Cannabis was domesticated in China around 12,000 years ago, making it one of the oldest cultivated plants in the world, study reveals

University of Lausanne-led experts analysed the 100 whole cannabis genomesThey found that cannabis today can be genetically divided up into four groupsThese are basal cannabis, drug-type, drug-type feral and hemp-type accessorsThe drug…

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Cannabis was used in China as far back as 1,000 BC, study of the contents of burial incense burners reveals

Traces of burnt seeds were found in wooden braziers at a mountain burial site Scientists revealed these seeds to be cannabis - with high levels of THC THC is the compound that produces…

Continue ReadingCannabis was used in China as far back as 1,000 BC, study of the contents of burial incense burners reveals