Comment on Forensic Poetry

Zerush@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Rothe@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Cannabis was used until the 20th century as “tobaco for the poor”

  No, it wasn’t.

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  • myotheraccount@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    It was, because tobacco was very expensive in europe (being a colonial good), and cannabis was widely available (as a byproduct of the fabric and rope industry). Once smoking became fashionable, people looked for ways to smoke even if they couldn’t afford tobacco. Cannabis was a popular replacement.

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    • Axiochus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Can we get a source?

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      • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        According to this article, we have no idea. It does not support OPs claim tho. (At least this article doesn’t)

        veriheal.com/…/how-our-founding-fathers-used-cann…

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      • myotheraccount@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t have one unfortunately, I read about it at the hemp museum in Amsterdam

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    • NikkiDimes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We talking weed here or hemp?

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  • GreenKnight23@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    sure it was! it left all the pure Columbian cocaine for the Tudors.

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  • Zerush@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cannabis

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