Category - History/Culture

Federal prohibition of cannabis is on its last legs. Although, in reality, the illegality of weed has never stopped people from using it. Even those at the top of the American political system have been known to dabble...

By the mid-19th century, doctors and psychiatrists in Europe and America started to become aware of the pronounced psychoactive effects of cannabis. Although cannabis had been known and used as a folk-remedy and in...

The Cannabis Community is full of heroes throughout history who in their own way, contributed to the thriving and vibrant scene we’re all a part of today. Some, like Jack Herer or Frenchy Cannoli, are lauded and...

Whether religious or not, we have all heard of the miracles attributed to Jesus in the New Testament:  walking on water, turning water into wine,  helping blind men see, mute men speak, exorcising the possessed, and...

We’ve all been there: you’re out hiking, chilling at the beach, or camping in the woods and suddenly realise that you’ve run out of rolling papers. Perhaps you’re even in your own home and are just too lazy (or stoned)...

Afro-Americans have a history partially entangled with the global history of the spread of cannabis culture, and through cannabis, with India. International trade first brought cannabis culture from India to Africa;...

Halloween is upon us, once again invoking ideas of spooks, skeletons, and pointy-hatted witches casting spells from their cauldrons – but while the traditional image of witches with their broomsticks and cackling...

In the mid-nineteenth century, Paschal Beverley Randolph, a black American occultist, became the largest importer of hashish into the USA before the American Civil War (1861–1865). P.B Randolph, who was in different...

It’s no secret that legal cannabis is now a multi-billion-dollar industry, so it’s hardly a surprise that so many entrepreneurs are getting involved. In response to this gold rush, activists and politicians alike have...

Silly Spinach…The Devil’s Lettuce…..Giggle Bush – there are hundreds of classic euphemisms for cannabis, varying from place to place. Green, ganja, weed…… these names are well-known...

Telling your parents that you smoke weed can be a daunting prospect. My parents have both passed, but I recently told my older sister that I’ve been an occasional user for a few years. I had no idea what kind of...

An ancient group of people called the Yamnaya are often credited with helping establish the first major civilisation in Eurasia. Some researchers believe they may also have been the world’s first cannabis dealers...

We’ve all been there. Good music, good vibes, and a smoke-filled room full of giggles. You’re having a great time, and then, you’re not. Your eyes are red, your gums are dry, and standing up has gone...

The greatest playwright of all time may have been high when he wrote his most famous works. According to a study conducted in 2001, researchers detected traces of cannabis in pipes belonging to William Shakespeare[i]...

Former NBA superstar Kenyon Martin recently estimated that around 85 percent of all players in the world’s top basketball league used cannabis during his time as a pro, while retired NFL ace Martellus Bennett says the...

Like other psychoactive plants, cannabis is often consumed for spiritual purposes. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as an “entheogen,” which translates to “that which causes man to become possessed by God.”...

Across the last twenty or so years numerous chemotaxonomic and genetic studies had attempted to understand cannabis origins, when and where cannabis acquired such different properties, and how the cannabis plant should...

Last week we dedicated an article to the exciting life of Michka Seeliger-Chatelain, known as Michka. Today, you can get to know this great lady a little better, thanks to a recent interview with Seedsman. Can you tell...

Michka Seeliger-Chatelain is a writer, editor, adventurer, and activist, well known for her passion for cannabis. Born in France but identifying as a citizen of the world, Michka is a colourful character with a vibrant...

Before we get started, let’s be clear that smoking a bowl and heading to the gym is a terrible idea if you don’t know your tolerance. A gym is loud and bright and full of people and the last place...

American cannabis has played a pivotal role in the country’s culture and history. It began, as it did in so many other places, with hemp. Hemp was used to make rope, sails, clothes, food, fuel, paper and...

Since becoming the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational marijuana in 2018, Canada has led globally on progressive cannabis use and consumption. While not without its own issues and a black market that...

The cannabis world is incredibly diverse. It is made up of growers, breeders, stoners, hippies, medicinal cannabis users, artists, businessmen and more. It is therefore not surprising to find among this mass of people...

In Seedsman’s latest livestream, we brought together two of the internet’s most influential cannabis-based content producers to discuss the differences between cannabis culture in the UK and Canada. Appearing in...

This Tuesday marks a holy day in the cannabis calendar, with weed aficionados around the world gearing up for the annual 4/20 celebration. As the event’s profile has grown in recent decades, the figure 420 has become...

Who would ever have thought that setting fire to a tiny amount of a common herb could lead not only to a better sex life and jazz but also to several years in prison? Such was the paradoxical history of cannabis use in...

The psychoactive effects of the cannabis plant can be enjoyed in several kinds of preparation. The simplest way is to collect and then either smoke or eat the dried, resinous buds of mature female plants, most commonly...

While the legal situation around cannabis in the US differs greatly from that in the UK, one key similarity binds the two nations: in both countries, women have provided the driving force for change, spearheading the...

Recently, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said that the current COVID-19 pandemic has set back reducing the gender inequality gap by years. In 2021, this remains a priority as the lack of gender...