Cannabis : evolution and ethnobotany /
Clarke, Robert Connell,1953-author.
Merlin, Mark David,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-425) and index.
Introduction to the multipurpose plant Cannabis -- Natural origins and early evolution of Cannabis -- Ethnobotanical origins, early cultivation, and evolution through human selection -- The cultural diffusion of Cannabis -- History of Cannabis use for fiber -- Food, feed, and oil uses of hemp -- Historical aspects of psychoactive Cannabis use for ritual and recreation -- Ethnobotanical history and contemporary context of medicinal Cannabis -- Nonpsychoactive ritual uses of Cannabis -- Recent history of Cannabis breeding -- Classical and molecular taxonomy of Cannabis -- Hypotheses concerning the early evolution of Cannabis -- Cannabis and Homo sapiens.
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Human-plant relationships.