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Where Did Cannabis Come From? New Study Pinpoints East Asia

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They wrote: “As one of the first domesticated plants, it has a long and fluctuating history interwoven with the economic, social, and cultural development of human societies.” They then analyzed the vast amount of genetic information from the plants to figure out the evolutionary relationship between them, according to Smithsonian magazine.

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Cannabis Was First Domesticated in East Asia 12,000 Years Ago, New Study Finds

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“Observational and historical data have suggested this might have been the original domestication site for cannabis,” said study co-author Luca Fumagalli, evolutionary biologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, to Smithsonian Magazine. marijuana, which is illegal in many countries) has broadened.”.

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Really It’s 2021 – Why Is A Strain Still Called Jack The Ripper? Celebrating Violence Against Women.

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Jack’s Cleaner is a sativa-dominant strain bred by crossing Jack Herer with the Cleaner, and is known for being an energetic, potent strain. . it was named one of the top 10 strains of 2006 by High Times magazine. About this brand. I am Subcool and I have been breeding Cannabis Seeds for 2 decades underground. As the article says.

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Beyond Blue Dream: A Haze strain family genealogy

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Note the thin, sativa-type leaves and tall, airy shape. Either way, when Haze seeds got to two “brothers” in the climate of Santa Cruz—where the sunny weather allows for the outdoor growing season to go late—the long-flowering sativa genetics of the Haze found their ancestral home. We have a whole history of them.”.

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CURALEAF’S SELECT BRAND AND ROLLING STONE ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

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Both formats will feature three strains and flavor profiles hand-selected by Rolling Stone to celebrate some of the most well-known and genre-defining artists and sounds in music history. Rolling Stone has a legacy of celebrating this connection and a long history of reporting on the fight to legalize cannabis.

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CBD Oil Setback In Europe As Brussels Reclassifies Cannabis Derivative To Ban Sale

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The EU Novel Food catalog now officially lists CBD as an unauthorized Novel Food, stating: “Cannabis sativa L., extracts of Cannabis sativa L. and derived products containing cannabinoids are considered novel foods as a history of consumption has not been demonstrated.

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Searching for the origin of Blue Dream marijuana strain

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Producing consistent THC percentages around 18 percent, this mellow strain is energizing, but not like a stress-inducing sativa. It’s a power fueled by the botanists, outlaws, and activists who gave the small, liberal surf city of Santa Cruz, California, an outsize role in shaping the history of cannabis. Leafly, 2021).

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