[philman_36]

Drugs such as opium, peyote, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc. are not, and have never been, part of our culture.

"Lies. ALL LIES!!!

History of Marijuana Use (and it isn't "a druggie site"!)
A major crop in colonial North America, marijuana (hemp) was grown as a source of fiber. It was extensively cultivated during World War II, when Asian sources of hemp were cut off.
Snip...Marijuana was listed in the United States Pharmacopeia from 1850 until 1942 (that's 98 years) and was prescribed for various conditions including labor pains, nausea, and rheumatism. Its use as an intoxicant was also commonplace from the 1850s to the 1930s.
And for a lot more information...The Emperor Wears No Clothes Chapter 1
In 1619, America's first marijuana law was enacted at Jamestown Colony, Virginia, "ordering" all farmers to "make tryal of" (grow) Indian hempseed. More mandatory (must-grow) hemp cultivation laws were enacted in Massachusetts in 1631, in Connecticut in 1632 and in the Chesapeake Colonies into the mid-1700s.
Why do you keep repeating something that is so easy to prove wrong? You really need to look into this instead of repeating a shibboleth.

[philman_36]

(that's 98 years)
Whew, these night shifts are getting to me.
(that's 92 years)

[robertpaulsen]

Perhaps I should have said, "Recreational drugs such as opium, peyote, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, etc. are not, and have never been, part of our culture."

Those drugs were always part of the subculture, and their use was stigmatized.

Which was the point of the post, your little history lesson about hemp notwithstanding.