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A million years of marijuana: How cannabis became our favourite weed Cannabis was one of the first crops that humans cultivated about 12,000 years ago. But medicinal and psychoactive uses are much more recent

A million years of marijuana: How cannabis became our favourite weed
Cannabis was one of the first crops that humans cultivated about 12,000 years ago. But medicinal and psychoactive uses are much more recent
www.newscientist.com/article/2389...

Cannabis timeline pushed to 20,000+ years — CANNANASKIS Research paints a 20,000 year timeline of cannabis, and it could go back further

Cannabis timeline pushed to 20,000+ years
New research suggests cannabis use may date back 20,000 years or more, far earlier than previously thought.
www.cannanaskis.com/history/2025...

Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago: study Cannabis was first domesticated around 12,000 years ago in China, researchers found, after analyzing the genomes of plants from across the world.

Cannabis first domesticated 12,000 years ago: study
phys.org/news/2021-07...

An Archaeology of Marijuana How did cannabis—a plant humans have been using for more than 10,000 years—become so vilified in the U.S.?

An Archaeology of Marijuana
How did cannabis—a plant humans have been using for more than 10,000 years—become so vilified in the U.S.?
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

France forgets own golden age of medical marijuana After a long prohibition, France is permitting medical cannabis trials. This isn’t the first time that France is testing medicinal marijuana – in the 19th century it led the world in this research.

#NotANewIndustry
France forgets own golden age of medical marijuana
theconversation.com/france-forge...

History of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system This article retraces the story of cannabis from the earliest contacts of humans with the plant to its subsequent global expansion, its medicinal uses, and the discovery of the endocannabinoid system in the 20th century. Cannabis was attested to ...

History of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Cumbrian MS sufferer says medical cannabis has ‘eased everything’ A Cumbrian MS sufferer says medical cannabis has “eased everything” after struggling for years with chronic pain.

Cumbria MS sufferer: Medical cannabis has ‘eased everything’
Melanie Cooper, 39, has talked about her experience living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and the relief she has found through legal medical cannabis, following years of pain and discomfort.
www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2590223...

Study finds no links between cannabis use and cognitive decline or dementia in older people Study finds no links between cannabis use and cognitive decline or dementia in older adults, showing no evidence cannabis accelerates cognitive ageing.

Study finds no links between cannabis use and cognitive decline or dementia in older people
A large observational Oxford study has found no evidence that cannabis use contributes to cognitive decline in later life, or that it increases the risk of dementia.
www.ndph.ox.ac.uk/news/cannabi...

63% of Massachusetts Voters Oppose Petition to Repeal Adult-Use Cannabis Program Smart Approaches to Marijuana spent $1.55 million, so far, backing a 2026 ballot proposal that just 20% of Bay Staters support, according to a new poll.

63% of Massachusetts Voters Oppose Petition to Repeal Adult-Use Cannabis Program

Smart Approaches to Marijuana spent $1.55 million, so far, backing a 2026 ballot proposal that just 20% of Bay Staters support, according to a new poll.
www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/ma...

Canada continued to supply bulk of German medical cannabis imports in 2025 Canada supplied nearly half of Germany’s 201,094 kg in medical cannabis imports in 2025, as EU-GMP rules tighten and German regulators eye non-EU sources.

That's a lot of shitty weed😆

Germany imported 201,094 kg of cannabis in 2025, more than doubling the previous year’s 72,850 kg.
Canada was once again the largest cannabis importer with 93,006 kg, nearly half of all the country’s cannabis imports.
stratcann.com/news/canada-...

Hemp and its uses and potential are one thing, how Canada (or the rest of the world) is utilizing that potential is another thing. As the hemp industry goes, Canada's is nowhere near optimized yet alone optimal. They are not there (yet)

Absolutely, and it should be treated as such

Sadly, thinking doesn't stop people being criminalized and put in jails

Anti-Cancer Potential of Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Flavonoids Present in Cannabis
www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/12...

Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says

Medical cannabis shows potential to fight cancer, largest-ever study finds
Analysis aims to solidify agreement on cannabis’s potential as a cancer treatment, lead author of research says
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Botswana government says it will support hemp after issuing strict regulations Botswana finally appears to be moving on industrial hemp, after publishing new cannabis regulations last month that open up farming, processing, transport, rese

Botswana government says it will support hemp after issuing strict regulations
hemptoday.net/botswana-gov...

Self-reported use of cannabidiol as a substitute or adjunct for approved medications - PubMed CBD use as a substitute or adjunct to medications was common among US adults particularly for pain medications. These patterns underscore the need for better evidence and clearer guidance on dosing, product quality, and co-use with other treatments.

Self-reported use of cannabidiol as a substitute or adjunct for approved medications
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41725772/

Yeah, they're not there yet but in theory, yes

Trop Cherries 🍒

That's not what Trump signed, weed is still Schedule 3 narcotic. Cannabis is among the best studies plants, there's close to 100,000 studies already done, despite it being schedule 1.

Preseason: planting cover crop

I know what you mean. But overtaxing and over regulating means you collect less in taxes while you force the industry, patients and users back to the black market, which again criminalizes everyone and exposes them to penalties the same or higher than in US. Not every legalization is good

So is the money lost because of legalizations like Canada did

CB1 Receptor Biomarker: Solving Cannabis Tolerance in 2026 As THC potency hits record highs, Dr Broselid unveils a non-invasive CB1 receptor biomarker to measure tolerance.

‘You Can’t Treat What You Can’t Measure’ – The Plan to Make the Endocannabinoid System Impossible to Ignore
businessofcannabis.com/you-cant-tre...

Cambridgeshire eczema sufferer says medical cannabis has changed his life A man from St Ives in Cambridgeshire says that medicinal cannabis is helping him to enjoy life after years of suffering from eczema.

Medicinal cannabis helps Cambridgeshire man control eczema
www.elystandard.co.uk/news/2589923...

Lovely 😍💚

Closeup of a cannabis bud covered in trichomes and orange hairs sitting atop a grinder.

Meet Moby Dick from Kannabia Seeds grown outdoors last season...by me 🤩

Just opened the Grove Bag and the first aroma...Gas!!!! And she smokes smoothly.

#CannaSky #WeedSky #GrowYourOwn #OverGrowAndShare

It's silly to have taboos about construction materials :) I think it comes to practicality, the price is still unreasonably high, due to too few producers and people utilizing it. Just like with using hemp as a material for anything really. Why hemp isn't used for textiles and fibers more?

Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade Using a national survey of 88,183 U.S. adolescents in grades nine to 12, a study shows marijuana use declined from 2011 to 2021. Findings also reveal changing landscapes of use by gender, race, and et...

There's Reefer Madness BS and then there's real data

Dramatic Drop in Marijuana Use Among U.S. Youth Over a Decade
Current marijuana use among adolescents decreased from 23.1% in 2011 to 15.8% in 2021. First-time use before age 13 dropped from 8.1% to 4.9%
www.fau.edu/newsdesk/art...

Integrated Computational Investigation of Cannabis sativa Phytoconstituents as Putative Multi-Target Inhibitors in Skin Cancer: A Molecular Docking, Dynamics, and ADMET Profiling Study - PubMed <span><b>Background</b>: Skin cancer progression is driven by the dysregulation of key oncogenic signaling pathways, including EGFR, BRAF V600E, and TGF-β, which collectively promote tumor proliferation, invasion, and metastatic progression. Targeting these pathways using multitarget natural modulators re</span> …

Integrated Computational Investigation of Cannabis sativa Phytoconstituents as Putative Multi-Target Inhibitors in Skin Cancer: A Molecular Docking, Dynamics, and ADMET Profiling Study
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41754855/