Comment on Forensic Poetry
Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Drugs were always very common through all the history, Cannabis was used until the 20th century as “tobaco for the poor”, apart of Cannabis also funghi and other psycho active plants known in Europe in the middle age and before, eg by artists as inspiration.
Rothe@piefed.social 1 day ago
No, it wasn’t.
myotheraccount@lemmy.world 1 day 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.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
We talking weed here or hemp?
Axiochus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Can we get a source?
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 day 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…
myotheraccount@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I don’t have one unfortunately, I read about it at the hemp museum in Amsterdam
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
sure it was! it left all the pure Columbian cocaine for the Tudors.
Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cannabis