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Nepenthe, A Cannabis Infused Wine for Grief?
CANNABIS CULTURE - Nepenthe was an ancient herbal infused wine, that appears in Homer's famous tale The Odyssey. Its use to quell grief in a funerary setting has caused many researchers to identify it with cannabis. The Odyssey of Homer…
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The Syndicate: Podcast Exposes Biggest Black Market Pot Bust in US History
CANNABIS CULTURE - Skydiving drug smugglers, a multimillion-dollar empire, massive warehouses and more -- and all right under the nose of the Feds. Sound exciting? Chris Walker thought so, and his following of the story, that of a group…
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Auto-Farmer Grows Good Times (But the Rulebook is Tough to Dig Into)
CANNABIS CULTURE - Growing up I board games were my jam. Whether is was your typical game of life or even a campaign in D & D at the local comic book store, I spent lots of time trying different styles of games. I was delighted to try…
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Hash Running Bears, The Struggles & Triumphs of Joseph Pietri as Written by his Son
CANNABIS CULTURE - Joe’s hash running business had successes and failures with dogs, if you can call a hundred pound Tibetan Mastiff a dog and not a bear, but it all ended with the bears and a worker’s rookie move. Joseph Pietri, author of…
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Puff, Puff, Paint (Cannabis, Canvas & Rocky the Cancer Fighter)
CANNABIS CULTURE - Pristine lakes, gentle waterfalls, sun-kissed mountain tops, and thriving conifers are some of the natural beauty that shine out through the work of painter, Rocky, from Denver, Colorado. Rocky's chooses bright colors for…
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Generation Legal (Talking to Your Kids About Cannabis)
CANNABIS CULTURE - In a town of less than 15,000 people, I now have access to 11 liquor stores, 3 cannabis stores, and tobacco is sold at every corner store. Living in Alberta, when my children turn 18 they will have unlimited access to…
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Ancient Judaic Use of Cannabis for Shamanic Ecstasy Verified by Archeological Evidence
For more than a quarter century, I have been writing about a theorized role of cannabis in ancient Judaic temple worship. Cannabis Culture published one of my first articles on this in 1996, Kaneh Bosm: Cannabis in the Old Testament. Many…
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Why is Cannabis Still Illegal in the UK?
CANNABIS CULTURE - There was a moment in cannabis history where it could be argued that the UK was ahead of the US! This has nothing to do with the UK supposedly being the world's largest exporter of medicinal cannabis, this goes way back…
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Dr. Francois Lallemand and the Prophecies of ‘Le Hachych’
CANNABIS CULTURE - The 19th century French Physician Francois Lallemand (1790-1854) was one of the first people in France to write about his experiences with hashish in Asia. Lallemand submitted a thesis on the subject for the Doctor of…
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Dante’s Hashish Infused Shamanic Journey?
Dante's Divine Comedy (1321) is one of the pioneering classics of Western literature. The archetypes and symbolism of Dante's narrated journey through heaven and Hell has lefts its mark even on those who have not read the book or are…
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