The History of Cannabis and Its Use By Humans

History Unplugged Podcast · Jan 1, 2019 · 1h 4m

History is often looked at through the perspective of a very high-up official. We look at military history through the eyes of a general. We look at political history through the eyes of a president or prime minister.

But what if we look at history through the perspective of drugs? Specifically, what if we look at history through the perspective of marijuana?

This isn't as gonzo of an idea as you might think. In my days as an Ottoman historian I knew someone doing his thesis on opium smuggling in Interwar Turkey and Beyond. The Opium Wars and the massive trade in opium between South Asia and…