Ancient Medicinal Marijuana - Episode 2: Toke Like an Egyptian

Upon examination of the mummified corpse of Ramses II there was a brief shutter that shot through the room of scientists. It seemed for a moment that the Pharaoh might have died from Acute Endemial Dandruff. It was logical. This was long before there was medicinal Head & Shoulders. Then upon closer inspection it was found to be cannabis pollen. In fact, it was everywhere in the tomb. A simple explanation for this might be the copious fields of homegrown that where everywhere in ancient Egypt. An ancient text, the Ebers Papyrus, scribbled out around 1500 BC, describes cannabis as a "liberator of sin...if taken over a long term, it makes one communicate with spirits and lightens one's body." This pollen was found in highly intoxicating quantities in ancient honey from the period. Perhaps the Pharaohs enjoyed their Marijuana on their Sunday morning scones like the early Mormon Pioneers. More here