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The Complete Guide

CANNABIS ENCYCLOPEDIA

From ancient China's Divine Farmer to the Emerald Triangle. Twenty-seven nations and civilizations, twelve thousand years, one sacred plant. Explore the complete history of cannabis cultivation, hash making, and legalization — from the very beginning of recorded time.

Ancient China

Ancient China

Ancient Civilizations

The Divine Farmer — Where Cannabis Medicine Began

Ancient — Wild & Cultivated~2700 BC

Ancient Chinese landraces (ancestors of modern Asian genetics)

India

India

South Asia

The Sacred Plant — 5,000 Years of Devotion

Outdoor — Himalayan Foothills~2000-1500 BC (Atharva Veda)

Kerala GoldMalanaIdukki Gold

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Civilizations

Shemshemet — The Pharaoh's Medicine

Ancient — Nile Valley~1550 BC (Ebers Papyrus)

Ancient Egyptian landraces (lost to history)

Assyria & Mesopotamia

Assyria & Mesopotamia

Ancient Civilizations

Azallû — Medicine of the Cradle of Civilization

Ancient — Tigris-Euphrates Valley~800 BC (Clay Tablets)

Ancient Mesopotamian landraces (lost to history)

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece

Ancient Civilizations

Nepenthes — Homer's 'No-Grief' Elixir

Ancient — Mediterranean~700 BC (Homer's Odyssey)

Ancient Mediterranean landraces

The Scythians

The Scythians

Ancient Civilizations

The Nomadic Warriors Who Spread Cannabis Across Eurasia

Wild & Nomadic Cultivation~500 BC (Herodotus)

Central Asian wild landraces — ancestors of modern indica genetics

Ancient Persia

Ancient Persia

Ancient Civilizations

Hashish & the Assassins — Where the Word Was Born

Ancient — Iranian Plateau~1000 BC - 1000 AD

Persian landraces — ancestors of modern Afghan and Iranian genetics

Roman Empire

Roman Empire

Ancient Civilizations

Naturalis Historia — Cannabis in the Classical World

Ancient — Mediterranean Basin~1st Century AD

Roman-era European hemp landraces

Afghanistan & The Hindu Kush

Afghanistan & The Hindu Kush

Central & South Asia

The Hindu Kush — Birthplace of Hashish, Cradle of Indica

Outdoor — Mountain Valleys~2000 BC (Scythian use)

Afghan KushHindu KushMazar-i-Sharif

Morocco

Morocco

North Africa

The Rif Mountains — Hash Capital of the World

Outdoor — Terraced Hillside~15th Century

Beldia (traditional landrace)Ketama GoldCritical Mass (modern hybrid)

Lebanon

Lebanon

Middle East

The Bekaa Valley — Red Lebanese Gold

Outdoor — Mediterranean ValleyCenturies (Bekaa Valley)

Lebanese landraceRed LebaneseYellow Lebanese

Spain

Spain

Southern Europe

Cannabis Social Clubs — The Barcelona Model

Outdoor & IndoorMoorish Era (~8th Century)

Spanish genetics from Sweet SeedsDinafem varieties

Mexico

Mexico

North America

Acapulco Gold — Where 'Marijuana' Was Born

Outdoor — Large-Scale1500s (Spanish colonizers)

Acapulco GoldOaxacanMexican Sativa

Colombia

Colombia

South America

Colombian Gold — The Legendary Sativa

Outdoor — Tropical Highlands1500s (Spanish colonizers)

Colombian GoldSanta Marta GoldPunto Rojo

Jamaica

Jamaica

Caribbean

The Holy Herb — Rastafari & Reggae

Outdoor — TropicalMid-1800s (Indian laborers)

Lamb's BreadJamaican PearlKing's Bread

Pakistan

Pakistan

South Asia

The Tribal Frontier — Tirah Valley Charas

Outdoor — Mountain Tribal RegionsCenturies (tribal cultivation)

Pakistani Chitral KushPeshawarSwat Valley

Nepal

Nepal

South Asia / Himalayas

Temple Balls — The Himalayan Sacred Hash

Wild & Cultivated — HimalayanAncient (wild growth)

Nepalese HighlandNepal Jam

Thailand

Thailand

Southeast Asia

Thai Stick — Asia's Cannabis Pioneer

Outdoor — TropicalCenturies (traditional medicine)

ThaiThai StickChocolate Thai

Japan

Japan

East Asia

Taima — Ancient Sacred Hemp, Modern Prohibition

Historically Outdoor (now virtually none)Thousands of years (Shinto rituals)

Japanese hemp landraces (nearly extinct)

South Africa

South Africa

Southern Africa

Dagga — From Indigenous Medicine to Constitutional Right

Outdoor — SubtropicalCenturies (indigenous use)

Durban PoisonSwazi GoldMalawi Gold

United States

United States

North America

The Emerald Triangle — Cannabis Superpower

Every Method — Most AdvancedColonial era (hemp), 1960s (recreational)

OG KushGirl Scout CookiesBlue Dream

Netherlands

Netherlands

Western Europe

Amsterdam — The Coffeeshop Revolution

Indoor — Pioneer of Techniques1976 (Tolerance Policy)

White WidowNorthern LightsAmnesia Haze

Israel

Israel

Middle East

The Science — Where Cannabis Research Was Born

Indoor & Greenhouse (Research)1964 (Mechoulam's THC isolation)

Medical-specific varieties developed by Israeli companies

Canada

Canada

North America

BC Bud — From Underground to Full Legalization

Indoor & Greenhouse1960s (counterculture)

BC God BudTexada TimewarpVarious modern hybrids

Uruguay

Uruguay

South America

The Pioneer — First Nation to Fully Legalize

Outdoor & Indoor2013 (legalization)

Various modern hybrids

Germany

Germany

Central Europe

Europe's New Frontier — 2024 Legalization

Indoor & Cannabis Clubs2024 (partial legalization)

Various medical and modern hybrids

Australia

Australia

Oceania

Nimbin — Australia's Cannabis Capital

Outdoor & Indoor1973 (Aquarius Festival)

Australian Bastard Cannabis (unique mutation)Various modern hybrids

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Nations & Civilizations

12,000+

Years of History

6

Continents

50+

Legendary Strains

3

Hash Traditions

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