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Originally Posted by spiral
No not France, Russia,China & some Muslim states..
Great link on history of tobbaco....
linky on the weed...
spiral
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Not so fast, Jonathan
You must widen your search; quite a few nations to pick.
I wouldn't wish to go off topic

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Just give you a couple tips: Persian shah Abbas-Sofi (1590) death penalty for those found chewing tobacco leaves; Shogun Tokugawa ( XVII century) 50 days hard labour for tobacco smokers; Turkey (XVII century) ears and nose ripped off; Tzar Russia (XVII century) off to Siberia or death penalty.