There’s a lot more that we don’t know than what we actually do know about cannabis. But one of the things most experts agree on is that the seeds traveled from East to West and that Lamb’s Bread is a Sativa-dominant strain that was supposedly Bob Marley and Peter Tosh’s favorite. One of the more interesting aspect’s of Lamb’s Bread is the name. It turns out that a lot of people thought the Jamaicans were saying “lamb’s breath” and the name stuck. So now you can find both Lamb’s Bread and Lamb’s Breath cannabis strains. They might be similar or they might be different. The important part is understanding that the names we give cannabis might not have much to do with anything beyond what someone thought they heard.
What’s even more interesting is the meaning of Lamb’s Bread as a nickname for cannabis in Jamaica. Some think the term is used because the bud is so dense you can slice it like a loaf of bread. Others think it’s because the texture of the flowers resembles a lamb’s tail – thick, tangled and gnarly. But the truth is that Rastafarians are heavily into the Old Testament and Biblical references. In the Old Testament the lamb represents Christ and the bread represents a sacrament (a religious ceremony or ritual regarded as imparting divine grace.) So when Rastafarians smoke cannabis, it’s basically the same ritual as the communion tradition seen in many cultures and religions. You can read more in the history chapter of our new e-book – Cannabis: The Untold Story of our Greatest Plant by Mark Nichols. Or go to: www.thecannabisbook.net