People all over the world have had an intimate relationship with the cannabis plant for thousands of years. Because the plant is so useful and has such a positive impact on so many things including our health, mental wellbeing, and creativity, we can learn a lot about ourselves and human history from cannabis. But you need a knowledgeable guide for the journey and Cannabis: The Untold Story of our Greatest Plant does just that.
So let the real story begin . . .
What You'll Discover
THE MAMMALS
LIKE TO PARTY
Whether its dolphins poking puffer fish and getting high from the toxin the fish produce as a defense mechanism or the raccoons getting totally drunk eating rotting and fermented fruit in the fall, there is not a single species of mammal on the planet that does not “get high.” The interesting part is how this phenomenon may or may not work differently with human beings. Like raccoons, bats are also known to let fruit reach the right stage of fermentation so that alcohol is produced before eating it. Bees do this as well. There is not a species of mammal known to science that does not intentionally alter consciousness. Are the bees, lions and dolphins “selfmedicating?” It depends on what you mean.
