King James anonymously publishes a pamphlet that condemns tobacco. The King frames tobacco use as a moral sin and refutes its medicinal virtues. In the same year, James increases the tax on tobacco imports from Virginia to discourage its use.
Source: Austin, G. A. et al. (1979). Perspectives on the history of psychoactive substance use. NIDA.
| Drugs: | Tobacco |
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| Regions: | UK (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) |
| Topics: | Taxation and regulation |
