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Cannabis cavemen: Did our ancestors smoke weed back in the Stoned Age?

Scientists have discovered a tribe of modern-day hunter gatherers smoked cannabis to ward off parasites - suggesting ancient humans may also have had a taste for the high life.

The Aka people are a pygmy tribe from the Congo Basin, living a life of foraging which is a little different from our ancestors.

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