Were These Ancient Siberian Nomads the First Stoners?
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Scientists ran a drug test on hair found in a 2,800-year-old burial mound. It came back positive for pot, the earliest known evidence of psychoactive cannabis use. The Scythians, a nomadic people who once roamed the Eurasian steppes on horseback, were many things: warriors, equestrians, metalsmiths, …
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