9th August 2015
Was William Shakespeare high when he penned his plays? (independent.co.uk).
“There was unquestionable evidence for the smoking of coca leaves in early 17th century England, based on chemical evidence from two pipes in the Stratford-upon-Avon area. Neither of the pipes with cocaine came from Shakepeare’s garden. But four of the pipes with cannabis did. … Shakespeare may have been aware of the deleterious effects of cocaine as a strange compound. Possibly, he preferred cannabis as a weed with mind-stimulating properties.”
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