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Globus, 12/06/2025
By Felix Inkstone – Special for ElCanillita.info
When the Roman Empire started to stumble, it wasn’t because of opium. Opium was doing just fine. Regulated. Sold in 793 shops just in Rome, accounting for 15% of the imperial treasury. Not bad for a substance that soothed pain, silenced coughs, calmed nerves — and killed rebellion.
Dioscorides, the first-century pharmacological influencer, had it simple: “Apply to those who can’t sleep.” No marketing needed. It was accessible, effective, and — when cut with flour — even affordable.
Hashish? That was for fancy folks. Pricier, unregulated. The gin and tonic of Stoics.
Today, in Colombia, what used to be senatorial business is now a family-run enterprise with branches on every block.
Instead of price edicts, rural labs.
No more imperial tax — just the narco toll.
The real question is not who’s using.
It’s who’s profiting.
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