VI_XII (@VI_XII)

It took being deathly ill with lymphoma to make me kick the demon weed for good back in late 2011. In particular, there was an emphysema (AFAIK) patient a few rooms away from mine. Listening to her gasping for air night and day was the most ghastly thing I've ever heard. "From sacred ritual plant to global addiction, this is the history of tobacco across 12,000 years. 🌿 From Indigenous spiritual use to colonial wealth, slavery, cigarette empires, corporate deception, and the rise of vaping, this story shows how one plant reshaped the modern world. If you enjoy deep dives into food and drink history, subscribe to Crumb Lore for more. 👍 Leave a like if you learned something new, and drop a comment with the most shocking part of tobacco’s history for you. 💬 #tobacco #history #foodhistory #smoking #cigarettes #vaping #nicotine #colonialhistory #americanhistory #indigenoushistory #slaveryhistory #corporatehistory #documentary #crumblore 00:00 Intro 02:08 Sacred Tobacco In The Ancient Americas 05:03 Tobacco Conquers The World 06:44 Jamestown, Profit, And Slavery 11:37 The Cigarette Machine And Duke's Monopoly 14:46 War Turns Cigarettes Mainstream 17:09 Science Discovers The Truth 18:08 The Tobacco Industry Manufactures Doubt 21:20 Leaks, Lawsuits, And The Master Settlement 23:35 Big Tobacco Reinvents Itself With Vaping 25:21 Tobacco's Lasting Human Cost 27:10 Outro 27m22s May 17, 2026 Crumb Lore The History of Tobacco — From Sacred Plant to Global Addiction - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Kk3-UIKmU