Once upon a time, John and Richard were strolling through a garden planted by God. They saw hummingbirds sipping from flowers. Bees and butterflies zipped to and fro. They marveled at shrubs, mushrooms, amphibians, and the rich loam of the soil itself. They contemplated the many ways all the growing beings around them interacted with human life.
“Which of these growing things,” asked John, “should we make illegal?”
“The ones used for healing,” Richard replied.
Report: Aide says Nixon’s war on drugs targeted blacks, hippies (CNN, March 24, 2016):
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