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Cannabis seeds and hemp seeds don’t contain thc
by JBReefer 6y ago
Cannabis seeds and hemp seeds don’t contain thc
- qplex 6y agoIt was most likely the flowers of a female plant (that contain the seed) that were thrown on the rocks. Also, hemp == cannabis.
- progre 6y ago> Also, hemp == cannabis. Sure, but plants grown primarily for it's fibers wouldn't have anyting near the THC levels of the skunk mutants grown for narcotic use today
- heavyset_go 6y agoI know people in the industry, and hemp with significant amounts of THC commonly occurs. Unless people in the past were selecting for low THC on purpose, it's likely that THC content in hemp fluctuated and was significant enough to smoke. I've also purchased hemp for the purposes of consuming CBD, and it got me high.
- qplex 6y agoCannabis extracts like charas - hash that is made from the resin have been around for thousands of years, and are way more potent than "narcotic skunk mutants".
- nerdponx 6y agoSo? Clearly they venerated the plant no matter what.
- pretzel_boss 6y agoHow reliable do you think a translation from over 2 millennia ago is?
- pmiller2 6y agoHerodotus wasn't known for his slavish accuracy, if you know what I mean.
- dr_dshiv 6y agoWell, this is at least pretty clear evidence that he didn't inhale. And besides, it also suggests why any interested readers in the past 2400 years would have been disappointed by the technique and not passed on the know how.