**WARNING: Sensitive material like sexual assault, genocide, colonization, and other historical atrocities are the topic for today.  Listener discretion is advised.**As a diversion from the main content of the program, the Gen Green crew flexes their history credentials by doing over a basic history of tobacco.  In this gaze into the annals of history, we hope that that these observations will construct a more well-rounded perspective of history, especially in regard to the American economy and how it developed the demographics and politics of the United States and her neighbors three hundred years hence.As a refresher from our more charged and controversial interviews and workshops, we’re jumping into our     As always, please contact us for direct inquiries at [email protected].  Also, please follow our social media, most notably our Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/yaftcoalition/) and Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/YAFTCoalition).  Until next time!For those looking for support during their arduous struggle of reclaiming your independence from nicotine and tobacco, Nobutts.org / Tobacco Free California has a 24-hour support line at 1-844-866-8273.  Similarly, though not referenced in the episode, I would like to honor Pride month by spreading the news for the first dedicated, 24-hour trans help line.  Your struggle is real, you are valid, and under no pretext can anyone strip you of your humanity.  Call 877-565-8860 if you are a trans person requesting crisis assistance.Sources Cited:History of Tobacco in the World — Tobacco Timelinehttps://www.swedish.org/classes-and-resources/smoking-cessation/history-of-tobacco-use-in-americahttps://www.vox.com/2014/10/13/6957875/christopher-columbus-murderer-tyrant-scoundrelhttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/greentobaccosickness/default.html