Originally Posted By: furio_from_naples
The first english drug Baron was the british that grow opium in India and weak with it the Chinese Empire during the Opium war.


That's about right. That would be the John Company.

I'm sure the article in the OP is probably an interesting informative read though.

"For us, rubbin'out a Mustache was just like makin' way for a new building, like we was in the construction business."