Drug Residue Found at Bard’s Home
From Times Wire Reports
Several 17th century clay pipes found on the site of William Shakespeare’s home may have been used to smoke marijuana, scientists said.
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-on-Avon in England allowed South African researchers in Pretoria to analyze 24 pipe fragments.
Eight of the fragments showed evidence of marijuana, and two also showed evidence of cocaine, the scientists said.
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