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> In 1689 the natural philosopher Robert Hooke gave a firsthand report on the effects of Indian cannabis to the Royal Society of London: “The patient understand
by dr_dshiv 5y ago
> In 1689 the natural philosopher Robert Hooke gave a firsthand report on the effects of Indian cannabis to the Royal Society of London: “The patient understands not, nor remembers anything that he sees, hears, or does in that ecstasy, but becomes, as it were, a mere natural, being unable to speak a word of sense; yet is he very merry, and laughs, and sings, and speaks words without any coherence.”
Awesome find. Wow.
- kadoban 5y agoThat is quite interesting. But...is it me or is that a _very_ exaggerated description?
- dr_dshiv 5y agoThe first few times I smoked cannabis, nothing happened. But then I got high; the first few times I got high on cannabis remind me of this quote. Maybe these were reports from a novice?