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Comoros: Herbert 1626 read firsthand (Moheli bubble-bubbles, earliest bong) + Soilih entries sourced

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The Comoros ban cannabis again

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After President Ali Soilih was overthrown in the coup of 13 May 1978, put under house arrest and later killed, the new government reversed his decrees and prohibited cannabis.[@1][@2] French's account has Soilih executed when Denard's forces invaded to reinstate Abdallah.[@3]

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Wikipedia — 1978 Comorian coup d'état 2 unchanged

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comoros-legalisation-1975

The Comoros legalise cannabis

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The revolutionary president Ali Soilih, courting the support of young people, — lowering the voting age to fourteen and putting teenagers in positions of responsibility — lifted the ban on cannabis among the measures designed to gain the favour of the youth.[@1] The legal window opened with his 1975 seizure of power and closed with the 1978 restoration.[@2][@3] Howard French later described Soilih as a romantic jeans-wearing anarchist who legalized marijuana, banned the veil and championed the political wisdom of youth.[@4] It stayed legal for three years.

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Wikipedia — Ali Soilih 3 unchanged

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comoros-ban-restored-1978

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 | [Reefer Wellness: Understanding Cannabis Science, Culture, and Medicine](#kirk-reefer-wellness-2025) | verified | 0 / 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
 | [The Emperor Wears No Clothes](#herer-emperor-wears-no-clothes-undated) | verified | 1 / 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
-| [The African Roots of Marijuana](#duvall-african-roots-marijuana-2019) | verified | 4 / 10 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 4 | matches recorded hash |
+| [The African Roots of Marijuana](#duvall-african-roots-marijuana-2019) | verified | 4 / 10 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 4 | matches recorded hash |
 | [Cannabis: Evolution and Ethnobotany](#cannabis-evolution-and-ethnobotany) | awaiting_verification | not indexed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
 | [Commodifying Cannabis: A Cultural History of a Complex Plant in the Atlantic World](#commodifying-cannabis-a-cultural-history-of-a-complex-plant-in-the-atlantic-world) | verified | 0 / 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | matches recorded hash |
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 | 1. Cannabis and Africa | selected_pages_read | pp. 3–6, 18–22 | — | Remainder of chapter unread; figure 1.4 identifies seated Bena Riamba leaders. |
 | 2. Race and Plant Evolution | indexed_only | — | — | — |
-| 3. Roots of African Cannabis Cultures | read | pp. 53–71; chapter notes 250–258 | culture/traditions/the-calabash-water-pipe.md; articles/us-water-pipe-patent-1980.md; changes.yaml#us-water-pipe-patent-1980; changes.yaml#cape-verde-coconut-water-pipe-1672 | Original patent text verified independently. Treat Duvall’s African technological genealogy as an argument; comparison of designs does not establish copying or patent invalidity. Original 1890 book page not separately examined. |
+| 3. Roots of African Cannabis Cultures | read | pp. 53–71; chapter notes 250–258 | culture/traditions/the-calabash-water-pipe.md; articles/us-water-pipe-patent-1980.md; changes.yaml#us-water-pipe-patent-1980; changes.yaml#cape-verde-coconut-water-pipe-1672; changes.yaml#comoros-moheli-bubble-pipe-1626 | Original patent text verified independently. Treat Duvall’s African technological genealogy as an argument; comparison of designs does not establish copying or patent invalidity. Original 1890 book page not separately examined. |
 | 4. Cannabis Colonizes the Continent | read | pp. 72–94; selected notes on pp. 259–261, 265–266, 268–270 | culture/language/bangi.md; culture/language/diamba.md; culture/language/mbanje.md; culture/language/dagga.md; changes.yaml#south-africa-dagga-word-record-1658; changes.yaml#zanzibar-bhang-mention-1722; changes.yaml#mozambique-dos-santos-bangue-porridge-1609; changes.yaml#angola-bengo-hemp-plantation-1803; changes.yaml#zimbabwe-pipe-bowls-1200 | Unreviewed chapter notes remain leads. Bangi immediate donor language uncertain; pipe finds do not identify cannabis without residues. Do not convert inferred dispersals into first-arrival dates; revisit THCV selection claims with current primary research before use. |
 | 5. A Convenient Crop | read | pp. 95–111; selected notes pp. 271–276 (notes 8–107) | culture/traditions/the-heddawa.md; culture/traditions/kif-and-the-sebsi.md; culture/language/chamba.md; changes.yaml#tanzania-nyamwezi-evening-smoking-1859 | Remaining notes not read. The 1921 resin-production reference concerns Algeria, not a verified Moroccan start date. Do not identify the men in figure 5.1 as Heddawa; use the separately attributed 1955 gallery. Treat origin legends and outsider judgments as such. |

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           - changes.yaml#us-water-pipe-patent-1980
           - changes.yaml#cape-verde-coconut-water-pipe-1672
+          - changes.yaml#comoros-moheli-bubble-pipe-1626
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           Original patent text verified independently. Treat Duvall’s African technological genealogy as an

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