Weed History in the Middle East

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In a fertile band stretching from North Africa to Southeast Asia, cannabis cultivation and hashish production dates back countless centuries. From the ancient history of the plant throughout the Middle East to the evolution of cannabis culture in Morocco, India, Egypt, Nepal, and other traditional hashish regions, get ready to have a fascinating time getting high on history with this weed's guest. Dr. Maziyar Ghiabr is Director for the Centre of Persian And Iranian Studies at the University of Exeter’s Institute for Islamic and Arabic Studies. Maziyar is also the author of a fascinating new book called We Smoke Flowers: On Being High in Postrevolutionary Iran that traces the custom's roots to a pre-Islamic faith called Zoroastrianism, and explores its flowering in modern day Iran. Help Make This Podcast Possible! Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to a video version of the show and extra seshes, plus access to cool rewards like a signed book. And it truly helps us make the best show possible. EPISODE ARCHIVE Visit our Great Moments in Weed History podcast feed for 90+ episodes of our classic format, and subscribe now to get a new weekly podcast every other Weednesday.

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0:00.0	Hi, everybody. It's Bean, and welcome to an all-new episode of great moments in weed history.
0:07.7	I am extremely stoked. Uh, did the kids still say stoked? Uh, I guess hit me up in the DMs and let me know,
0:15.8	but I am excited. I am thrilled. I am stoked to be with you as always, and especially this weed,
0:24.4	because we are in for a fascinating and very fun conversation with a true expert on the history
0:32.3	and culture of cannabis in the Middle East. And I've got to say, this weed's episode is truly among the most
0:39.6	enlightening conversations we've ever had on this podcast. I personally learned so much from
0:46.5	our guests and maybe even made a new friend. You know, there's an old saying, the real
0:52.6	Acapulco gold is the friends we made along the way.
0:57.3	If you're looking for a companion piece to this weed's episode when you're done and you want to
1:02.3	dive more into global cannabis and understand how this plant has been shaping culture and history
1:10.0	around the world, I would suggest following up with
1:13.1	our episode about an organization called the Indian Land Race Exchange, which right as we speak
1:19.8	is extremely busy throughout India, Southeast Asia, and the entire Middle East, working to preserve
1:26.8	the traditional cannabis strains from these regions.
1:30.4	One of the biggest thrills of hosting this podcast is not only getting to share cannabis
1:37.0	conversations with so many different fascinating people, and of course, getting you to listen in and learn with us and get high on
1:46.7	history with us. It's checking the podcast, download numbers, and seeing that this show is
1:53.4	reaching a truly global audience, including places like the Middle East. Hi to our friends
2:00.6	there. Hello to our friends in Europe, in Asia,
2:04.6	South America. I don't know that we've had anybody download the show in Antarctica,
2:10.4	but if you're up there getting lit, please drop a line because that's a great moment in weed
2:16.2	history, all of its own. But my larger point
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