Articles tagged with "history"

For those of you who are new to cannabis and unaccustomed with 420, you may be curious about its significance. Where does it come from? What does it mean? Why do we celebrate it?

It’s possible that you’ve already heard Cannabis sativa, indica, and ruderalis to describe different species of cannabis, but where did they come from and what do they mean?

China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States for his first official state visit, so what better time to explore China’s past and present connections to cannabis?

The word “marijuana” plays a controversial role in cannabis culture. Why do some go as far as to call the word racist? We break down the complicated history of the term.

Does cannabis have any ties to religion? What we found may surprise you. Cannabis has not only been used in religious ceremonies, it has a long-standing tradition in numerous world faiths.

While cannabis has been a part of American culture since the country’s birth, cannabis today is not what it used to be. So what exactly were those free-spirits smoking in the 1970s?