Category Archives: Cannabis

Image Comics Releases Ziggy Marley’s “Marijuanaman”

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Swany

Comic Book Resources: In April, Ziggy Marley steps into another creative arena with the release of Marijuanaman from Image Comics. Based on a character conceived of by Marley, Marijuanaman promises to shatter all expectations…. The oversized deluxe hardcover graphic novel … Continue reading →

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Marihuana (1936)

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Swany

From the Internet Archive

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Rabelais, pantagruelion & utopia

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Swany

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: “This thesis addresses the problems of intoxication and utopia in Gargantua and Le Tiers Livre…. Next, a survey of sources contemporary to Rabelais demonstrates his knowledge of both cannabis intoxication and the plant’s widespread use and … Continue reading →

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Trolinger’s history of Cannabis

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Swany

420 Magazine: ” Before the egregiously malignant nature of the modern cannabis prohibition can be fully understood, one must first have a grasp of the relationship between humankind and the hemp plant. Man’s complex history with the hemp plant is … Continue reading →

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Uses and Abuses of Plant-Derived Smoke: Its Ethnobotany as Hallucinogen, Perfume, Incense, and Medicine

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Swany

Amazon: “Plants provide the food, shelter, medicines, and biomass that underlie sustainable life. One of the earliest and often overlooked uses of plants is the production of smoke, dating to the time of early hominid species. Plant-derived smoke has had … Continue reading →

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The Great Cannabis Divide

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Swany

OUPblog: “Few plants have generated as much debate and controversy as cannabis. Throughout the ages, it has been labelled both a dangerous drug and potent medicine.… Those in favour of its use want it legalized, with perhaps its most vocal … Continue reading →

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The price of weed

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Swany

PriceOfWeed.com: Crowd sourcing the street value of marijuana. Average price of an ounce of high quality weed in Alberta: $241 ($8,400 per kilogram).

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Assassin of Youth: 1938

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Swany

Shorpy Historic Photo Archive You must see it “Assassin of Youth” Marihuana Daring – Sensational The truth about the fastest craze

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Oldest marijuana stash found

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Swany

Discovery News: “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 … Continue reading →

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How cannabis makes thoughts tumble

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Swany

Mind Hacks: “Cannabis smokers often report that when stoned, their thoughts have a free-wheeling quality and concepts seem connected in unusual and playful ways. A study just published online in Psychiatry Research suggests that this effect may be due to … Continue reading →

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