What the Secrets of Ancient Graves Tell Us About Our Long Relationship With Cannabis

One day, about 2,500 years ago in western China, a man was laid in his grave. A wooden bed was placed in the grave under him, and a pillow of reeds under his head. Around him, they placed earthenware pots, and on top of him, as a blanket or shroud, they laid 13 fully grown, uprooted female Cannabis indica plants, with their roots placed below his pelvis, and the branches and flowers extending toward his…