Alcohol wasn’t the barbarians’ [Huns’] only vice – they also had an affinity for marijuana. Most scholars believe Herodotus was referring to it when he wrote:
They… have a tree, which bears the strangest produce. When they meet together in companies they throw some of it upon the fire round which they are all sitting, and presently, by the mere smell of the fumes which it gives out in burning, they grow drunk, as the Greeks do with wine. More of the fruit is then thrown on the fire, and, their drunkenness increasing, they often jump up and begin to dance and sing. Such is the account which I have heard of these people.
Source:
Stephens, John Richard. “Eyewitness Reports.” Weird History 101: Tales of Intrigue, Mayhem, and Outrageous Behavior. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. 14, 15. Print.
Further Reading:
[Cannabis / Marijuana]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug)
I believe the Mongols were big fans of pot as well, of course Mongols liked getting fucked up on most anything.
Ain't no party like Mongol party because a Mongol party don't stop... until you rule most of the Asian continent..