Tolkien has a lot of problems with New World crops in a fantasy medieval setting but a lot go away if you reinterpret "pipeweed"
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I was wondering why Saruman would send a whole army to conquer the Shire if the "weed" is just tobacco but I guess he's already addicted
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Ha, reinterpret all of Saruman's descent into madness and tyranny as he really really needs a cigarette
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Otoh if "pipeweed" is ganja then hobbit culture just makes a lot more sense generally
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Ha ha also Saruman's line abt how Radagast the Brown is "addled from eating too many mushrooms" is canon
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The "Orc-draught" that they give Merry and Pippin that gives them strength while burning away their life force is clearly Red Bull
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