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Did Cannabis Plants Originate in China a Wicked Long Time Ago?

A new genetic study, which is the biggest study analyzing cannabis genomes to date, points to northwestern China. Researchers have found that it was likely grown in the early Neolithic era where China merges with Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the borders. From here, it’s believed that cannabis spread around the world and grew into different varieties.

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