Cannabis in the Ancient World

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

The archeological evidence proving weed played a central role in ancient spiritual practices—including the Judeo-Christian tradition—is irrefutable. But just as the plant's medicinal properties have long been denied by the medical establishment, the world's "mainstream" religious scholars consistently erase this inconvenient fact. But not Chris Bennet, a self-described “religious reformer” who has been intensively researching the ancient history of cannabis for nearly thirty years. He’s the author of five books, including Cannabis and the Soma Solution, Sex, Drugs, Violence and the Bible, and his latest—Cannabis: Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World—just published this month. Chris explains how the rise of monotheism led to the earliest prohibitions against "marijuana," as a way for the authoritarian theocrats of antiquity to wage a proxy war against a wide array of older spiritual traditions that revered weed as a sacrament. EPISODE SPONSORED BY PAX It's time to puff, puff, PAX with the world's most advanced cannabis vaporizer. Check out PAX.com for exceptional cannabis experiences made easy. And use the promo code "great moments" for 10% off your order! EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our podcast feed for 60+ episodes of our classic Great Moments in Weed History format, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every Weednesday. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody. It's Bean! Welcome to an all-new, great moments in weed history. Now, I have to give
0:08.3	you a warning at the very top of this episode because it's going to blow your fucking mind, man.
0:15.1	Truly, our guest, this weed, Chris Bennett, is a self-described religious reformer who has been
0:20.7	intensively researching
0:22.1	the ancient history of cannabis for nearly 30 years. He's the author of five books, including
0:28.3	cannabis in the Soma Solution, Sex, Drugs, Violence in the Bible, and his latest, Cannabis,
0:34.8	Lost Sacrament of the Ancient World, which was just published this month.
0:39.2	My conversation with Chris left me astounded by how central cannabis was to the spiritual
0:45.2	practices of the ancient world and how much hard evidence exists proving it.
0:50.9	If you listen to the episode of this podcast titled, Did Jesus Use Cannabis to Perform Healing Miracles,
0:57.1	you know that it was largely based on Chris's research, which I first encountered about 20 years ago
1:03.4	when it, you guessed it, blew my fucking mind. And if you haven't heard our episode about Jesus and
1:10.1	weed already, please check it out.
1:12.4	It will make a perfect companion piece to what you're about to hear.
1:16.1	But first, I want to give a big shout out to everyone who supports great moments in weed history
1:21.3	on Patreon, your support, inspires me to make the best show possible.
1:27.1	This Weed's episode is a great example of that.
1:29.7	You know why?
1:30.9	Because it's going to fucking blow your mind, man.
1:32.9	Now, if you want to join our online family on Patreon,
1:37.5	please visit great moments in weed history.com,
1:41.0	where you can sign up for as little as $1 per month
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