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[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It might not have gotten them as high as modern weed but it definitely still would have worked, they're not gonna smoke it for no reason

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah it has been suggested it was used for medicinal purposes as early as 1 BCE. I have a feeling they’d have discovered how to make it stronger in the ensuing 1500 years.