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An interesting small documentary released on National Geographic discussing the status of the Cannabis Sativa L. plant with the participation of Dr. Raphael Mechoulam, the very person who first isolated T.H.C. in 1964 and the precursor of many discoveries regarding the use and effects of cannabis on the human system. From: nationalgeographic.com

Beneath the city streets that travellers walk on each day, dark labyrinths of underground catacombs are passageways to the past, to a time when the ghostly tunnels served as burial grounds for millions of people. The catacombs of Rome, which date back to the 1st Century and were among the first ever built, were constructedRead More …

Marijuana culture has thousands of unique artifacts which can be found nowhere else. The flowering of cannabis creativity which exploded with the hippie movement in the late 1960s shows no signs of abating. Cannabis Cards, based in Mendocino, California, are very collectable examples of this culture. The purpose of the cards is to honor remarkableRead More …

Mr Nice Seedbank: Shantibaba explains what happened when a Welshman, two Australian cannabis breeders, and the best selection of old and new world cannabis varieties shared a small room. Howard Marks (Mr Nice) and I (Shantibaba) met during the late 1990’s while I was living and working in Holland. A few years previously (1995), IRead More …

Cannabis Sativa is an old plant with a long history. The word, sativa, comes from Latin and means “sown” or “cultivated.” And, in fact, the hemp plant, Cannabis Sativa, has been cultivated by humans for thousands of years. Cultivated primarily for its strength as a fiber and for its medicinal uses, it has even beenRead More …

ABOUT THE COLLEGE The Cannabis College offers free advice on safe recreational Cannabis use in addition to educating the public about the many uses of the hemp plant. Guided tours of Cannabis garden allow to illustrate their information with a beautiful, completely bio-organic example of indoor growing. With humble beginnings in 1998 as a roomRead More …

As “no where man” said: “To draw the history of the queen of sativa is as hard as to complete a puzzle with thousands of pieces!”. Actually, to discover the real or presumed origin of “Haze” has not been easy, considering the various and contrasting versions around the history of this plant. Haze is reallyRead More …