Stone Age man took drugs, say scientists

The earliest RECORDED drug use was by the Babyonians, anyone who assumes they were the first to use has their head up their rear. Even in ancient Babylon, the knowlege of botanical psychotropics had thousands of years of cumulatve knowlege behind it. Just by random foraging and gathering most "mind altering" plants and fungi were dicovered, never mind all the shamans and medicine men. The modern pharmacopia incorporates parts and keytones of many of the active chemicals in these now illegal plants.
Examles? Marijuana(Marinol) Opium(Morphine, Fetanyl, Hydrocodone, OxyContin etc)Numerous Cancer, Cholesterol, Blood Pressure(many derived from endangered rain forest plants), even tobacco has herbal applications(I could list some herbs but i think you get my point.).

"researchers have found equipment", I say they hid that stuff pretty darn good.

ahh... those were the days.

I agree, although i personally use cannabis to expand my mindset and opinions. It is also a great emotional release and gives me a very content feeling. Cannabis is a great way to see everything from a different angle and after i have consumed it, i use it to think about things and it honestly helps me understand things formerly uncompriendable. The reason behind this is because when you are using cannabis, you "unlock" the use of many parts of your brain that you can't tap into otherwise. I also use it to achieve a spiritual experience and a spiritual connection both to our ancestors and to the earth. I don't know if youve ever experienced being on cannabis, but this is a widespread feeling that most of the users i've spoken to have experienced. These natural therapeutic substances (drugs) that have been derived directly from a plant and haven't been altered are almost never harmful. Modern humans have been looking for an effective way to treat and soothe the human brain for a long time, when in fact the answer has been growing in our backyards the whole time. Recognize

some drugs are horrible, like heroin, but the psychedelic natural drugs have been part of human nature since the beginning. they must of had a part in making the mayans so advanced for their time. artists, musicians, scientists, philosophers, some of the most influential people in history have used drugs. maybe they could even help us figure out how to get out of this mess we've gotten into

Man, these dudes had it down, low-impact sustainable farming, living in harmony with nature, close community groups, naked to little clothing, and free to do whatever drugs they pleased. Modern man has made things too simple to the point that it's caged us.

Show this to the dudes pouring money into the "war on drugs" ... it's human nature to want to go somewhere different mentally, and here is proof.

...I mention them all the time because they are so important...the Kogi of Colombia....they have chewed Coca leaves to function in the altitude for thousands of years.....they are now being held prisoner in the mountains by Cocaine traffickers in the lowlands...they can not even go to the beach to get salt without endangering their being.....humans have always done drugs.....now drugs do humans......Golden Ruler...Will.....

Bowls and tubes for inhaling fumes and powders...

South America...

The more things change the more they stay the same.

The proof lies here - That picture is a true likeness of Withnail and I

It's a good thing we have evolved beyond this as a species. Oh wait---

Stone age man liked to get stoned. That's about as much of a shock as finding out that the Pope's a Catholic...

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religion wasn't necessarily an excuse to continue doing more. buddhist monks describe a sensation very similar to acid (LSD) when describing their own out of body experiences. To reach this state, however, it takes extensive training and years to perfect. Many will never reach the state of enlightement that many religious individuals strive for. Tim Leary's idea was to help aid those seeking a heightened spiritual experience. People wanted to see god. Or their own god. When LSD was first produced it wasn't around to get people "effed up." It had a purpose. I'm not playing an advocate for it. At ALL. But I can say with confidence there was probably a lot of spiritual (id actually rather not say religious as I feel that implies a certain sense of organized and forced belief) reasoning behind the origin of drug use. We just have a very tainted view now due to its over-use and abuse.

Heck, even in colonial times it was mandatory for many to own hemp (marijuana) plants since they grew so fast and provided so many valuable resources.

I think that ull find that they used to take the drugs to get high and religious reason was just an excuse to do more... and i think ull find most drugs are natural the only one that isnt is extasy and and acid which are both made from natural substances... they are only made illegal by law most are natural and the reason they werent illegal then was because there were no laws

This is not surprising. At least the purpose of their drug use was for spiritual and religious reasons rather than to ‘get high’ and the substances that they used were all natural rather than illegal!

In them times you would have to to experiment with different products thats evolution for you..

I am NOT sure what that says about The Flintstones. Did anyone think to ask what Cactus Cooler is made of?

Nobody will be surprised by this.... drugs were used by people in the 1920s. they treated alcoholism with morphine and heroine in the 30s

Of course they took drugs! No cable, no internet, no mcdonalds, i mean shiiiiit, what else could they do?

Amazing! I'm not surprised by this at all. And people think they have a chance to 'win' a war on drugs...
Humans are curious and will experiment with all sorts of substances and ways of ingesting them. I wonder what the key turning point in history was that turned drug use from something religious to something illegal.