Scout-59 t1_j2cd3s2 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 4:56 AM Reply to TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic News flash, they were already using heroin. It is a crock of bs to say they switched to heroin because it "did not smell". That makes absolutely zero sense. Permalink −15−
Scout-59 t1_j2cd3s2 wrote
Reply to TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops. This set off a media firestorm, & the Army began clamping down on marijuana usage, arresting ~1000 G.I.s a week for possession. Many G.I.s switched to heroin, which was odorless and thus harder to detect. by The_Critical_Cynic
News flash, they were already using heroin. It is a crock of bs to say they switched to heroin because it "did not smell". That makes absolutely zero sense.