Victorian Railway Engineers On Drugs

originally posted by: Kester
a reply to: peter vlar

1860 Cocaine is first isolated from the coca leaf by Albert Neiman. He receives his PhD for his efforts.

tonydagostino.co.uk... aine/

I would say first recorded as being isolated from leaf 1860.

True enough, but without any evidence of prior isolation, we have to go with the evidence at hand. And like I said earlier, he could have got whacked out of his gourd drinking coca leaf tea. Especially if he had been chewing leaves. Again, great info. You have my thanks.

a reply to: Maxatoria

It was 1914 when the Harrison Narcotic Act was passed, criminalizing coc aine and opiates. Pot became criminalized in 1937.