Those trees were used to perpetuate a planet after others were over-indulging in the same kind of debauchery. How much anything has dope/booze saved or promoted? Please do not attempt to list scientific breakthroughs. I am well versed in use of hemp rope etc...
This is the same old dead-end type thread that is fun to argue but serves no purpose. As much as I love to argue and debate I must return to earning a living so the government can take half of it to subsidize someone’s recovery clinic.
“How much anything has dope/booze saved or promoted?”
You ought to read more about the early economic history of the American colonies. You will find those people using items and selling stuff made from both in order to make a living.