"Archaeologists who dug up a 2,700-year-old tomb of a shaman near Turpan out in far west Xinjiang province found a curious pouch. News reports call it the oldest stash of marijuana on Earth."

"The cannabis was "superbly preserved by climatic and burial conditions,"

"It apparently had a very high content of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana"

"According to the journal, the shaman had 789 grams of the stuff, almost 2 pounds"

"It's growing everywhere in the foothills and mountains." Hmm.....I always wanted to go trekking in Tibet but.........................

"As most readers should know, penalties are harsh in China for marijuana usage."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2008466900_chinapot04.html

An insider told me that it was passed around at a pre-pre-SRC party early this week!

They also found quite a few seeds in with it. Guess it was ancient Chinese schawagg?

They tried to germinate over 100 of the seeds, but apparently none would germinate. Bummer...considering that cannabis has been used for medical applications for over 4000 years, it might have been nice to know what strain genetics were around 2700 years ago!

ISO

I think Jonas and Romulus tested the THC content on that stuff. I am sure we will get a scientific report from one of them soon.

It must have been laced because nobody is going to leave that in a tomb. "Dude won't be needing this anymore".

Two pounds is sposed to last forever???

The thought HAD crossed my mind..........

When I saw the title of this I thought, "How would this not invoke a response from Dan?"