I saw him for the first time in 1969, when the Grateful Dead played at the Fillmore East, and I was an impressionable schoolboy
Remember Scarab
Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada because of the increased risk of many types of cancer, respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease, and other health conditions.1 7 In 2022, 11% of Canadians aged 15 years or older were currently smoking tobacco (13% of males and 9% of females),8 and about 75% of them were smoking daily.8 Populations in Canada with high smoking prevalence include people who are single, separated, divorced, or widowed
A study conducted in Wuhan, China, in 2019, revealed that the prevalence of passive exposure at home, school, and public places among adolescents who had never smoked was 25.7%, 31.9%, and 48.9%, respectively
It seems that Indigenous peoples, who first recognized tobacco's healing properties, understand something that allopathic medicine is only now starting to appreciate: that compounds found in nature often possess both the potential for harm as well as the possibility of life-changing healing