Cannabis evolution and ethnobotany / Robert C. Clarke and Mark D. Merlin.

Author/creator Clarke, Robert Connell, 1953-
Other author Merlin, Mark David.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press,
Descriptionxv, 434 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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Subjects

Contents Natural origins and early evolution of Cannabis -- Ethnobotanical origins, early cultivation and evolution through human selection -- Cultural diffusion of Cannabis -- History of Cannabis use for fiber -- Food, feed and oil uses of hemp seed -- Historical aspects of psychoactive cannabis use for ritual and recreation -- Ethnobotanical history and contemporary context of medicinal Cannabis -- Non-psychoactive 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 - present position and future directions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 389-425) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2012036385
ISBN9780520270480 (cloth : alk. paper)

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