perhaps to answer your question we need to ask when was the cigarette invented?
Well, I think it's obvious that the cigarette was "invented" before the mixed weed tobacco joint. Personally I think the rise of this strange cultural habit is somehow correlated with the rise of the "coffeeshop empire". I don't have any proof of this but (for now) but I suspect that coffeeshops noticed there was something like a mixed weed-tobacco-joint and they jumped on it, just because this way they will be able to sell more of their product. So I'm wondering if anyone can confirm or deny this assumption? When exactly did the coffeeshop emerge anyway?
i like this one, cos these guys would have easy and more importantly culturally accepted access to weed, and it wouldn't take long for some bright spark to come up with the idea of throwing a bit of weed into the mix.
so my answer is 1832, by an egyptian in acre, and like so many inventions, a direct result of war and mans desire to kill other people.
plausible and ironic.
I'm not very sure 'bout this: I mean you may be right concerning the "invention" of the cigarette, but why would they start adding hash or cannabis to their cigarette? No matter how you look at it, it's a very odd thing to do. Cannabis was in those days most likely considered as something sacred; why would they mix it up with ordinary tobacco? I don't see any advantages.
I can defintely relate to what sarsXdave is saying! You know it's been said that "culture is the one thing you can not deliberatly aim at" (TS ELiot) and I fully understand what is meant with this, but I think that this is no longer 100 procent accurate. It seems to me that nowadays multinationals, governments and others are trying to push ppl into certain directions when in comes to cultural habits. I find it hard to believe that the cultural habit of smoking pot mixed with tobacco was created by a natural process; I have a strong feeling that somehow this habit was imposed upon us because of the profit of others (in this case the coffeeshop owners, growers and everyone else involved in this nasty bussiness).
there is a strange synergy with weed and tobacco, the nicotine gives weed a huge body load which some people like. joints always turned my eyes red, and i would have cold fingertips and toes, all signs of a huge drop in blood pressure
disgusting stuff, glad i'm clean of it now.
Unfortunately I'm quite experienced when it comes to smoking this filty combo and I can relate to what you're saying (to some extend). I believe that the only reason why ppl like this, is because they never experienced weed in its pure form. Also you should take in account that once you get habituated to this way of smoking (mixed whit tobacco that is), it's extremely hard to go back. Even though you'll exeperience a more intense high smoke, even though you will no longer feel the urge to smoke one spliff after the other, you'll feel something is missing (a bit like you've given up on a friend). In fact I've heard ppl say they don't get high off smoking pure joints! (and those were the most heavy mixed-joint-smokers). That thing which is missing, is IMO most probably the nicotine, I can think of another explenation.
I also feel releaved now that I've finally found the strenght to quit this disgusting habit, but I'm fully aware that I still need to be very cautious.
I also like to remark that the saying "less is more" which is definetely true when you smoke cannabis in pure form, doesn't apply anymore once tobacco is involved. The ppl I know of who smoke it non purely are having a similar approach to pot smoking as others do towards drinking. The one who can smoke the largest joints with the most weed included (but also some tobacco) without getting all too high is considered to be the "coolest" dude, the one who can smoke "the best of all". Just as it goes with drinking: the more you can drink without getting really drunk, the more popular you'll be (with a specific group of ppl that is, didn't mean to generalize).
ps: not sure about this, but maybe this thread belongs in some other subforum?