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Hello folks I was rooting through my seed stash for landrace indicas and discovered I have two different strains from Yunnan, Chhina, one just labelled Yunnana the other labelled Dali which is a city in NW Yunnan province. I also have some labelled Sichuan which is another Chinese province. I have heard of the Yunnan Indica Cannnabiogen used in some breeds but I don't know a great deal about Yunnan or it's native cannabis so I decided to do a little research. Tiger Leaping Gorge: one of the deepest canyons in the worldTiger Leaping Gorge: one of the deepest canyons in the worldIt was the Christmas holiday's, I had two weeks off work and nothing better to do than hunt for heights and herbs in Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. The heights I knew were there; the peaks around Lijiang reach metres. As for the herbs, the Lonely Planet guide discreetly mentions their presence around Dali. Getting high on cannabis while in China is a relatively rare event, depending on your location. In some bigger cities the right connection can line up a score, and in some places in the countryside hemp can be found growing wild or is cultivated for seed. During my stay in China, I had planned ahead and brought a few of Marc Emery's seeds with me. Bringing a small handful of seeds across the border is basically a no-risk affair, so a few Arizona Big Bud plants unfortunately small and ill-nourished provided me with at least a bit of leaf smoke for my mental health. But I knew there was local cannabis somewhere in Yunnan, hence my mission. Dali, in north-west Yunnan, was my first stop: a popular tourist place with rumors of herb. Dali is an interesting old town above Erhai Lake and under the Cangshan mountains, with the streets offering the usual blend of markets, cafes and street hawkers. On my first day there I discovered two examples of Chinese cannabis culture. First, while wandering aimlessly along a minor street, I was confronted by an 8 foot cannabis plant growing alongside the wall of a house. Alas, it was a male. Even so, I plucked a handful of ripening top leaves and dried them on the edge of a sunny window of my guesthouse. The next day I added them to the small bag of homegrown I had with me for a new blend. Ban Wan Guest House: metres high and climbing. Later that day, while prowling through the crowds and around the stalls of the local Sunday market, I almost stumbled over a huge sack of seeds. A middle-aged peasant woman sat behind the open sack, reaching in every minute for a few to pop into her mouth. She expertly cracked them with her teeth, then spat out the husks. We all know what good stuff hemp seeds and seed oils contain, and here the locals were using them as a food source. We also know the THC content of seeds is pretty low, but the lady seemed to be a mellow, serene sort, as she sat eating her wares. But I was in search of a more combustible way to get high, so off I went. As I walked away, I did a bit of mental math. Fortunately my wiser and straighter self prevailed and I continued in search of smoke. Eight feet of male cannabis growing outside a home in Dali. Score one harsh buzz Later the same day, while sitting in a cafe nursing a big bottle of Chinese beer, my opportunity to score walked in the door. This lady had been after me on the street earlier, hassling me to purchase some of her trinkets. Finally seeing the futility of her attempts, she leaned forward and whispered in reasonable English 'You want ganja? It looked just like the Mexican I used to buy 30 years ago: leaves, stems, occasional female tops with lots of seeds. But a person didn't have the option to be choosy here! I had been expecting maybe rmb. I tried my best to barter down the price to 50 rmb. She must have smelled the money in my pocket and my desire to score. As I needed a good stash for the next part of my trip, I had to buck up, rip-off or not. A while later in the evening, a few pipefuls confirmed my suspicions: harsh and low quality, but there was THC in there, and a buzz is a buzz! From gorge to guesthouse Early the next day saw me on a local bus to Lijiang and then, the next day after, on to the small town of Daju. Spectacular mountain and valley scenes presented themselves at every turn of the bumpy and dusty road. Several passes over metres were crossed, ending with a long drop and endless hairpin turns down to the picturesque valley of Daju. Here was the eastern start of Tiger Leaping Gorge, my next adventure. A Swede and a Dutchman piled off the bus with me and into the small cafe by the station for lunch. As the Swede and I loaded up the pipe for a few hits oddly, the guy from Amsterdam didn't smoke the friendly lady proprietor walked over with a shoebox full of leaf and said, 'Try this. It was green and a bit harsh, but again, into the stash bag it went. Thus inspired, off I went to start the trek through Tiger Leaping Gorge. Recently named a World Natural Heritage Site, it has a well-deserved popularity with adventurous souls from around the world. It is one of the deepest canyons in the world, with the Yangze river cascading through a narrow slot at about metres. After crossing the gorge in a rubber boat, a short few hours brought me to the welcome site of Wan Qu's GuestHouse and the promise of cold beers and a spliff. Sure enough, a bag of the proprietor's home stash and a pipe lay on the table, free for sampling. Again, nothing spectacular, but the real trip was laying back in the sun and soaking in the atmosphere of this serene and sensational piece of Yunnan scenery. The next morning it was ganja pancakes for breakfast, a specialty of the house. After waiting for a kick-start, I was set up for a leisurely walk, pacing the sun's progress down to the rapids, metres below. A mellow afternoon evolved, camped on a boulder and pondering the simplicity and complexity of the whole scene. Only the cold beer calling me from up the trail aroused me from such contemplation. A high, careful walk Two days later, Christmas day, I was set to get higher than ever. A walk up from the Ban Wan GuestHouse at metres put me to a high pass at over metres, just below some impressive peaks. In the thin air and huddled against a cool breeze, I had my satisfying lunch of dried yak meat, beer and a spliff. There was no room for error in a situation like this; a simple sprained ankle would be serious. There was absolutely no one around and it was a vertical mile back to 'civilization' down a rough trail. When you get high? Luckily, I had trained myself in many similar trips in the high mountains of Canada, so my progress down was uneventful and I arrived safely back to beer and ganja pancakes. Score two, a bit better After five fine and eventful days in the Tiger Leaping Gorge, I eventually stumbled into the noise and jumble of Qiaotou, at the western end of gorge. The advice around was that a person could score at the Peaceful Cafe. Sure enough, on the last page of the menu was a bold and clear message: 'If you want ganja ask Xiao Hu. The seedy buds looked a bit better than my previous scores, so I grabbed a generous handful. Into my bag it went and I now had a mix of five different kinds of herb. Jade Dragon Joints Lijiang is an excellent place to waste away a few days. There is a funky old town with canals running through the streets, clean air, great views and the local Naxi culture is very well preserved. So I spent four days just hanging out and exploring the streets, alleys, cafes and markets. Now lighting up in the wilds of Yunnan is one thing, discretion was not a real concern as the Public Security Bureau were a long way off. However, to light up a pipe or spliff in more public places would definitely attract some unwanted attention, like jail and deportation. Hence the introduction of my special Jade Dragon Joints. Every area of China has local brands of cigarettes and Jade Dragon named after the imposing local peak was my choice. Since rolling papers are non-existent in most of China, you have to empty out the tobacco and reload them with your own 'blend'. Thus disguised, discretion is assured. Lighting up an innocent filter tip is a no-risk affair almost anywhere. I smoked up in the markets, cafes, parks, and buses and never had any curious glances. China's highest high The finale of the trip was now upon me: my mission to get higher than I had ever been! After years of mountaineering in the BC Rockies, my personal altitude record was only a mere metres, plus a quick dash up Mt Rainer at metres. So on New Year's Day, in the early morning light, I set off to accomplish my task. The bottom station was at metres, and the cable car climbed rapidly to The views up to the peaks and glacier and back down to the valley were phenomenal. I raced out of the top station, already higher than ever, and climbed much more slowly up the snowfields to the edge of a serac-strewn glacier at metres 15, feet. In the brilliant sunshine and thin air I pulled out a Jade Dragon Joint and fired up. I was as high as I could get in Yunnan, and just a bit higher, literally and figuratively. For further exploration For those with a spirit of adventure and a desire to venture into an easily accessed but totally wild part of China, as well as a chance to score some local herb - I 'highly' recommend NW Yunnan. While the smoke won't blow you away, the natural beauty of the area surely will! Add to that the clean air, friendly folks, a fascinating minority culture and relatively cheap food and travel. If you're travelling around East Asia and intend to dip in for a taste of China, you could and probably would do a lot worse than this herb-friendly part of Yunnan. There are also areas of wild hemp in Shandong province. Tai Shan is the most holy of the five sacred mountains in China. Millions of Buddhist and Taoist believers climb the 7, stone steps to pray and leave offerings. Over the centuries, many of the offerings were grains, including hemp, as they believed the birds would carry the seeds as their prayers to the deities. Now, the area near the top of Tai Shan is covered with a short variety of wild cannabis that has adapted to the mountain climate. After my successful Yunnan trip, it seems like Tai Shan will be an obvious choice for an Easter trip to continue my quest to explore the heights and cannabis culture of China. Ancient Chinese Cannabis Cannabis has a long history of cultivation in China, dating back as far as years. It was grown along with millet, wheat, beans and rice in the earliest Neolithic farming communities and was regarded as one of the main crops in ancient China. Until cotton was introduced to China about years ago, cannabis was the main cloth worn, a fact proven by both ancient texts and archeological discoveries. Pure cannabis textiles were found in tombs dating back to BC, and imprints of cannabis textiles and cordage on pottery fragments have been carbon dated to about BC. Paper was another cannabis product long in use in China. The oldest piece of paper in the world was recovered from a tomb in Shaanxi dating to about BC. A tomb in Xinjiang offered up white cannabis paper shoes sewn with white cannabis thread, dating to AD. The use of cannabis seed for food is also well documented as far back as BC. It was placed as one of the? Cannabis remained a staple of the diet until the 10th century when other higher quality grains became widespread. Hemp seeds have often been found in storage jars inside tombs. Modern Chinese Cannabis Cannabis has been cultivated in nearly every province and climatic zone of China. It is still used in some areas for making rope, clothes and other textiles. The seeds are pressed for oil, or eaten raw or roasted as snacks between meals especially in NW Yunnan. Tibetans also mix seeds in buttered tea. Some plants in Xinjiang and Yunnan are illicitly planted for smoking, but cannabis smoking is not popular or widespread among Chinese. Chinese hospitals rarely, if ever use cannabis as a medicine because it is falsely considered addicting, although traditional pharmacists do use cleaned hemp seeds in some herbal stomach remedies. Chinese growers realize that the female plants are used for smoking and contain more medicinal properties. In specific areas where more of the drug plants are grown Kasgar, Hetian and Asku in Xinjiang the upper inflorescences, younger leaves and resin gland secretions are used for making cigarettes. On the other side of China, in Shandong province among others, there is a small but thriving modern hemp industry cultivating for fibre. Click to expand Clarke International Hemp Association, P. Although the Han majority have largely given up hemp usage in daily life, several of Yunnan's minority ethnic groups continue to use hemp for both fiber and food. However, there is very little consumption of Cannabis products for recreational purposes by either resident Chinese or visitors. Despite these facts, the Yunnan provincial government has instigated policies that confuse drug Cannabis 'marijuana' with industrial hemp. Since the spring of , the growing of Cannabis for any reason has been prohibited, although Cannabis still flourishes in most parts of Yunnan. Confusion continues. In July through August of , and again in February through April of , I traveled to several regions of Yunnan Province to survey the occurrence of wild, agricultural and feral Cannabis populations and speak to minority groups about their traditional usage of hemp. During this time, rural peasants frequently commented on the new hemp prohibition policy. This paper reports the occurrence and use of hemp in Yunnan and will investigate the impact of hemp prohibition on its minority nationalities. I found a load of pics of wild Yunnan genes being grown outdoors in the Netherlands by mexcurandero, look interesting and exotic:. Pictures of wild Yunnan Cannabis I found with Google image search:. Last edited: Feb 6, Donald Mallard Guest. Hi bh and don. Interesting thread indeed. It was stout with indica like plant structure, but had sativa like leaves and flowers. It was indeed not a potent line, at least the one i got a hold of. But i noted other qualities, above all the anti anxity properties. It also passed on structural traits that were very favorable, especialy good to cross to long flowering sats to tame them and make the high more balanced. I did my work with it when i was younger and not as knowledgable, never kept the pure line going and i kick myself to this day, hence the reason i promote both the preservation of lines with large ne, and the hybridization and narrowing of lines, simultaniously. I would love to get back amongst it myself one day when i have more time, as i only got to play with one line from the region and i believe there is medical cannabis gold there. Loads of different lines with different qualities, i even think some very potent lines could be found in the region with some work searchng, although whether or not they would still contain certain traits i find appealing would be another story. Imho it is the origional home of cannabis i dont care if i cop flak for that call lol. Get amongst the beans bh, but dont judge them as smoking plants per sae, judge them as breeders, look for the traits you wont find in most of the modern genepool, they are there for sure Much respect moonunit. Hiya fellas, thanks for stopping by! Yeah Wally, I remember Sam posting about Yunnan cannabis, he had some discussion about it with Charlie Garcia I recall and i too remember Sam saying if you grew enough numbers of the Yunnan plants you would find everything from a indica archetype to a sativa similar to a Thai. Given how close Yunnan is to Burma and Thailand, I can see how the genepool would contain some similar genes. The Yunnan plants are truly widl so are bound to be highly variable. The Dali beans I have are huge, the largest I've ever seen, look like a small pale pea. I expect these are similar to those seeds the old woman was eating so may be from a line cultivated for seed for food? They are in towels, I'm hoping they germ. Hiya moonunit, thanks for sharing your experiences. I completely agree, these genes are of interest for what interesting traits they might have so I'm interested in them as breeding plants rather than producing anything to smoke from them. I wish I had the space and resources to do preservation with large Ne but I don't, sadly. I only have 6 Dali seeds, about 15 Yunnan and 7 or 8 Sichuan so I'm already off to a bad start in terms of numbers, hopefully most germ! I'll probably open pollinate between whatever individuals I do get just to preserve the genes in at least some measure. Fingers crossed and I can send some fresh seed down to Oz later this year for you Aussies to run the rule over and see if anything useful lurks within. One useful trait I'm expecting the Dali to have is very very large calyxes. They would have to be huge to have borne these huge seeds that are x the volume of a normal sized seed. The other useful traits I'm expecting are the favourable structural qualities you mention, I'm looking for an ultra stocky and broadleafed indica type as it might be very useful for breeding to some sativas and the taller lankier Afghans like the Mazar-i-Sharif. To find true cannabis you have to go in the muslim district. Han people traditionally do not smoke cannabis at all Last edited: Feb 15, I've heard C. Yunnan tastes very 'brassy', as in metallic You must log in or register to reply here.

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International Hemp Association, P. Although the Han majority have largely given up hemp usage in daily life, several of Yunnan's minority ethnic groups continue to use hemp for both fiber and food. However, there is very little consumption of Cannabis products for recreational purposes by either resident Chinese or visitors. Despite these facts, the Yunnan provincial government has instigated policies that confuse drug Cannabis 'marijuana' with industrial hemp. Since the spring of , the growing of Cannabis for any reason has been prohibited, although Cannabis still flourishes in most parts of Yunnan. Confusion continues. In July through August of , and again in February through April of , I traveled to several regions of Yunnan Province to survey the occurrence of wild, agricultural and feral Cannabis populations and speak to minority groups about their traditional usage of hemp. During this time, rural peasants frequently commented on the new hemp prohibition policy. This paper reports the occurrence and use of hemp in Yunnan and will investigate the impact of hemp prohibition on its minority nationalities. Figure 1. Ornamental Cannabis growing prominently along a busy Kunming street. Populations of a few to several hundred Cannabis plants can be seen throughout much of urban and rural Yunnan along roadsides, railroad tracks and trails, in vacant lots, construction sites and dumps, and near habitations and watercourses which provide adequate sunlight, disturbed soil and increased soil nutrients. Most plants are apparently feral, but some are carefully tended, especially those residing in obvious splendor in front of shops and restaurants Fig. These most often grow as large solitary specimens, trimmed of lower branches and supported by canes and ties. Some plants, such as large solitary males, are grown simply for their ornamental value and are often accompanied by large showy flowers such as amaranth, dahlia or sunflower. Large hemp plants are seen along busy thoroughfares and other prominent locations in Yunnan's capital city Kunming. For example, at the China International Horticultural Expo held in Kunming beginning in May of , several Cannabis plants were evident throughout the summer. Two robust male plants over 3 meters tall were sprawled across the end wall and ceiling just inside the entrance of the impressive 'Butterfly House'. Beautiful butterflies flocked to the hemp plants and many of the leaves had served as food for their hungry larvae. These large specimens must have been planted before the Expo opened. Another was a male plant over one meter tall growing outdoors in the central landscape of the Gansu Province pavilion, thoughtfully placed next to a comfortable polished boulder where Chinese visitors regularly sat for the ever-popular portrait opportunity Fig. Figure 2. Seed plants are most often dispersed within, or grown along the borders between, other crops such as maize or beans. Provided with sufficient space to grow, they branch profusely and the females produce large amounts of flowers and seed. Densely sown fiber crops of tall thin plants with no branches are much less common. Hemp products of many sorts are available in the markets of Yunnan Province, as they are in many regions of China. The most commonly seen items are raw or toasted hemp seeds offered along with other snack seeds. Hemp seed is also a valuable animal feed, especially for poultry. Raw hemp bark is sold for caulking and binding material. Processed bark is twisted or plaited into many sizes of twine and rope. Hemp textiles are still produced both by village weavers and textile factories and are available in the local markets. Traditional hand woven cloth is frequently an item of trade between active hemp weaving minorities such as the Miao and others who have almost entirely given up hemp weaving, such as the Han. It is difficult to estimate the size of Yunnan's hemp industry, but there are several indications that it is of some economic significance. In the Wenshan and Gejiu areas of southern Yunnan, hemp is grown both for fiber and seed. The textile mill in the town of Gejiu continues to spin and weave hemp for the domestic and export trades, but hemp is a small portion of their total production. In the Yunnan government sponsored a poverty alleviation program to provide assistance to rural peasants by buying selected agricultural products. Between and tons of hemp seed were purchased each year and stockpiled in an agricultural products warehouse for later sale, largely for export to animal feed companies in China and abroad. This program has continued through the first three years of hemp prohibition. Rural minority groups in this region would likely suffer from enforced hemp prohibition. Hemp is not seen by all to be a useful and economically significant crop. Although almost all of the minority nationalities and the majority of rural Han peasants traditionally grew hemp, the majority of them have steadily given up hemp growing during the past 30 years. In a modern market society, hemp cultivation and processing are simply too much work compared to purchasing cloth and cordage. Those who continue to grow hemp, do so either for cultural reasons or because they are too poor to purchase market goods. Officials generally register a disinterested reaction to any questioning of hemp prohibition. As far as most are concerned, the hemp mills can change over to spinning and weaving ramie Boehmeria sp. Few Chinese wear hemp any longer and people can eat sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, soybeans, pine nuts and peanuts for snacks. Most are convinced that hemp really will not be missed. The hemp prohibition policy has not been implemented evenly. The first 'red head letter', or official government notice, of hemp prohibition came to many areas of Yunnan in the spring of , but most areas did not hear about it until spring, A few areas actually learned of the prohibition for the first time from this investigator in the summer of , but these were not Miao who had heard about it the previous year. Prohibition continued in the spring of The government in Malipo County, along the Vietnam border, still allows hemp growing in this economically poor area. However, most of the Miao men support hemp prohibition because they feel hemp processing and weaving takes too much of the women's time and the village land that could better be better used for food production. The Miao women, however, do not want to give up weaving hemp cloth, as their clothes are made from it, their ritual traditions depend on it, and it provides them with extra income. Since agricultural land is scarce, the Malipo Miao can grow less hemp themselves, but continue to weave cloth and sell it by importing yarn from the Vietnamese Hmong Miao who grow hemp and spin it. The Miao, and other ethnicities, have traditionally employed hemp for a wide variety of common daily uses as well as special rituals. Hemp fiber is presently used for cordage, sacking and clothing, hemp seed is used for its nutritious oil, 'bean' curd, porridge and snacks, and the leaves, seeds and roots are used to prepare medicines. Hemp fiber and seed are also included in life-cycle rituals surrounding birth, marriage and death Clarke and Gu Hemp prohibition has indeed been felt by some Miao who were fined and whose crops were destroyed. Earlier in the spring each of the past three years, the village leaders had sent representatives to inform the Miao that hemp growing was now illegal. Most of the village residents who removed their crops when first warned by the authorities were not fined. These villages used to weave hemp cloth and sell it to other Miao who had given up weaving. They have now lost valuable income. They are angry about both the interruption of their long-standing traditions and the loss of trade income. There is no tobacco grown in many Miao regions and tea is only for local consumption, so there are very few possibilities to earn a cash income. It is difficult to determine if hemp prohibition targets the Miao more than other minority nationalities, as they are the only minority to be so actively and openly continuing to practice their hempen traditions. However, there are still many other minority nationality and Han farmers scattered around Yunnan who grow hemp for subsistence and commerce, and they add up to a much larger total population than the Miao alone. Some respondents predict that the Miao may be allowed to grow hemp and process it for fiber or seed, for home use only, but they will not be allowed to trade in hemp cloth or clothing. In this way, the Miao may be persuaded to gradually give up their hemp traditions. Others argue that if the Miao continue to grow hemp they will start to use it for drugs. However, this seems a rather unlikely scenario for a minority ethnicity with a strong hemp tradition, no tradition of Cannabis drug use and no drug Cannabis varieties. Drug Cannabis marijuana and hashish cannot be produced from hemp seeds. Miao farmers are being told to destroy their hemp fiber crops, as are some rural Han and other ethnic groups, yet 'pet' ornamental plants growing in isolation or in small groups, as well crops for seed production, can be seen along major roads throughout Yunnan. These female plants could be grown without seed by simply removing the male plants, and could be sold as low quality seedless marijuana. However, no publication or law enforcement agency has reported any seedless Cannabis coming from Yunnan, and it is impossible to grow potent marijuana from local hemp varieties even if they are grown seedless. Authorities have claimed some success in eradicating Cannabis from certain locations Shen Xing Huo Bao , However, the government may find hemp more difficult to control in some areas than they anticipate. There is only one location in Yunnan where Cannabis is used in a drug-related context. Feral Cannabis grows abundantly throughout the hills above Dali town, a popular tourist destination in western Yunnan. During the early s, when the first backpacker tourists on the Dali-Lijiang-Tiger Leaping Gorge route saw feral hemp growing, they harvested small amounts, which they dried and smoked. The local Bai minority market women soon realized that they could harvest as much as they wanted of the naturally growing 'marijuana' in the autumn and sell it to tourists all year long. The Dali Bai have no tradition of recreational Cannabis consumption and they do not have a recent history of hemp cultivation, although they were active opium producers before the founding of Modern China. The Bai market women also sell 'hemp' clothing to tourists which is made from cloth imported from the commercial hemp producing areas of Yunnan and other provinces. Although hemp is not a traditional part of their culture, they realize that hemp sales are good business, as is selling 'marijuana' to tourists. Small amounts of dried Dali Cannabis leaf and flowers are occasionally taken to Kunming and other areas of Yunnan by tourists, where they smoke it. Eventually, Dali gained an obscure international reputation as a source of marijuana. Both High Times and Cannabis Culture , recreational Cannabis magazines, spread the image of Dali as an attractive tourist destination for Cannabis smokers. The perceived 'high' of feral Yunnan hemp is induced more by wishful anticipation, combined with an exotic Chinese set and setting, than by its actual potency. It is truly a pity that misled Western travelers couldn't have enjoyed writing about one of their more characteristically Chinese experiences, rather than misinterpreting both Cannabis botany and Chinese culture. Tourism is among Yunnan's most important and fastest growing industries, and Dali is one of Yunnan's most popular tourist destinations. Arresting tourists for marijuana possession would not assist Yunnan Province to bolster tourism. It will be interesting to see how the Dali situation is handled. Is Cannabis causing a drug problem in Yunnan? In March , I attended a large public exhibit held in Kunming to highlight the successes of the Yunnan drug eradication program. The focus was almost entirely on opiates such as heroin, Yunnan's major, and well known, 'hard drug' problem. There was minor coverage of 'pills' and other drugs, but absolutely no mention of Cannabis. A very few Chinese might occasionally be exposed to Cannabis smoking at the cafes and discos frequented by expatriates and tourists. Government officials and police visit night spots just like Chinese residents from other walks of life, and it is apparent that Kunming and Dali police are aware of even a minimal amount marijuana smoking. The Chinese express no tolerance of drug use and the Kunming police have recently issued strong warnings to the owners of the few cafes and clubs where Cannabis might be smoked. Foreigners smoking Cannabis in public are setting a bad example and compromising their personal safety through their indiscriminate actions. Only a very few urban Chinese have begun to smoke, because it is not culturally accepted and therefore of little attraction. In addition there is no local supply of drug Cannabis. The origin of Yunnan's Cannabis 'problem' is rooted in the dichotomy of the West's shallow understanding of Cannabis as an industrial crop. The Yunnan government's new prohibition policy may well be an over-reaction to United Nations and World Trade Organization pressure on China to control its escalating drug problems, stemming almost entirely from hard drug use. However, the UN Single Convention Treaty specifically exempts Cannabis used for non-drug purposes from its drug statutes. In addition, the UN strives to guarantee the cultural rights of all ethnic groups, including their traditional choice of crop plants. It is difficult to imagine that either the education of Yunnan's school children, or the efficiency of their work force, is effected in the slightest by marijuana use. It is also possible that the current prohibition of all Cannabis growing in Yunnan, including industrial hemp, results in part from the government's reaction to the Dali backpacker marijuana situation and the occasional smoking of Cannabis in other tourist areas. The Yunnan government has taken a typically Western approach to the situation by instigating a blanket prohibition of Cannabis for all uses. This may be more understandable when seen as a response to a Western-created situation. Those who suffer the most from prohibition are the rural peasant Han and minority nationalities e. Miao and Yi who have used hemp's strong fibers and nutritious seeds for generations and have absolutely no cultural tradition of Cannabis use for recreational drugs. Now Cannabis cultivation, even for well-established traditional uses, has been prohibited. This strips the Yunnan Miao and others of both their cultural identity and a supplementary income derived from hemp growing, while doing nothing to stop tourists from buying dried 'marijuana' flowers on Dali streets. Anonymous Clarke, Robert C. Journal of the International Hemp Assoc. Gorman, Peter Dali: An oasis in China. High Times September : UN Doc.

Buying Cannabis Lijiang