>TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops.
Welp, THAT explains a lot.
I was the designated CBR officer (Chemical Biological Radiological) for my artillery battalion in early 1968 at Fort Carson. Apparently, there was a shortage of pot or maybe it just stank too much, so the young soldiers were looking elsewhere for yayas.
Anyway, I had to give a speech to each battery. I wrote it up eight years ago, and posted it here: CBR
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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
>TIL John Steinbeck IV wrote an article in January 1968 about marijuana usage among the troops.
Welp, THAT explains a lot.
I was the designated CBR officer (Chemical Biological Radiological) for my artillery battalion in early 1968 at Fort Carson. Apparently, there was a shortage of pot or maybe it just stank too much, so the young soldiers were looking elsewhere for yayas.
Anyway, I had to give a speech to each battery. I wrote it up eight years ago, and posted it here: CBR