Researchers have found a stash of marijuana in Xinjiang, China that seems to be the oldest ever discovered. The antique contraband, weighing in at 789 grams, was found in a leather basket inside the 27000-year-old tomb of a man believed to be someone’s sketchy cousin. Also found alongside the corpse were a handheld scale and dozens of smaller leather baskets.
According to the report, the estimated high THC content in an analyzed sample provides the oldest evidence that marijauna was cultivated for its psychoactive qualities and not for making rope or loose fitting clothes. The report’s lead author, Dr. Ethan B. Russo, is a full-time consultant with GW Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of Sativex, a marijuana derivative medication used to treat cancer, multiple schlerosis, and symptoms of suburban life.
Despite how it looks, it is believed that the man was a shaman who was supposed to use the marijuana during a journey to the afterlife, which tends to be a rather long excursion without much impressive scenery. Other items the man was buried with included archery equipment, a harp, and a few Creedance tapes.
