabis is more powerful than the seventies' was right out of the water.
Anyone who knows anything about pot knows that they had shwag and sinsemilla both back in the sixties and seventies. The cultivation of unfertilized females for better flower production was figured out in Asia thousands of years ago.
However, to protect their masters financial interests, the drug czars lie and act as if current herb is some kinda of synthesized chemical made by meth cooks- getting stronger every day, stepped on, etc.
Nope. Its just botany, baby.
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arcticspirit
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they were killing brain cells even back then. No surprise.
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arcticspirit:
arcticspirit you must be ill-informed about how THC works. Alcohol kills brain cells much faster with less use, as does television. Marijuana has been shown to slightly decrease brain mass, but only in REALLY high and LONG use (i.e. 10 plus years of smoking a few ounces a week).
mis-information about marijuana has caused many deaths, wasted money and created a lack of access to medicine and renewable energy.
its time to move forward.
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phillyphil
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arcticspirit:
I say, the devil has you possessed. GOD made everything and called it good for man. Who are YOU to critize GOD?
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Nancyf
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dissimulator
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awesome......I hope they sell it on Ebay......I want some
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dissimulator
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ghostisblunted
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Has anyone smoked it yet?
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cerulean226
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LOL he's prolly having the best afterlife ever!
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cerulean226
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guntown_kid82
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In some cultures, what lies in your tomb you carry with you to the afterlife. Just think of what that dude is going through!
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cerulean226
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Does weed get better with age? I always find it has a peak but the peak of weed is when it starts turning dry... when it's too dried out it's just kinda stale. Unless you grew some high potent crazy ass weed... that's a diff story lol
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cerulean226
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NaCl
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I bet you that's some pretty potent weed, especially since its 2700 years old...God I bet just touching it would make you high for like a year alone...scary...and amazingly cool...
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NaCl
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cerulean226
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haha aweeeesome
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cerulean226
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TravG73
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Charges pending.
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phillyphil
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TravG73:
funniest thing i have ever read...
nice one - 3 years ago
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TravG73:
Too right, mate.
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TravG73:
Bahahahaha! You deserve a high five, sir.
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