5 Weird Facts About Cannabis You Probably Didn't Know

Ever felt like you just didn't know enough about Cannabis? Well do I have just the stupid internet top 5 list for you! Here's some weird facts about Marijuana that you (probably) didn't know before.  

*If you already did know all of these facts then I made this list for nothing, so can you please spare my feelings and act like it was super interesting? Yeah? Cool, Thanks! 

1. Shakespear May Have Smoked Cannabis 

We all know Shakespear as the great literary god behind some of the world's most famous plays like 'Romeo and Juliet’ and 'Hamlet', but was he also just a stoner like one of us? According to research done by a South African forensic anthropologist, the answer is yes! The forensic scientist who examined multiple clay pipes found at the site of Shakespear's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, found that several contained traces of cannabis and nicotine.  

Unfortunately finding the pipes at his old home doesn't prove that they were definitively his, but I reckon that the best stage direction in history, 'Exit, pursed by a bear' from The Winter's Tale, could definitely have come from a creative mind spurred on by a blazing high. 

For more information see https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-shakespeare-smoke-pot-180956223/ 

1. The First Online Transaction Ever Was For Weed 

It's hard to imagine life with online shopping, especially during a worldwide pandemic, however it wasn't always as frequently used as it is today. According a video done by Shopify, and also a 2005 book by journalist John Markoff, the first ever internet transaction was for a bag of weed. The transaction was apparently done by two students at Stanford University and MIT, sometime between 1971 and 1972, using Arpanet (an early version of the internet). 

So I guess we have stoner collage kids to thank for being able to order 2kg of Jelly Bellies online at 3am (I'm gonna share them, I swear!). 

For more information see https://www.cannaconnection.com/blog/18264-first-thing-sold-on-internet-was-weed 

1. Don't Worry Doomsday Preppers, Weed Will Survive the Apocalypse 

With how insane 2020 has been, an apocalypse has seemed closer than ever. But never fear weed lovers, for science is here! The Svalbard Seed Vault is a doomsday vault in the Artic Svalbard archipelago designed to keep a variety of seeds from all different types of plants safe in case of an apocalyptic event. 

Hey, if worse comes to worse we can chill out with some zombies and a J, all thanks to the almighty prepping powers of science. 

For more information see https://thesourcenv.com/cannabis-doomsday-vault/  

1. Guess which country has the most weed lovers... 

Drumroll please... It's Iceland! With a staggering 18.3% of the population blazing it, it's no wonder why the country is known for being so chill. The USA comes in second with approximately 16.3% of the population admitting to lighting up and Nigeria comes in third with 14.3%.  

Don’t worry Australia you're not left out, with 10.2% of Aussies at admitting occasionally smoking a joint or two we come in at a solid 9th place. (Yay, Top 10!) 

For more information see https://www.civilized.life/articles/countries-smoke-the-most-weed/  

1. Cannabis Absorbs Radiation 

 We've already talked about how Cannabis seeds can survive the apocalypse, but they may be able to do more than curb our anxiety in the wake of a nuclear explosion. The Chernobyl Disaster was a catastrophic event that left radioactive waste all across Eastern Europe, so to help with the clean up some scientists planted a patch of cannabis at the disaster site. Their research found that the marijuana plants were able to remove the hazardous chemicals from the soil better than any other plant they tested.  

Weed is far more versatile than most give it credit for, and I for one, will happily start to hoard it in case of an apocalypse (Once it become legal of course).  

For more information see http://internationalcannabiscommunity.com/cannabis%20absorbs%20nuclear%20radiation.html 

Congratulations! You now know more about weed than you did before. Feel free to whip out one of these facts the next time your Aunt Karen is preaching that it’s the Devil's drug or to seem smart AF at your next social gathering (whenever those start again).