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Was Shakespeare HIGH when he wrote his works? New chemical analysis of tobacco pipes found in the Bard's garden suggests he had a taste for cannabis

Drug fiend? Shakespeare has been accused of smoking cannabis by modern-day researchers.
• Researchers tested fragments of pipe found in writer's garden in Stratford
• Chemical analysis showed they had been used to smoke cannabis
• Shakespeare's neighbours also took cocaine which had recently been introduced into England for the first time
• Academics suggest his plays could have been performed in a smoky haze
9 August 2015 | Updated: 10 August 2015
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3191234/Was-Shakespeare-high-Analysis-pipes-garden-suggests-taste-cannabis.html [with comments]
full study:
Shakespeare, plants, and chemical analysis of early 17th century clay ‘tobacco’ pipes from Europe
http://www.sajs.co.za/sites/default/files/publications/pdf/SAJS%20111_7-8_Thackeray_Sci%20Corr.pdf , via http://www.sajs.co.za/shakespeare-plants-and-chemical-analysis-early-17th-century-clay-%E2%80%98tobacco%E2%80%99-pipes-europe/j-francis-thackeray