According to an archeological study conducted in central China, members of the Tang Dynasty were big cannabis users.
The South China Morning Post reports that the discovery of cannabis was made when researchers uncovered a tomb that had been preserved for over a thousand years.
The cannabis seeds in the jars were of different sizes than the ones that exist today, suggesting that the cannabis of the era was different than the ones we consume nowadays.
“The cannabis was stored in a pot on the coffin bed amid other staple grains such as millet.
In a peer-reviewed journal, the professor revealed that cannabis might have been more important than rice for the era.
In Chinese history, cannabis was considered one of the five staple food crops, having a long history.
Despite the country’s history with cannabis, China has some of the strictest marijuana laws around, with it being illegal to consume or possess it.
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