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The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j2c517t wrote

Reply to comment by boredinwisc in 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

The article cited does suggest that there was some usage. However, there was seemingly a spike after they went after the marijuana.

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Beginning_Draft9092 t1_j2d5omn wrote

It's not so odorless when people smoke it in the back of my metro bus while I'm just trying to get to work in the morning..

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rx_bandit90 t1_j2d095e wrote

They also became quite fond of doc's special k, so cant use that in the feild either apparently, armys a buzz kill

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lal0cur4 t1_j2evyfl wrote

But heroin isnt odorless, it's actually pretty pungent too

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-iniquity420 t1_j2fekas wrote

It smells like burnt hair mixed with another scent I can’t quite compare anything too

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