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It has been farmed for over 6000 years, it was used by Queen Victoria, George Washington, Joan of Arc, Ramesses II and possibly Shakespeare - yet how much do we really know about the history of dagga?
Not much according to research published in the free online journal PloS One, which says "due to restrictions on scientific inquiry brought about by drug policy, the evolutionary and domestication history of Cannabis remains poorly understood."
In order to correct this, the University of British Colombia performed the first large scale genetic study of Marijuana and hemp.
Canada is the world's leader in the production of hemp.
The researchers looked at three species - indica, sativa and ruderalis - and found that they are often mislabelled.
"While there appears to be a genetic basis for the reported ancestry of many marijuana strains, in some cases the assignment of ancestry strongly disagrees with our...
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