// Definition
Historical research by Chris Bennett connecting the Knights Templar to cannabis through their interactions with the Hashishin (Assassins), who inherited Persian cannabis traditions. During simultaneous raids on Templar properties, cannabis was seized, and Templars had treaties with Arabs to grow cannabis for them in Spain.
// From the Episode
Bennett discusses connections between Holy Grail myths and cannabis - the term 'Grail' resembles Indo-European 'graha' (the cup from which Soma/Haoma was drunk). Claims of an 'Elixir of Jerusalem' containing cannabis, aloe, and palm wine. Robert Anton Wilson's 'Illuminatus Trilogy' also explored these Templar-Hashishin connections.
// Source
Ep. 129 Hash Church CXXVI 126 →