Pot Brownies Have An Incredible Origin Story

Great Moments in Weed History · Jun 8, 2022 · 53m

Weed-infused edibles date back more than a thousand years, but did you ever wonder how the humble "pot brownie" become a cultural icon? It's a wilder and more fascinating story than you probably imagine, one that starts in Egypt in 1799 and ends with the publication of the most controversial cookbook of all time (except for maybe How to Serve Man)

And at the center of it all is an iconic lesbian power couple who claimed they got duped ("doped?") into educating most of the world on how to get high off dessert.

So get ready for an incredible intercontinental and cross-cultural tale of culinary…