Quotes from Ronald K. Siegel

Medieval Muslim society...labeled as intoxicated anyone "whose orderly speech is confused and who spills his hidden secret...

Paranoia is sometimes the best way a person can handle situations in life.

The [ hashishiyyin ] Assassins probably knew that the intoxication is a privilege reserved for those who can afford to avoid physical responsibilities. They did not go to work under the influence of the drug for the same reasons that animals in the wild, who must fight for survival, do not overdo their ingestion of intoxicating plants.