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Old 22nd November 2012, 05:58 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by spiral
No not France, Russia,China & some Muslim states..


Great link on history of tobbaco....

linky on the weed...

spiral
Not so fast, Jonathan
You must widen your search; quite a few nations to pick.
I wouldn't wish to go off topic .
Just give you a couple tips: Persian shah Abbas-Sofi (1590) death penalty for those found chewing tobacco leaves; Shogun Tokugawa ( XVII century) 50 days hard labour for tobacco smokers; Turkey (XVII century) ears and nose ripped off; Tzar Russia (XVII century) off to Siberia or death penalty.
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