Was it the medicinal qualities that originally inspired humans to light up, instead of the urge to get high? What if it were marijuana’s medicinal qualities that originally inspired humans to light up, instead of the urge to get high? That’s the theory of some Washington State bioanthropologists just back from studying one of the world’s last hunter-gatherer societies—nomadic Africans in the Congo Basin who also happen to be among the world’s biggest pot smokers. What’s clear is that the Aka people are managing to keep at bay an otherwise deadly infestation of intestinal worms entirely through diligent application of cannabis. They are not doing it on purpose, however. The Aka, also known as Pygmies, enjoy weed because of what it does to their heads, not […] Read More
