Cannabis Incense in Ancient Israel?

In late May 2020, a team comprised of researchers from the <a href="https://www.imj.org.il/en" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Israel Museum</a> and the <a href="https://www.agri.gov.il/en/home/default.aspx" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Volcani Center, Israel</a>, made a remarkable discovery: cannabis residue upon an ancient incense altar. The study, published in <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03344355.2020.1732046" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tel Aviv</a>, demonstrated that through analysis of remains atop two altars from the Judahite Shrine at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Arad" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tel Arad</a>, west of the Dead Sea, scientists identified frankincense on one and cannabis on the other. It marks the first such discovery of cannabis in a Judahite context. Cannabis, of course, is well-known for its psychoactive effects, <a href="https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SnUlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA96&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">and was possibly used in Japan as early as 8000 BCE</a>. Frankincense, to a lesser extent, <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520110415.htm#:~:text=Burning%20Incense%20Is%20Psychoactive%3A%20New%20Class%20Of%20Antidepressants,Be%20Right%20Under%20Our%20Noses&text=Summary%3A,to%20alleviate%20anxiety%20or%20depression." rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">also seems to have certain mind altering effects</a>, although these are currently not well understood. The existence of both in a religious environment, perhaps paints a picture where the priests used these substances to commune in their minds with the deity being worshipped. <a href="https://medium.com/@rogerdisaacs/cannabis-incense-in-ancient-israel-24c915b7a0a7">Click Here</a>