Smoking of opium came on the heels of tobacco smoking and may have been encouraged by a brief ban on the smoking of tobacco by the Ming emperor, ending in 1644 with the Qing dynasty, which had encouraged smokers to mix in increasing amounts of opium.
Smoking of opium came on the heels of tobacco smoking. Smoking of opium may have been encouraged by a brief ban on the smoking of tobacco by the Ming emperor. Smoking of opium was ending in 1644 with the Qing dynasty. A brief ban on the smoking of tobacco by the Ming emperor with the Qing dynasty had encouraged smokers. This was to mix in increasing amounts of opium. The smoking of tobacco was ending in 1644.