What if the word “marijuana” didn’t come from Mexico or Spain at all? In this episode from Strain Archives, we trace the forgotten journey of cannabis from Central Asia to East Africa, into Angola, and across the Atlantic in the hands of enslaved people. This is the hidden history of how Angolan seeds, Kimbundu language, and African smoking traditions helped shape cannabis culture throughout the Americas.

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