Openly smoked hashish while he was Ambassador to France and continued smoking it until his death at age In addition to farming hemp, Jefferson was Ambassador to France during the hashish era there. At risk of imprisonment if caught, Jefferson smuggled hemp seeds from China known for their potency to America. There is also indication he used hemp preparations to deal with his toothaches. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
YES 43 — George W. Bush: Dubya was known as a cocaine user in his younger days, but he would never respond to questions about his marijuana use. Author Russ Belville. According to some historians, Jefferson risked imprisonment by importing Chinese hemp seeds that were known for their high potency into America.
That is some American history we would have paid attention to in high school! Cannabis consumers know the plant can help spark ideas and creativity. James Madison agreed! He once said that hemp helped him have the insight to help create a new democratic nation.
Another Ambassador to France, James Monroe, openly smoked hashish while abroad. He reportedly continued his marijuana use until he died.
Army General and President Andrew Jackson openly wrote in letters about smoking cannabis with the troops. Now that we know cannabis has incredible effectiveness in fighting Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, it is clear Andrew Jackson was ahead of the curve.
President Taylor was another military man who smoked marijuana with the troops. He also seemed to understand the therapeutic benefits of the plants way before we started to study it ourselves.
The third and final military man on this list, Franklin Pierce was known to smoke marijuana with his troops during the Mexican-American War.
He recounted his smoking habit in letters home, saying that being able to smoke hemp was the only good thing about the war. John F. Kennedy would probably be considered a medical marijuana patient if he was alive today.
JFK is the only president who has a written account of marijuana use while in the White House. Now THAT is a smoke session we would have loved to be a part of. President Clinton claimed to have tried cannabis a couple times, but never inhaled. And he may not have been totally lying. According to Christopher Hitchens, a famed writer and college classmate of Bill Clinton, the President enjoyed pot brownies.
George W. Bush was known for his college cocaine use more than marijuana. But President Bush indirectly admitted to smoking cannabis at some point in his life.
He avoided all questions when it came to his pot use until after his Presidency. He finally said that he never answered inquiries about his pot use because he was worried kids might follow his example of experimentation. Of all modern presidents, President Obama is the most open about marijuana use in his younger days. Pictures of Obama with a joint have made their way around the internet many times over the years.
That was kind of the point. At least eleven U. Presidents, from Army Generals to Ambassadors, smoked marijuana and went on to lead incredibly successful and impactful lives. Stop by any Buddy Boy Brands location to get all the cannabis products you need for your long holiday weekend! What is the Entourage Effect? In fact, George Washington himself relied on laudanum, an opiate, to deal with chronic pain. By the time he became President, he had only one tooth left.
One set of dentures was carved from hippopotamus tusk and had a space to accommodate the single tooth. This caused almost constant pain, which he tried to ease with laudanum.
Some of the drugs used by presidents were even weirder. By the 20th century, the drugs in question bore a lot more similarity to those used recreationally and medicinally today. Get our History Newsletter. Put today's news in context and see highlights from the archives. Please enter a valid email address.
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