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Surprising that big pharma is an opponent to a readily-available natural substance outside the purview of patent protections. Quick, better enforce the federal ban. </s>

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Been asking myself why drugs that make you feel good is banned like cannabis, mushrooms, LSD, etc. Government got anything against people feeling good? Conspiracy?

Something about people not getting addicted and ruining their lives.

But then you see alcoholics, smokers with cancer, morbidly obese from food, stabbings... basically, follow the money to see why anything is banned, ever.

Because opiates are well known to have no addictive properties whatsoever.

Independent thinkers, open-minded people were always enemy of the state. Alcohol hampers your thought process and numbs you, but you can still labor the next day. Cannabis, mushrooms, LSD, on the other hand, broadens one's perspective and leads to more why? questions asked. See where it goes?

>Quick, better enforce the federal ban.

Fortunately, things have progressed so far at the state level that it would be impossible for the feds to shut it down now.

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