That’s why those Venetian masked balls were such fun!
Ok this is all about Milan but let’s not let that get in the way of a good story, it is cannabis after all.
Conducting their study on the crypt of 17th century Milanese hospital Ospedale Maggiore, researchers analyzed femoral bone samples from the remains of the hospital patients.
A new peer-reviewed study entitled “Forensic toxicological analyses reveal the use of cannabis in Milano (Italy) in the 1600s,” published in the Journal of Archeological Science, established that 17th-century Italians used cannabis for recreational purposes or medical purposes.
Basing their study on the crypt of the once-renowned 17th century Milanese hospital Ospedale Maggiore, researchers analyzed femoral bone samples from the remains of the hospital patients who had been interned in the crypt.
The aim of the examination was to see whether these contained cannabis.
The researchers analyzed nine femoral bones belonging to seven males and two females.
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https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-784464
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