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Clarke, Robert Connell, 1953-

Cannabis : evolution and ethnobotany / Robert C. Clarke and Mark D. Merlin. - Limited hardcover edition. - xv, 434 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-425) and index.

Introduction to the multipurpose plant Cannabis -- Natural origins and early evolution of Cannabis -- Ethnobotanical origins, early cultivation, and evolution through human selection -- The cultural diffusion of Cannabis -- History of Cannabis use for fiber -- Food, feed, and oil uses of hemp -- Historical aspects of psychoactive Cannabis use for ritual and recreation -- Ethnobotanical history and contemporary context of medicinal Cannabis -- Nonpsychoactive 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.

ISBN: 9780520270480 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520270487 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012036385

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cannabis.
Cannabis--Evolution.
Cannabis--Utilization.
Human-plant relationships.

LC Class. No.: SB295.C35 / C54 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 362.29/5

National Agricultural Library Call No.: SB295.C35 / C53 2013