Chapter 1
On December 3, 2008, a group of archaeologists working in North West China discovered a 2,700-year-old tomb; inside, the preserved body of a man and all his most precious items. Among his possessions was an old leather pouch containing herbs and roots, but also the flower buds from the cannabis plant? This is not the first tomb found to have safe-guarded ancient smoking hemp, but it is the oldest. Now we have proof that for at least 2,700 years, men have used this plant to intoxicate themselves, their friends and guest for entertainment and social interactions and to begin the Brotherhood of Smoke.
