[robotomir]

Bronze pipes have been discovered in Roman-era settlements and even earlier sites. That's a long time before tobacco was available in Europe.

[dr_dshiv]

I’ve never seen that, but I’d love to find it. Do you have a reference? It’s my understanding that there was no smoking in Europe before Columbus. (With the exception of smoking tents, like in Herodotus or the biblical tabernacle)

[achenet]

cannabis and opium are both smokable, and accord to TFA were both present in Central Europe during the ancient times.