he slang word "reefer" to refer to a marijuana cigarette can come from only one source, and I'm a little surprised that the definition always includes "origin unknown" - The Rif mountain range of Morocco, in the north of the country and very close to Europe, has long been the primary source of pt and hash for Europeans. The American "Beats" of the 50s all spent time in nearby Tangier. I have never heard any other
explanation for the origin of "reefer" other than this, which makes a lot of sense.
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he slang word "reefer" to refer to a marijuana cigarette can come from only one source, and I'm a little surprised that the definition always includes "origin unknown" - The Rif mountain range of Morocco, in the north of the country and very close to Europe, has long been the primary source of pt and hash for Europeans. The American "Beats" of the 50s all spent time in nearby Tangier. I have never heard any other
explanation for the origin of "reefer" other than this, which makes a lot of sense.
February 11, 2012