Why do hobbits smoke weed

According to expert hobbitologists, Halflings do not smoke marijuana, but a derivative of tobacco called Pipe-weed o Halflings' Leaf , introduced in the Shire by Tobold Hornblower. The weed strain Old Toby was named after this experienced smoker. Actually, there is a brand that markets different pipe tobacco among its Middle Earth Pipeweed series.

Old Toby , an aromatic tobacco, ideal for great freaks and smoking artists, is one of them. But wait a minute. With all these strange marijuana names on the market and considering the passion the saga stirs among smoking fans, it is impossible that Found it!

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Tolkien, born , grew up in England where recreational cannabis consumption was, during this time , almost entirely unheard of. When England began its prohibition of narcotics in at the Convention of Narcotic Control , consumable cannabis was a product of such insignificance, it was hardly even spoken of until much later. But other countries in the League of Nations — Egypt and Turkey — insisted hashish be prohibited. England followed in suit despite doubts of its enforcement.

Although hemp was a common agricultural product, tobacco was the leaf of choice for those looking to pack a bowl and relax. Tolkien, too, was fond of it. You might find that smoke blown out cleared your mind of shadows within. Anyway it gives patience, to listen to error without anger. But it is not one of my toys.

It is an art of the Little People away in the West merry and worthy folk, though not of much account, perhaps, in your high policies. So what is pipe-weed? In a fantasy world such as Middle-earth, we may never know exactly what it is.

It seems that Tolkien simply endowed the race most like himself with a love of smoking similar to his own love of smoking. Take it as you will and let fans and critics alike dispute its nature. Pipe-weed was a plant of Middle-earth , in particular grown and enjoyed much by the hobbits of the Shire , to whom it was first introduced by Tobold Hornblower. Despite its foreign origins, the hobbits were the first to use it for smoking.

Pipe-weed production became a major industry in the Shire, especially in the south. In Gondor , it was known as Westman's-weed , and grew there as a wild plant, appreciated most for its sweet-scented flowers.