Picture this: The Bard, quill in hand, struggling with a dramatic monologue for Hamlet. What was his secret for a creative spark? While we can't know for sure, a dash of botanical intrigue suggests it might have been green. In 2001, scientists in South Africa analyzed 17th-century pipe fragments unearthed from Shakespeare's own garden. The surprising results? Eight of the pipes contained cannabis residue! While this isn't a smoking gun proving the legendary playwright penned 'Romeo and Juliet' in a haze, it confirms that cannabis was present in his inner circle. Perhaps 'a pottle of the finest' wasn't always referring to wine, leaving us to wonder if his most famous sonnets were fueled by more than just poetic genius.