Was Shakespeare stoned?
That’s the tricky question with
which scientists in South Africa
are now grappling, after the
discovery of cannabis in pipes dug
up in the “puffing playwright’s”
garden in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Researchers from the Transvaal
Museum in Pretoria used
gas chromatography mass
spectography to analyse the
400-year-old clay artefacts - and
found traces of marijuana.
According to a paper published
in the South African Journal of
Science some of the pipes also
contain traces of cocaine.
Although they date back to the
17th century when hemp was
widely used in the production
of items such as rope, sugar and
clothing, some are interpreting
the findings as confirmation that
people in Shakespeare’s time also
used drugs for pleasure.
They have pointed to the
bard’s Sonnet 76 which contains
references to a “noted weed” as
well as “compounds strange”.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 11 Aug 15 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 11 Aug 15
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