Research
Study Finds Evidence of Cannabis Use 2,800 Years Ago
The Brief
- A new study suggests people were using cannabis at least 2,800 years ago.
- Archaeologists who led a dig at a monumental tomb in Siberia reported finding evidence of this use.
- The available source excerpt is truncated, so the specific evidence is not described here.
Why it matters
The finding pushes back the known history of cannabis use, which matters for researchers studying the archaeology and history of psychoactive plants.
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(MedPage Today) -- People may have been getting high off cannabis earlier than previously thought -- at least 2,800 years ago, a new study suggests. Archaeologists who led a dig at a monumental tomb in Siberia said they turned up evidence of...