More states legalize Pot 8) when for Oz?

[David]

Hmm, seems it holds more water (or alcohol) than some might presume!

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5812892/where-t ... lmost?IR=T

[K]

But do buffaloes really behave so loyally?

If that were a human herd, the humans would just abandon the stragglers to die painful and lonely deaths.

[stui magpie]

But do buffaloes really behave so loyally?

If that were a human herd, the humans would just abandon the stragglers to die painful and lonely deaths.

Pretty much exactly what the Buffalo do.


Nice one David, I read that but decided against posting it, more fun when people are intrigued enough to investigate.

[K]

[K]

[HAL]

Oops. Too much data.

[K]

The claim that "Therapeutic marijuana application dates back thousands of years, according to archaeological and historical records." is linked to the paper

Phytochemical and genetic analyses of ancient cannabis from Central Asia
Ethan B. Russo et al.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... ern260.pdf

From the abstract:

"The Yanghai Tombs near Turpan, Xinjiang-Uighur Autonomous Region, China have recently been excavated to reveal the 2700-year-old grave of a Caucasoid shaman whose accoutrements included a large cache of cannabis, superbly preserved by climatic and burial conditions. ... The cannabis was presumably employed by this culture as a medicinal or psychoactive agent, or an aid to divination. ..."

From the discussion:

" Current data do not permit it to be ascertained how the cannabis from the tomb was administered. If used orally, perhaps it was combined in some fashion with Capparis spinosa L., as these plants were found together in a nearby but later tomb at Yanghai ... If this cannabis were smoked or inhaled, no mechanism for so doing has been excavated in the area. ... While cultivation of hemp for fibre has been documented in Eastern China from a much earlier date ..., the current findings represent the most compelling physical evidence to date for the use of cannabis for its medicinal or mystical attributes."

[stui magpie]

[K]

[stui magpie]

[K]

Yes, I should have said "aerosol vapour", not "smoke". (But don't ask me to use the pseudo-word "vape".) I would not like to inhale it in a train carriage, though.

Here is a somewhat randomly chosen paper that does not really conclude anything except the obligatory "more research is needed":

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... ntt203.pdf

An Oz paper:

http://www.phrp.com.au/issues/april-201 ... te-vapour/

[think positive]

But do buffaloes really behave so loyally?

If that were a human herd, the humans would just abandon the stragglers to die painful and lonely deaths.

not sure about buffolo but a bison followed me for 3 days in yellowstone!

[K]

[think positive]

hopefully they get retired to good homes

[K]

In New Jersey, Legal Marijuana Is So Close You Can Smell It. But It Could Be Awhile.

July 16, 2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/nyre ... ersey.html

[The pics are kind of interesting.]