Cannabis Britannica
Subtitle: Empire, Trade, and Prohibition 1800-1928
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: May 21, 2005
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780199278817
First sentence: Although cannabis substances experienced only periodic popularity as medicines and were little used as recreational drugs in the United Kingdom before the 1950s, the above quotes suggest that the British, their governments, and Indian hemp products have enjoyed a long and colourful history.