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jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com - 12/3/2008

World's Oldest Weed Dealer, Primo Stash Unearthed in China

— jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com — Those medieval stoners sure got around. A light-haired Caucasian man with a huge stash of green buds... over in China.Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. The cache of cannabis is ... (more) World's Oldest Weed Dealer, Primo Stash Unearthed in China

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/4/2008

World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted

— msnbc.msn.com — 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. (more) World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted

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straitstimes.com - 12/10/2008

China to cut business tax

— straitstimes.com — BEIJING - CHINA may soon cut business tax as part of its efforts to prop up the... slowing economy amid the global financial crisis, state media reported on Tuesday. The government is 'very likely' to soon cut the business tax for enterprises by one ... (more) China to cut business tax

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World's Oldest Weed Dealer, Primo Stash Unearthed in China
JammieWearingFool — ... Those medieval stoners sure got around. A light-haired Caucasian man with a huge stash of green buds over in China. Researchers say they have located the world's oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. 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. The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near ...

Again, they tested it. . . how, exactly?
Silent Running — World’s longest bogart . Or, being a light haired, blue eyed caucasian in China (even North Western China) - Road Trip! The article doesn’t specify methods, but personal sampling probably isn’t an ‘accepted’ research methodology. At any rate, the article lacks any references to ‘musty basement’ or ‘piney’ properties of the sample, although I’m sure they were just angling for the genetics research grant funding with the germination experiments. It’s notable, the interest taken by ...

A find
Cold Fury — I have little to nothing to say about this one . Researchers say they have located the world’s oldest stash of marijuana, in a tomb in a remote part of China. 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. The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China. The marijuana was found to have a relatively ...

Medical Marijuana, Then and Now
Hit & Run — ... herbal published during the reign of the Chinese emperor Chen Nung five thousand years ago. Cannabis was recommended for malaria, constipation, rheumatic pains, "absentmindedness," and female disorders. Meanwhile, the Marijuana Policy Project reports that Germany is about to become the fifth country to allow the use of cannabis as a medicine. Last month in the U.S., Michigan became the 13th state to do so. News coverage of the Russo discovery here and here. [Thanks to Holly Fisher for the tip.] ...