Ancient Marijuana Stash Discovered in Chinese Tomb

This ancient batch of marijuana was reported to have a fairly high content of THC, the main ingredient in cannabis.

The marijuana was discovered in a tomb similar to these in the Xinjiang province. Courtesy: lh6.ggpht.com

(OTTAWA ) - Opponents of marijuana have called foul over the belief that the herb has actually been used for thousands of years; and now their arguments will fall silent as a researcher announces locating a stash of marijuana in a Chinese tomb that is scientifically dated at 2,700 years old.

American neurologist Dr. Ethan B. Russo says the 789 grams of dried cannabis was found in a tomb in China's remote Xinjiang province, home to the Uyghur people who are Chinese Muslims.

The region was in the news frequently in the months proceeding the Olympic Games over clashes between Uyghur people and the Chinese government.

Russo says the cannabis was clearly "cultivated for psychoactive purposes."

The herb has endless uses, but in this case it was clearly not prepared to be used as clothing or as food.

That clarification came from a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany.

Interestingly, this Chinese tomb revealed the remains of a man who had light colored hair and blue eyes.

He was a Caucasian man and researchers believe he was probably a shaman of the Gushi culture, which hails from Turpan in northwestern China.

The marijuana is reportedly in very good condition and that is primarily attributed to extremely dry conditions.

The team of scientists say the alkaline soil acted as a preservative, and the herb was still green, though it retained none of its typical odor.

"To our knowledge, these investigations provide the oldest documentation of cannabis as a pharmacologically active agent," Russo told The Toronto Sun.

This ancient batch of marijuana was reported to have a fairly high content of THC, the main ingredient in cannabis.

They said however that the sample was too old to determine a precise percentage.

This is not the first time historic marijuana has been discovered; other locations in the world include Egypt and other sites, but the pot stashed in this Chinese tomb is the oldest so far that could be thoroughly tested for its properties.

Reports From Iraq

Salem-News.com Top Stories
Five of Ten Americans on Child Abduction Charges Taken to Port-au-Prince Court

---

Op Ed: People-Power, Perseverance Can Outmatch Corporatism

---

Captain Richard Conklin and RX Patrol and When Does this Guy Sleep?

---

Oregon Medical Marijuana Doctor Will Speak in Florida

---

Could Wreckage Discovered Near Coos Bay be From Missing Boat C-Lady?

---

I haven't had a single seizure since I started my use of pot at 18. it helps me organize my thoughts.

I notice that no one is against the smoking of Marijana. It seems every posting in here is in support of POT. does anyone realy want this drug to illegal.

Editor: Are you seriously asking that question?  Of course we believe it should be legal.  We would have thought that would be clear.  To state that a simple plant placed on this earth by God should be illegal is sad indeed.  At the same time violent offenders are on our streets because jail space is being occupied by peaceful marijuana users.  It isn't just that it should be legal, this is a miracle plant with infinite uses.  Getting "high" is only one small aspect of what the plant offers.

dont get me wrong i love weed but the body that had been dead for 2,800 years had blue eyes and had a high level of THC when he died?? wat tha f#&k

Easy Skanking...

I love weed w/ no seeds, sticky..

i hope it werent too much for his light weight ars ha ha

Lmao, I just realized that they know his eye color, vjie. That must have been a damn good preserved body.

Cannabis has been and will be here stop prohibition, support Measure Z tax and regulate this medicine to patients in need!Stop arresting non-violent adults seeking to relief from ailments responcibly and safely!

where there seeds?

Does that make it a"Stone Age" find?

Editor: That was good.

A 2700 year old corpse with blue eyes??

..well if they cant tell the THC content, then why don't they just roll it up, n smoke it. I bet they have mad growing skills!!

wow, that's one hellofa "ancient chinese secret"!!!

Name:

Enter the text from the image to confirm you are human.(Cookies are required)

HTML tags and certain characters are removed - (numbers, letters only or post may be cut short.) certain words are banned to stop spammers. All comments and messages are approved by people and self promotional links or unacceptable comments are denied.